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10/12/2026

“I know multiple people who, after their first meal at Creola, resolved to return for each new menu, the same way you might buy season tickets to the opera.” - Helen Rosner

A brand new menu every few weeks, with French technique put to work exploring Black American foodways. All from a team of four. Helen called it rare, and maybe a little bonkers. We’ve watched Chef Lana pull it off since day one, and it’s exactly why people keep coming back.

This is the final week of the Cookout menu at Creola before it changes.

Read the full story on newyorker.com, and book your table to experience it for yourself.

📸 x Isa Zapata for The New Yorker

10/08/2026

09/09/2026

Today, the doors officially open at Creola . 🥂

Chef Lana Lagomarsini’s first restaurant is now open on Park Avenue in New York City, the culmination of manyyears spent cooking in some of the world’s best kitchens and years of hosting pop-ups across the city.

Named for the grandmother who taught Lana to cook, Creola is an intimate 12-seat restaurant serving a five-course tasting menu that is deeply personal, thoughtful and entirely her own.

We’ve had the privilege of working alongside Lana as she brought this restaurant to life, and there’s nothing quite like seeing a longtime dream become a real place, with people finally walking through the doors.

Congratulations to Chef Lana and the entire Creola team.

New York, go get a seat. ✨

📍1261 Park Avenue, NYC

Reservations at Creola and OpenTable

08/30/2026

We’ve been following Rachel Axon’s reporting at Sports Business Journal for years, so it was great to have her on the ground in Portland for Epicenter Week.

Rachel spent the week touring the new Kaiser Permanente Performance Center, sitting in the room for The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit, presented by Nike, and spent time with the people building what’s happening here.

The result: a look at the bigger picture from different angles: infrastructure, investment, partnership, and the ambition behind Portland’s growing women’s sports ecosystem.

There’s so much value in reporters experiencing a story firsthand. We’re grateful Rachel made the trip and took the time to see this one up close.

Read all coverage on Sports Business Journal

08/30/2026

We’ve been following Rachel Axon’s reporting at Sports Business Journal, so it was great to have her on the ground in Portland for Epicenter of Women’s Sports’ Epicenter Week.

Rachel spent time touring the new Kaiser Permanente Performance Center, sitting in the room for The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit, presented by Nike, and spending time with the people building what’s happening here.

The result: three stories that looked at the bigger picture from different angles: infrastructure, investment, partnership, and the ambition behind Portland’s growing women’s sports ecosystem.

There’s real value in reporters experiencing a story firsthand, and we’re so grateful Rachel made the trip, asked the questions, and took the time to see this one up close.

Read all coverage on Sports Business Journal

08/29/2026

Who wants to drink w**e and stomp on grapes with us?! 🍇

Portland W**e Company is celebrating 20 years of making Oregon w**e under its love & squalor label the only appropriate way: with The Great Portland Grape Stomp.

On October 10, 20 teams will step into the grapes for a five-minute race to produce the most juice, with a championship crown, a magnum of Love & Squalor and eternal grape-stomping glory on the line.

Part harvest festival, part neighborhood block party and part I Love Lucy-inspired bacchanalia, expect w**e, food trucks, local vendors, games, music and, yes, a Lucy look-alike contest.

October 10 | 2–7pm
Portland W**e Company | 3201 SE 50th Ave

Tickets are on sale now through Portland W**e Company website 🍷

08/29/2026

Who wants to drink w**e and stomp on grapes with us?! 🍇

Portland W**e Company is celebrating 20 years of making Oregon w**e under its love & squalor label the only appropriate way: with The Great Portland Grape Stomp.

On October 10, 20 teams will step into the grapes for a five-minute race to produce the most juice, with a championship crown, a magnum of Love & Squalor and eternal grape-stomping glory on the line.

Part harvest festival, part neighborhood block party and part I Love Lucy-inspired bacchanalia, expect w**e, food trucks, local vendors, games, music and, yes, a Lucy look-alike contest.

October 10 | 2–7pm
Portland W**e Company | 3201 SE 50th Ave

Tickets are on sale now through Portland W**e Company.

08/29/2026

Tamerra Griffin and Emily Olsen spent a few days in Portland for Epicenter Week where they attended The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit, presented by Nike and a tour of the $150M Kaiser Permanente Performance Center.

Great coverage by The Athletic on the new facility! Worth a read.