Toro Bravo Inc
La Ruta del Toro
Toro Bravo Inc
La Ruta del Toro
Toro Bravo Inc. is John and Renee Gorham's restaurant and design group. John Gorham is executive Chef-owner of iconic Portland restaurants Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons, Tasty n Alder, PLAZA DEL TORO and co-owner of Mediterranean Exploration Company and Shalom Y'all. Gorham believes that a chef’s cuisine and style is influenced by a trade route composed of travels, past work and cities lived in.
Gorham celebrates a range of global cuisines at his influential restaurants; each with a unique identity but all embodying the quintessential Portland dining experience of family-style dishes, house-made charcuterie and seasonal sustainably-sourced ingredients.
Travels
Travels
John Gorham's travel tips, recommendations, and photos from trips Spain, Israel, and beyond.
Events
Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
OUR HOUSE CHEF'S TABLE DINNER: Stunning Spanish
Oct 19
with PLAZA DEL TORO Chef Michael Kessler
PLAZA DEL TORO presents
THIS IS WHY WE PONGO
Winemakers Dinner for The Pongo Fund
Oct 20
with John Gorham
BEYOND DIFFERENCES MASQUERADE COCKTAIL PARTY
Nov 2
at PLAZA DEL TORO
PLAZA DEL TORO
a gastronomic society
PLAZA DEL TORO
a gastronomic society
PLAZA DEL TORO is a private event space, gastronomic society, and modern test kitchen in Portland, Oregon’s Central Eastside Industrial District created by restaurateur John Gorham. He envisioned a space where he and his staff could have unconstrained culinary creativity as they develop new recipes for the restaurants, as well as experiment with new and innovative dinner concepts inspired by the legendary Portland supper club that Gorham founded, Simpatica, and the gastronomic societies of San Sebastian, Spain.
La Ruta PDX
a gastronomic festival
La Ruta PDX
a gastronomic festival
La Ruta PDX: A Gastronomic Festival is an industry and trade focused event series celebrating the culinary culture of Spain in Portland, Oregon. Chefs from Spain join forces with chefs from Portland in a series of collaboration dinners. Events throughout the festival will showcase Spanish products, purveyors, and specialty equipment to encourage collaboration and mutual enrichment between the two gastronomic cultures.