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Genoa (restaurant)

April 10, 2024

Genoa was an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[1][2] Housed in the Genoa Building, the restaurant closed permanently in 2014.[3] Laurie Wolf said Genoa "was at the forefront of Portland's changing food scene".[4]

Genoa
Exterior of the restaurant, which has housed in the Genoa Building, in 2012
Restaurant information
Established1971 (1971)
Food typeItalian
Street address2832 Southeast Belmont Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′58.8″N 122°38′10.9″W / 45.516333°N 122.636361°W / 45.516333; -122.636361

Description edit

Genoa was an Italian restaurant housed on Belmont Street in the Genoa Building,[5] in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. Fodor's said, "The dining room's dark antique furnishings, long curtains, and dangling light fixtures lend it an air of sophistication, and with seating limited to under a few dozen diners, service is excellent."[6]

In 2010, Patrick Alan Coleman of the Portland Mercury said of Genoa: "The restaurant has a feeling of cloistered austerity, shielded as it is from the street with heavy curtains. Inside, the dining room is all dark tones with an almost mortuary-like solemnity, save for the inoffensive selection of quiet modern music and chandeliers that break up the brown walls with nifty geometric shadows."[7]

Menu edit

Genoa's menu changed seasonally. The restaurant served appetizers, salads, pastas, and desserts. The menu included duck breast with onions, apples, and arugula, as well as steelhead trout with brioche, caramelized yogurt, and butternut squash.[6] Genoa also served foie gras.[8]

The duck egg, served sous vide, was described by The Oregonian as "a setting sun of orange yolk pudding amid a landscape of pimenton-dyed croutons and asparagus shaved white up to their spear tips".[9] The newspaper said, "Thin, rare-pink slices of 'corned' lamb were woven around dry chickpeas, hummus and dots of bright-green nasturtium leaf pesto."[9] Genoa's version of strawberries and cream had berries "[alternating] with velvety tarragon-infused fromage blanc, all scattered with orange and purple nasturtium petals".[9]

History edit

 
Genoa chef and owner Cathy Whims

Local restaurateur Michael Vidor opened Genoa in 1971. In an interview with The Oregonian, he said the restaurant's northern Italian cuisine "is nothing more than a dinner party you would have at home... one you gave a lot of thought to".[10]

Former owners include Amelia Hard[11] and Kerry DeBuse.[12] Chef/owner Cathy Whims, who started at the restaurant as a dishwasher,[13] left in 2002.[14] Robert Reynolds was briefly a consulting executive chef in 2005.[12] John Taboada, the chef-owner of Navarre, was a cook at Genoa.[15][16]

First closure and reboot edit

Genoa closed in 2007 or 2008, and was rebooted in 2009,[17][18][19] with David Anderson as executive chef.[20][21][22] According to The Oregonian, "Once onboard, Anderson immersed himself in all things Genoa, visiting Italy for two weeks, poring over books of Genoa recipes and menus, and chatting with such kitchen alums as Nostrana chef Cathy Whims. The familiar 50-seat space was stripped to its skeleton, then rebuilt to resemble the original. New features are the dark blue and gold silk drapery, a fireplace in the main dining room and five stunning stained-glass chandeliers resembling wind chimes."[23]

For New Year's Eve in 2009, Genoa offered caviar, truffles, roasted foie gras, and pheasant.[24] In 2010, the restaurant hosted a four-course dinner following the International Association of Culinary Professionals ceremony.[25] Anderson visited the White House in 2010, representing Portland in a ceremony launching Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to Schools program.[26] For one evening in 2010, Genoa donated 15 percent of proceeds to the Virginia Garcia Foundation, which "provides health care and community services to migrant workers" in Washington and Yamhill Counties.[27] Anderson represented Genoa in the 10-10-10 Portland Chef Face-Off, which raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.[28][29] Genoa also hosted Gus Van Sant for an event.[30]

 
Genoa and neighboring restaurant Accanto in the Genoa Building in 2011

Daniel Mondok became a sous-chef in late 2010.[31] In January 2011, he launched a new five course "Harvest menu" with all-vegetarian options. The vegetarian prix fixe included squash-puree soup, chard-stuffed pansotti, and lentil stew with wild mushrooms.[32] Sommelier Michael Garofola joined Genoa in 2011.[33][34][35] In February, Anderson hosted an open house at Genoa for Chefs Move to Schools on Presidents' Day.[36] In April, Anderon and Mondok debuted a "$40, three-course menu available each weeknight, as a slightly more accessible option to the regular $60 five-course bill of fare".[37] Mondok left Genoa in late 2011.[38] In December, to commemorate the restaurant's fortieth anniversary, Genoa had a temporary menu that "revisits a classic from the archive of menus we have", according to Anderson.[39]

In 2012, Anderson launched a monthly "guest chef" dinner series to collaborate with "chefs who are shaping the culinary landscape with a unique point of view".[40] Gregory Gourdet of Departure Restaurant and Lounge participated in June; the two chefs collaborated on a "Silk Road-inspired" dinner.[41] Jake Martin joined Genoa as chef de cuisine in December 2012.[42][43] Upon Anderson's departure one month later to join Bluehour,[44] Martin was named executive chef.[45] He hosted an open house in early 2014, allowing guests to sample a new a la carte menu.[46] The a la carte menu became permanent.[47]

Permanent closure edit

Genoa closed permanently in 2014.[48][49] The restaurant was affiliated with the restaurant Accanto.[50][51] In 2018, Michael C. Zusman of Willamette Week wrote, "For years, Accanto was the neighborhood Italian side piece to Genoa, its storied sibling in Southeast Portland. When Genoa closed for good in 2014, Accanto faded even further into the background, frequented by neighbors but not many others."[52] The space which housed Genoa remained empty for two years, until the restaurant Nodoguro opened.[53]

Reception edit

Fodor's said Genoa was "widely regarded as one of the finest restaurants in Portland".[6] The business has also been described as "Portland's ultimate special-occasion restaurant".[54]

David Sarasohn of The Oregonian gave Genoa a rating of 'A–' in 2008.[14] The newspapers Michael Russell described Genoa as a "scene-defining fine-dining spot"[55] and gave the restaurant a 'B' rating in 2013.[56][57] Russell wrote, "This Genoa isn't quite the same as the Italian institution that served dreamy three-hour meals for nearly 40 years while producing several top Portland chefs. In 2008, that restaurant was pulled off life support, the victim of a sluggish economy and the city's changing tastes."[9]

Opining on the chef, Russell said, "Martin dreams in Technicolor. The May menu, with most dishes presented in a tumble of colors following thick horizontal lines or graceful curves, offers some of the most vividly imagined plates in Portland."[9] In 2014, he wrote, "In many ways, the relationship between Genoa and Accanto — a fine dining restaurant attached to a casual, popular and often more profitable sister — led the way for restaurants such as Roe (the high-end seafood restaurant behind Block + Tackle) and LangBaan (a Thai tasting menu behind a bookshelf at the back of PaaDee)."[58]

In 2010, Patrick Alan Coleman of the Portland Mercury said Genoa "can feel like a kind of culinary museum" and said "the weighty interior was sometimes an odd contrast to a prix fixe menu of light Italian fare".[7][59] In 2016, the newspaper's Heather Adndt Anderson said Genoa "transformed a defunct Mexican restaurant into one of Portland's most memorable dining destinations" and wrote, "the food they were making was revelatory, and the restaurant turned out culinary leviathans Cathy Whims (Nostrana), Tommy Habetz (Pizza Jerk, Bunk), and John Taboada (Navarre, Angel Face, Luce)".[10]

In 2009, Michael Benjamin Thelin of Eater Portland called Genoa "Portland's most seminal eatery ever".[60] The website's Mattie John Bamman called Genoa "iconic" and said the restaurant was "famous for bringing fine-dining and authentic Italian food to Portland in the 1970s".[53] In 2022, Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the legacy of the "late-great" Genoa and Nostrana "[loom] large over Portland's restaurant scene.[61] In 2011, OpenTable included Genoa in a list of top 100 "best overall" restaurants. The survey was based on "feedback collected from OpenTable diners between December 2010 and November 2011", and Genoa was the only Portland restaurant to be included.[62]

See also edit

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Genoa was an Italian restaurant in Portland Oregon in the United States 1 2 Housed in the Genoa Building the restaurant closed permanently in 2014 3 Laurie Wolf said Genoa was at the forefront of Portland s changing food scene 4 GenoaExterior of the restaurant which has housed in the Genoa Building in 2012Restaurant informationEstablished1971 1971 Food typeItalianStreet address2832 Southeast Belmont StreetCityPortlandCountyMultnomahStateOregonPostal ZIP Code97214CountryUnited StatesCoordinates45 30 58 8 N 122 38 10 9 W 45 516333 N 122 636361 W 45 516333 122 636361 Contents 1 Description 1 1 Menu 2 History 2 1 First closure and reboot 2 2 Permanent closure 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription editGenoa was an Italian restaurant housed on Belmont Street in the Genoa Building 5 in southeast Portland s Sunnyside neighborhood Fodor s said The dining room s dark antique furnishings long curtains and dangling light fixtures lend it an air of sophistication and with seating limited to under a few dozen diners service is excellent 6 In 2010 Patrick Alan Coleman of the Portland Mercury said of Genoa The restaurant has a feeling of cloistered austerity shielded as it is from the street with heavy curtains Inside the dining room is all dark tones with an almost mortuary like solemnity save for the inoffensive selection of quiet modern music and chandeliers that break up the brown walls with nifty geometric shadows 7 Menu edit Genoa s menu changed seasonally The restaurant served appetizers salads pastas and desserts The menu included duck breast with onions apples and arugula as well as steelhead trout with brioche caramelized yogurt and butternut squash 6 Genoa also served foie gras 8 The duck egg served sous vide was described by The Oregonian as a setting sun of orange yolk pudding amid a landscape of pimenton dyed croutons and asparagus shaved white up to their spear tips 9 The newspaper said Thin rare pink slices of corned lamb were woven around dry chickpeas hummus and dots of bright green nasturtium leaf pesto 9 Genoa s version of strawberries and cream had berries alternating with velvety tarragon infused fromage blanc all scattered with orange and purple nasturtium petals 9 History edit nbsp Genoa chef and owner Cathy WhimsLocal restaurateur Michael Vidor opened Genoa in 1971 In an interview with The Oregonian he said the restaurant s northern Italian cuisine is nothing more than a dinner party you would have at home one you gave a lot of thought to 10 Former owners include Amelia Hard 11 and Kerry DeBuse 12 Chef owner Cathy Whims who started at the restaurant as a dishwasher 13 left in 2002 14 Robert Reynolds was briefly a consulting executive chef in 2005 12 John Taboada the chef owner of Navarre was a cook at Genoa 15 16 First closure and reboot edit Genoa closed in 2007 or 2008 and was rebooted in 2009 17 18 19 with David Anderson as executive chef 20 21 22 According to The Oregonian Once onboard Anderson immersed himself in all things Genoa visiting Italy for two weeks poring over books of Genoa recipes and menus and chatting with such kitchen alums as Nostrana chef Cathy Whims The familiar 50 seat space was stripped to its skeleton then rebuilt to resemble the original New features are the dark blue and gold silk drapery a fireplace in the main dining room and five stunning stained glass chandeliers resembling wind chimes 23 For New Year s Eve in 2009 Genoa offered caviar truffles roasted foie gras and pheasant 24 In 2010 the restaurant hosted a four course dinner following the International Association of Culinary Professionals ceremony 25 Anderson visited the White House in 2010 representing Portland in a ceremony launching Michelle Obama s Chefs Move to Schools program 26 For one evening in 2010 Genoa donated 15 percent of proceeds to the Virginia Garcia Foundation which provides health care and community services to migrant workers in Washington and Yamhill Counties 27 Anderson represented Genoa in the 10 10 10 Portland Chef Face Off which raised money for the Leukemia amp Lymphoma Society 28 29 Genoa also hosted Gus Van Sant for an event 30 nbsp Genoa and neighboring restaurant Accanto in the Genoa Building in 2011Daniel Mondok became a sous chef in late 2010 31 In January 2011 he launched a new five course Harvest menu with all vegetarian options The vegetarian prix fixe included squash puree soup chard stuffed pansotti and lentil stew with wild mushrooms 32 Sommelier Michael Garofola joined Genoa in 2011 33 34 35 In February Anderson hosted an open house at Genoa for Chefs Move to Schools on Presidents Day 36 In April Anderon and Mondok debuted a 40 three course menu available each weeknight as a slightly more accessible option to the regular 60 five course bill of fare 37 Mondok left Genoa in late 2011 38 In December to commemorate the restaurant s fortieth anniversary Genoa had a temporary menu that revisits a classic from the archive of menus we have according to Anderson 39 In 2012 Anderson launched a monthly guest chef dinner series to collaborate with chefs who are shaping the culinary landscape with a unique point of view 40 Gregory Gourdet of Departure Restaurant and Lounge participated in June the two chefs collaborated on a Silk Road inspired dinner 41 Jake Martin joined Genoa as chef de cuisine in December 2012 42 43 Upon Anderson s departure one month later to join Bluehour 44 Martin was named executive chef 45 He hosted an open house in early 2014 allowing guests to sample a new a la carte menu 46 The a la carte menu became permanent 47 Permanent closure edit Genoa closed permanently in 2014 48 49 The restaurant was affiliated with the restaurant Accanto 50 51 In 2018 Michael C Zusman of Willamette Week wrote For years Accanto was the neighborhood Italian side piece to Genoa its storied sibling in Southeast Portland When Genoa closed for good in 2014 Accanto faded even further into the background frequented by neighbors but not many others 52 The space which housed Genoa remained empty for two years until the restaurant Nodoguro opened 53 Reception editFodor s said Genoa was widely regarded as one of the finest restaurants in Portland 6 The business has also been described as Portland s ultimate special occasion restaurant 54 David Sarasohn of The Oregonian gave Genoa a rating of A in 2008 14 The newspapers Michael Russell described Genoa as a scene defining fine dining spot 55 and gave the restaurant a B rating in 2013 56 57 Russell wrote This Genoa isn t quite the same as the Italian institution that served dreamy three hour meals for nearly 40 years while producing several top Portland chefs In 2008 that restaurant was pulled off life support the victim of a sluggish economy and the city s changing tastes 9 Opining on the chef Russell said Martin dreams in Technicolor The May menu with most dishes presented in a tumble of colors following thick horizontal lines or graceful curves offers some of the most vividly imagined plates in Portland 9 In 2014 he wrote In many ways the relationship between Genoa and Accanto a fine dining restaurant attached to a casual popular and often more profitable sister led the way for restaurants such as Roe the high end seafood restaurant behind Block Tackle and LangBaan a Thai tasting menu behind a bookshelf at the back of PaaDee 58 In 2010 Patrick Alan Coleman of the Portland Mercury said Genoa can feel like a kind of culinary museum and said the weighty interior was sometimes an odd contrast to a prix fixe menu of light Italian fare 7 59 In 2016 the newspaper s Heather Adndt Anderson said Genoa transformed a defunct Mexican restaurant into one of Portland s most memorable dining destinations and wrote the food they were making was revelatory and the restaurant turned out culinary leviathans Cathy Whims Nostrana Tommy Habetz Pizza Jerk Bunk and John Taboada Navarre Angel Face Luce 10 In 2009 Michael Benjamin Thelin of Eater Portland called Genoa Portland s most seminal eatery ever 60 The website s Mattie John Bamman called Genoa iconic and said the restaurant was famous for bringing fine dining and authentic Italian food to Portland in the 1970s 53 In 2022 Eater Portland s Brooke Jackson Glidden said the legacy of the late great Genoa and Nostrana loom large over Portland s restaurant scene 61 In 2011 OpenTable included Genoa in a list of top 100 best overall restaurants The survey was based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between December 2010 and November 2011 and Genoa was the only Portland restaurant to be included 62 See also editList of defunct restaurants of the United States List of Italian restaurantsReferences edit Dresbeck Rachel 2014 03 18 Insiders Guide to Portland Oregon Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1 4930 0781 3 Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2023 04 21 Dresbeck Rachel 2011 03 01 Insiders Guide to Portland Oregon 7th Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 0 7627 7477 7 Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2023 04 21 Brooks Karen Jones Allison 2014 04 21 Genoa Restaurant Closing May 11 Portland Monthly Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2021 03 12 Wolf Laurie 2012 07 17 Portland Oregon Chef s Table Extraordinary Recipes from the City of Roses Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 0 7627 8711 1 Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2023 04 21 2014 s top restaurant and bar openings and closings The Oregonian December 26 2014 p 18 Genoa This Southeast Portland restaurant closed in May First opened in 1971 by legendary Portland restaurateur Michael Vidor Genoa offered guests a seven course menu originally just 7 on a once seedy stretch of Southeast Belmont Street Over the years the Italian kitchen was home to a number of prominent Portland chefs including Cathy Whims of Nostrana Jerry Huisinga of Bar Mingo and Kevin Gibson of Davenport a b c Genoa Review Portland Oregon Restaurant Fodor s Travel Fodor s Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2023 04 21 a b Coleman Patrick Alan Italian Couplet Portland Mercury Retrieved 2023 04 21 Duck Fat Frenzy 13 Spots Serving Epic Foie Gras Dishes Eater Portland 2012 07 13 Retrieved 2023 04 21 a b c d e Russell Michael May 24 2013 Not quite your father s Genoa The Oregonian a b The Way We Were Portland Mercury Archived from the original on 2020 12 17 Retrieved 2023 04 21 Hagberg Eva 2009 12 07 Not a Single Mis Step Eater Portland Archived from the original on 2022 12 09 Retrieved 2023 04 21 a b Butler Grant August 28 2012 Reynolds inspiration to Portland chefs dies at 70 The Oregonian Reynolds passion for teaching came naturally according to Kerry DeBuse a former owner of Genoa Restaurant where Reynolds briefly served as a consulting executive chef in 2005 Russell Michael 2017 09 07 Nostrana is the neighborhood Italian restaurant you ve been dreaming of review The Oregonian Archived from the original on 2019 01 26 Retrieved 2023 04 21 a b Sarasohn David 2008 02 28 Restaurant 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