Kevin's Weblog

I first encountered this old Victorian house two years ago when it housed the Calendula Cafe and we were supposed to have dinner there during OSCON. However, even though we had made a reservation the day before, the restaurant was unexpectedly closed when we got there. Looking over old news articles, it sounds like that day might have been the beginning of the end of that restaurant. Walking down Hawthorne in our first week here, I saw that it was slated to be reborn as Chef Tucker’s Patisserie.

The building is an excellent example of the Victorian style that’s common around this part of Portland. Naturally, most of the houses aren’t this big, although it’s not completely out of line with the rest of the neighborhood.

As for the pastry, it’s not as frighteningly expensive as Pix, which is also close by, but it’s not cheap. It’s about in line with EuroPane, I guess, although I would say maybe slightly not as good. One of these days, I’ll try them out for lunch or breakfast, but I haven’t had a chance yet.