Breakfast service will be added later this year. “Portland has long been recognized as one of the nation’s great food cities, and we believe our new restaurant is a worthy addition to the destination’s culinary scene, thanks to Chef Aaron’s imaginative menu of locally influenced cuisine and a relaxed social atmosphere.”īistro Alder is now open for dinner 5-9 pm Tuesday and Thursday and 5-10 pm Friday through Saturday. “We’re very excited to introduce Bistro Alder to both Dossier’s guests and the local Portland community,” adds Patrick Warner, director of food and beverage. There’s even a reproduction of the iconic pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte-the one with many women with large bustles and umbrellas in a park.īistro Alder Photo courtesy of Bistro Alder. In fact, the pattern only seems to enhance the 1920s Parisian bistro aesthetic, complete with heavy, gilded-frame mirrors and delicate chandeliers. To flesh out the French dining theme, the restaurant’s décor was updated but it thankfully didn’t touch the beautifully hypnotic black-and-white diamond tiled floor. He also served as chef de cuisine at Carafe and spent time in the kitchens of other Portland institutions, like the Produce Row and Cadillac cafes. Executive chef Aaron Dionne held the role of sous chef at another downtown spot, Higgins, during Greg Higgins’ James Beard Award-winning year. While the past two years have been a struggle for downtown hotels in general, getting and then keeping a restaurant on site seems like a downright impossible task for some.īut Bistro Alder has a longtime Portland industry veteran at the helm, which could encourage even more diners to return to the central city. The ground-floor bar and eatery used to house Rosa Rosa, Vitaly’s ode to the cuisine of the Ottoman and Roman empires that quietly closed following the initial pandemic lockdown in 2020. By Andi Prewitt Octoat 5:54 pm PDTĪ former Vitaly Paley space emptied out by the pandemic finally has a new occupant that promises to whisk diners away to a cozy French street corner restaurant circa 1920.īistro Alder has now opened its doors inside Dossier Hotel at 750 SW Alder St. Unlike the internationally recognised south, the unrecognised mini-state in the north – the by-product of invasion in 1974 following a coup aimed at forging a union with Greece – is outside EU jurisdiction.Bistro Alder Photo courtesy of Bistro Alder. In recent weeks hundreds of firms have allegedly rushed to distance themselves from sanctioned Russians amid media reports that Kremin-linked businesses have also begun to seek sanctuary from possible restrictions in the island’s breakaway Turkish-controlled north. The allegations have been deeply embarrassing for the new government in Cyprus with well-placed sources speaking of panic in the war-divided island’s financial services sector. A spokesperson for Usmanov says ownership of the manor was “long ago” transferred to an irrevocable trust and, as stated previously, that he withdrew as a beneficiary of the trust, donating his beneficial rights to family members. Powell's City of Books is 5 minutes' walk away, while Portland Saturday Market is within 15 minutes' walk. The Foreign Office acted after publication by the Guardian of the Oligarch files, a series of reports that raised concerns about sanctions enforcement in Cyprus.Īccording to the British government, Cypriot companies, including a prominent law firm, helped Uzbekistan-born Usmanov, who is on both UK and US sanctions lists, manage ownership of Sutton Place, a 16th-century Tudor manor in Surrey, England. Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Dossier offers accommodations with a variety of signature amenities, including a fitness center and various pet amenities. In April, more than a dozen Cypriot nationals and legal entities were included in a new round of US and UK sanctions after being identified as “financial fixers” for Usmanov and Roman Abramovich, close allies of Russian president Vladimir Putin. “And I am certain that you who represent our economy realise and share the need to finish up with this matter and move into the new era.”Ĭhristodoulides, who succeeded Nicos Anastasiades as president in February, has spoken with unexpected urgency about the need to crack down on sanctions breaches if Cyprus is to safeguard its credibility as a business hub. “It’s imperative we approach this issue with the appropriate seriousness and do what we can so as not to allow anyone to blacken the country’s name,” he told a key economic forum in Nicosia, the island’s capital. Revealing receipt of the “data package” on Tuesday, Christodoulides insisted a new era had begun in the EU member state long known as “Moscow on the Med” due to its financial ties with Russia – and reputation for soft-touch regulations.
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