OCTOBER UPDATES Shop the online Ava Gene’s wine cellar, we’re now open six days a week, private pizza parties for your COVID pod at Fora, and more Tusk! NEW! SHOP THE CELLAR BUY CURATED 3 PACKS ONLINE TO PICK UP Our extensive wine list of Italian classics has been our passion project since the beginning…
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Shipshape Goods Temporarily Takes Over Ava Gene’s
The casual takeout concept builds on Submarine Hospitality’s online offerings and adds additional menus, a walk-up window, outdoor seating and more, replacing Ava Gene’s for the foreseeable future PORTLAND, Ore. (May 28, 2020) – Since March 17th, Submarine Hospitality has been delivering meals and groceries to the cars of patrons waiting in the parking lot…
Mother’s Day with Ava Gene’s and Tusk
This is going to be a strange Mother’s Day because, well, strange is the new normal. But there’s no better time to celebrate the maternal figures in our lives who show us the strength and compassion we need now more than ever. So we’re celebrating them by doing what we do best, preparing brunch kits…
Ava Gene’s x Tusk Takeout Updates: Brunch, Produce Boxes, and More
Ava Gene’s and Tusk combined kitchens last month to offer a curbside takeout menu of lunch and dinner items, meal kits, pantry staples and more — as well as a menu of pizzas from Cicoria, their new restaurant planned to open this summer. Starting today, they’ll add produce boxes of spring vegetables from local farms,…
Ava Gene’s X Stumptown Brunch Nov. 15-16
Stumptown and Submarine Hospitality are cooking up another coffee-centric brunch collaboration — this time at Ava Gene’s, where Joshua McFadden’s new daytime menu has been drawing diners each weekend. Ava Gene’s bartenders have created three special coffee cocktails for the occasion, and baristas will be pulling fresh espresso drinks all day long. In addition to…
Party Cuts in Fora
What better way to launch Fora, our new event space behind Ava Gene’s, than with a series of pizza parties? Join us for Party Cut, a family style pop-up brought to you by the Ava Gene’s team starting Sunday, September 15th and running every Wednesday-Sunday night for a limited time. Communal seating and pizza party vibes for families, pizza aficionados,…
Ava Gene’s Launches Brunch Over Labor Day Weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (August 20, 2019) – Chef Joshua McFadden’s take on daytime dining is finally here, with Ava Gene’s beginning weekend brunch service on Saturday, August 31st, and continuing every Saturday and Sunday thereafter, from 9am-2pm (with a bonus brunch on Labor Day, September 2nd). The restaurant will take reservations for brunch service, while always…
Brunch Forever!
It’s really happening! Ava Gene’s is offering weekend brunch starting on Labor Day weekend (yes, that includes Labor Day). We’ll have some favorites from special brunches in the past and some new surprises. Brunch will be served every weekend from 9am-2pm… forever! You can read more about it in the lovely piece by Karen Brooks in thePortland Monthly. There…
Ava Gene’s Reopens
Dinner reservations open after a two-month closure to expand the kitchen, update the interior and build out an event space PORTLAND, Ore. (June 6, 2019) – Ava Gene’s reopens the reservation books today after a two-month hiatus to double the size of its kitchen, while the staff kept busy at their downtown Portland pop-up, Ava…
Rooftop Lunches, Cold Brew Brunches
Summer is usually a time for vacations, but we’re just working harder. Reopening one of our flagship restaurants. Starting work on a new spot. Launching a new lunch service. Putting together some special events. It’s a busy summer. Hope you can find time to take it easy. We’re going to keep working with local farms…