Swank and Swine

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The restaurant Swank and bar Swine are located in downtown Portland's Paramount Hotel (pictured in 2019)

Swank and Swine is the collective name of the restaurant Swank and the bar Swine, located in Portland, Oregon's Paramount Hotel, in the United States.

Description[]

Swank and Swine are housed in the Paramount Hotel in downtown Portland, across from Director Park.[1] The Oregonian's Grant Butler said the two establishments have a "pork-centric take on Southern cooking".[2] Chad Walsh of Eater Portland has said Swank and Swine has "southern-inspired" flavors.[3]

Swank is an 84-seat restaurant serving New American cuisine. The menu includes calamari, hamachi collar and squid ink noodle dish ("pho"), lamb tartare with feta, sweetbreads and æbleskiver, foie gras with gravy, apricots, and buttermilk biscuit, rutabaga apple soup, and mushroom stroganoff.[4] The lunch menu includes sandwiches, pastas, and Shrimp Louie and duck confit. Swine is a Prohibition-themed moonshine and whiskey bar.[5][6] Ned Lannamann of the Portland Mercury wrote, "The vibe is an interesting combo of Old West primitive-chic and Scandinavian/Lutheran austerity, but there's more form than function going on here, right down to the fake whiskey still propped behind the bar."[7] The menu includes pigs in a blanket, short ribs, fried chicken sliders, crab wontons, collard greens, and bacon cheesecake.[8] Drinks include the Lion's Tail (Henry McKenna bourbon and lime), G.R. Clark (Old Forester 1870), and the Flu Shot (Dewar's and beet syrup).[7] In 2017, Butler described the uniforms worn by staff as "lumbersexual chic".[9]

History[]

Urban Restaurant Group and chef Daniel Mondok opened the bar and restaurant in 2014.[8][10] Alexander Sullivan-Parker was named executive chef in 2017.[3]

For Thanksgiving in 2015, Swank offered a four-course dinner with roast turkey, Oregon salmon, Painted Hills steaks, and a Viridian Farms pumpkin pie.[11] The restaurant also served a four-course dinner for Thanksgiving in 2016 and 2018.[12][13]

See also[]

  • List of New American restaurants

References[]

  1. ^ Russell, Michael (2014-02-01). "New restaurant, bar, Swank & Swine, coming to downtown Portland's Paramount Hotel". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. ^ Butler, Grant (2017-03-19). "38 Portland hotels that tell the Rose City's history". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ a b Walsh, Chad (2017-01-27). "Alexander Sullivan-Parker IN at Swank & Swine". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ "Swank Restaurant". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (2014-07-22). "Bar Review: Swine". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. ^ Bakall, Samantha (2014-07-29). "First look: Swank & Swine, the dual restaurant and bar inside downtown Portland's Paramount Hotel". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. ^ a b Gross, Tyler (2017-03-15). "Happy Hour Guide: Downtown". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  8. ^ a b DeJesus, Erin (2014-07-21). "Swank & Swine Open in Downtown's Paramount Hotel". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ^ Butler, Grant (2017-06-26). "30 things longtime Portlanders know that newbies don't". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  10. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-01-31). "Swank & Swine Slated for Downtown's Paramount Hotel". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  11. ^ Russell, Michael (2015-11-06). "Where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Portland (updated)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  12. ^ Bakall, Samantha (2016-11-21). "Where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  13. ^ Acker, Lizzy (2018-11-01). "Make last-minute plans for Thanksgiving dinner in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

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