Departure Blog

Happy Hours at Departure

DEPARTURE takes happy hour to another level with a newly expanded menu and new late night hours.  Chef de Cuisine Gregory Gourdet increased happy hour offerings from eight to seventeen...

Gourdet’s Sexy Salon at Departure Restaurant

Chef Greg Gourdet hosted a salon of sorts—actually it was more of an industry shindig—at Departure Restaurant & Lounge high atop the Nines Hotel.

Departure Restaurant + Bar, Portland, OR

Monday, February 28th, Chef Gregory Gourdet hosted “Salon” a casual reception where chefs and restaurant owners from all over the Portland area came together to celebrate each other and the...

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Happy New Year! That is Happy Chinese New Year. Chef Gregory has created a fabulous Chinese New Year menu that is being featured during in February.  The cured Coho salmon...

Departure Rolls Out New Late Night Menu

Entering the Atomic-age inspired dining room of Departure, one of Portland’s newest food and cocktail hot spots, one immediately feels transported. With its luxe interior and sweeping roof top views...

Late Shift: PDX Media Light Up Night at Departure

Just because you work late doesn’t mean you should miss out on all the fun, right? That was the idea behind Departure Restaurant’s “special media tasting party” that didn’t start...

Departure: T+L Hottest Rooftop Hotel Bars 2009

Bread & Butter: Departure takes Sake to a different Level

You take an elevator to the 15th floor and are released into a long, purple-lit hall. Turn the corner and you’re in a fantasy penthouse with a look that is...