Chef Crush

RYAN @ Francis (503) 288-8299
2338 NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon, 97211

Why he’s dreamy:
Southern comfort food with a Northwest twist makes this cutie a keeper. We adore biscuits with sausage gravy and the almost-a-dessert oatmeal brulee. Grits or hash browns? We only wish we had to make that choice more often! As if breakfast doesn’t make us blush enough, the smoked roasted beet salad and creamtastic mac and cheese always manage to charm us into lunch. Extra chef crush hearts for being a restaurant where our vegan and gluten-sensitive friends can crush without starving, but where we don’t have to eat soy anything unless we want to.

TONY @ Serratto (503) 221-1195
2112 NW Kearney Street, Portland, Oregon, 97210

Why he’s dreamy:
Housemade tagliatelle in a sinfully rich ragu of wild boar, red wine, tomato and herbs, with orange gremolata…A truly crave-inducing dish that will have you crushing hard after just one bite. This tattooed hottie is our current bad boy chef crush due to the speed with which his inked arms sharpen knives (oooooh!) within earshot. And this chef worth his salt knows the best way to a Crush Girl’s heart is with a perfect salad- simple greens, caesar, or beets with chevre- to prime our palates for the food flirting to come.

ERIC @ Alberta Street Oyster Bar & Grill (503) 284-9600
2926 NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon, 97211

Why he’s dreamy:
Perky panko-fried oysters, Dungeness crab, avocado and grapefruit sabayon…Crushtastic! And his salt-roasted beets, pistachio-crusted goat cheese, rhubarb and beet greens threw one heck of a party on our tongues. Irresistible pearls of goodness, plus he’s the cutest baby-faced bivalve wrangler we know.