PRESS & ACCOLADES
Bonnie and Israel Morales at the James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef Dinner in 2018. Photograph courtesy of Clay Williams.
The 22 Essential Portland Restaurants Offering Takeout and Delivery Right Now
Eater PDX | May 2020 | Brooke Jackson Glidden
Meet Portland’s Restaurants of the Decade
The Oregonian | January 2020 | Michael Russell
Best Restaurants for Dumplings
Willamette Week | November 2019 | Andi Prewitt
The Most Anticipated Restaurants for Fall 2019
Eater National | September 2019 | Hillary Dixler Canavan
Portland’s 40 Best Restaurants
The Oregonian | August 2019 | Michael Russell
Most Iconic Portland Restaurants 2019
Rave Reviews | May 2019 | Morgan Bennett
“Legendary”
The Moscow Times | April 2019 | Jennifer Eremeeva
“Ms. Morales’s restaurant, Kachka, and her cookbook of the same name, have brought national attention to creative Russian fare.”
The Wall Street Journal | April 2019 | Leah Koenig
Portland’s Best Tea Programs
Willamette Week | January 2019 | Jordan Michelman
2019 Top 100+ North America Gourmet Casual List
Opinionated About Dining
2018 James Beard Award Finalist for Best Chef: Northwest
James Beard Foundation | March 2018
2018 Rising Star Chef
Star Chefs | March 2018
2018 Food 52’s Piglet Award for Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking
Food 52 | Lisa Lucas
2017 Essential Restaurants in America, Eater Hall of Fame
Eater | November 2017 | Bill Addison
2017 Generation Next Chef
Bon Appetit | February 2017
“Kachka is Very Probably America’s Best Russian Restaurant”
Willamette Week Best Restaurants Issue | October 2016 | Martin Cizmar
2016 Essential Restaurants in America
Eater | November 2016 | Bill Addison
2015 Rising Star Award
Oregonian | June 2015
2015 Best New Originals
Tasting Table | January 2016
2015 America’s 50 Best New Restaurants
Bon Appetit | August 2015
2015 The People's Best New Chef Nominee
Food & Wine | April 2015
2015 James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best New Restaurant
James Beard Foundation | February 2015
2015 Food & Wine New Originals
Food & Wine
2014 Restaurant of the Year
Willamette Week | October 2014 | Matthew Korfhage
2014 Portland Monthly Best Restaurants
Portland Monthly | October 2014 | Karen Brooks
25 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2015
GQ | February 2015 | Alan Richman
2015 Essential Restaurants in America
Eater | January 2015 | Bill Addison
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The 25 Best Restaurants in Portland, Ore., Right Now
The New York Times | October 2024 | Brian GallagherBest Dishes the Portland Eater Team Ate This Week
Eater PDX | October 2024 | Janey WongOpenTable Dubs 12 Portland-Area Restaurants “Icons,” Based on Accolades, Reviews
KOIN News | October 2024 | Jashayla PettigrewKachka Serving Up Food and Wine from the Republic of Georgia
AM Extra | October 2024 | Emily BurrisThese are SE Portland’s 21 Best Restaurants Right Now
The Oregonian | September 2024 | Michael RussellKachka Offers Rotating Menu Featuring Georgian Food, Wine
Portland Business Journal | September 2024 | Malia SpencerWhat the Heck is Hrenovuha?
Alcohol Professor | September 2024 | Ellen KannerCelebrating National Caviar Day with Portland Chef Bonnie Morales
KGW Hello Rose City | July 2024 | Lacey EvansKachka's Legacy Surpasses the Eastern European Culinary Renaissance It Started
Eater PDX | March 2024 | Brooke Jackson-GliddenThe 40 Best Restaurants in Portland You Need to Try
The Oregonian | February 2024 | Michael RussellPortland Restaurant Adds Production Space for Grocery Growth
Portland Business Journal | February 2024 | Malia SpencerThe 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland
Eater PDX | January 2024 | Brooke Jackson-GliddenAn Eater’s Guide to Portland, Oregon
Eater PDX | November 2023 | Brooke Jackson-GliddenThe Essential 38 Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Eater PDX | October 2023 | Eater StaffComforting Cabbage, Elevated
New York Times T Magazine | September 2023 | Lauren Joseph
Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes from the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters
Eater Cookbook | September 2023 | Hilary Dixler CanavanThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper – “Restaurant Nation: What’s Changed?”
CNN | August 2023 | Bobby FlayPortland’s Top 50 Restaurants
Portland Monthly | August 2023 | Karen Brooks, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Matthew TrueherzThe 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland
Eater PDX | July 2023 | Eater Staff17 Portland Air-Conditioned Restaurants to Beat the Heat
Eater PDX | July 2023 | Nathan WilliamsSummer is Almost Here, And So Are Portland’s Restaurant Pop-Ups
The Oregonian | June 2023 | Michael RussellAsk Eater: Where Should I Host My 40-Person Party?
Eater PDX | April 2023 | Brooke Jackson-GliddenWhere to Find Passover Meals in Portland
Eater PDX | March 2023 | Brooke Jackson-Glidden12 Delicious Dumplings Every Portlander Should Try
The Oregonian | February 2023 | Michael RussellOn the Road: Kachka in Portland, Oregon
Salt Lake City Magazine | February 2023 | Lydia MartinezGetting to the Spicy Root of Horseradish
Plate | January 2023 | Michael Harlan TurkellThree Ways: The Dirty Martini
Imbibe | January 2023 | Imbibe StaffGetting to the Spicy Root of Horseradish
Plate | January 2023 | Michael Harlan TurkellThree Ways: The Dirty Martini
Imbibe | January 2023 | Imbibe Staff
KACHKA FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Kachka Restaurant
Kachka Dumplings
Kachka Lavka Market
Kachka Spirits
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