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Featured in Restaurant Guide 2009

"Sitting at a bar stool, beneath the chalkboard scrawled with daily specials, splitting a dish of olives and a half-carafe of something red, Spanish and spicy until a table opens up—that’s how one ought to start a meal at Lauro"...  more

The Oregonian

"Lauro Kitchen: This trailblazing Mediterranean restaurant paved the way for the hot culinary corridor of Southeast Division. Chef David Machado offers neighborhood-friendly dishes like pizza and fried calamari, but also heartier dishes with their roots in Greek and Moroccan cooking"...  more

101 Best Restaurants

"It's amazing to think that Lauro is a mere 5 years old, so widespread has been its eastside dining influence and example in the Portland restaurant boom..."  more

Some like it smoked

"Though for a while it seemed that summer had been ambushed, tied up and locked in a closet, it looks like (and I'm crossing my fingers here) it has finally arrived. Which means that all those friends you promised to have over when the weather improved are waiting for their computers to chime, "You've got dinner"...  more

Portland's East side - Four star food, painless prices

"Few things in this world, or at least in Portland, are more delicious than the warm Egyptian flat bread topped with honey, ground hazelnuts, and thyme at Lauro Kitchen, chef David Machado's Pan-Mediterranean restaurant on a once moribund strip of SE Division Street"...  more

Out in Front

"David Machado looks like an easy-going guy. Underneath his quiet presence, however, he is full of energy and focus. An experienced restaurateur, Machado is an innovative leader of Portland's nationally acclaimed dining scene"...  read PDF

Lauro Kitchen's Jennifer Buehler + Recipe

"By the ages of 10, Mozart had composed his first symphony, Picasso had created several paintings and Tiger Woods had already won two junior golf championships"...  more

Boston Chowhound hits Portland for a few days

"In a continuation of our Northwest trip, we hit Portland for a few days after Seattle, by way of 101 down the coast..."  more

Lauro tries out a new special on its menu: reservations

"Everyone's appearance needs some maintenance now and then. People go in for teeth whitening, brow waxing or a new haircut. Restaurants are the same..."  more

Braised Lamb Shanks with Carmelized Shallots and Pears

"This month, we have another delicious dinner/dessert combo, perfect for the spring season. Our dinner recipe hails from Chef Jennifer Buehler at Lauro Mediterranean Kitchen in Portland..."  more

Southeast - Lauro Mediterranean Kitchen

"This Mediterranean restaurant was an instant hit when it opened in 2003. Loads of people were willing to wait in long lines"...  more

First the restaurant, then the neighborhood

"Open a small, personal place to eat, and the whole area heats up"...  more

Kitchen Connections

"Good restaurants beget others. David Machado, of Lauro Kitchen and Vindalho is at the center of an ever-expanding web of neighborhood places"...  more

FoodDay - Twin chef face-off

"Picture this: Identical twin chefs, each with an identical box of ingredients. Six burners, one stove and two of the most complex cuisines in the world. Mix in a competitive sibling relationship that's been brewing for 26 years, and you've got the makings of a culinary smackdown of impressive - or at least entertaining - proportions"... more

The Willamette's genuine side

"Twenty years ago, the Division/Clinton neighborhood was a gritty collection of rambling cottages and light industry, its population blue-collar and many with immigrant roots. Today it is some of that and more, a hip destination for Portlanders in search of the genuine"... more

Line Dance

" A restaurant is theater, but not high theater. Don't forget this performance is judged by the harshest critics: hungry people. And in the case of an open kitchen, these ravenous folks will watch a cook's every move"... visit site

Comfort Food At Home... and Away: One-Pot Wonder

"Growing up in Fall River, Mass., David Machado mostly ate classic New England fare such as pot roast or franks-and-beans during the week. But once or twice a month his Irish mother made his favorite dish: a pot of Portuguese chicken and rice with chourico"... more

Sanguine for sangria, chefs pack their own fruit punch

"At Lauro Kitchen, chef de cuisine Jennifer Buehler personally oversees the making of a refreshing white wine sangria"... more

Pinot-less in Portland

"The wine list at Lauro restaurant says a lot about owner David Machado's approach to business..." more

NY Times Restaurant Review

"Lauro's bustle and its warm orange glow are a antidote to the season's gray skies..." more

20 Fresh Places to Eat

"Food-obsessed Portland is a tough town to win over. But David Machado, a longtime board member of the city's farmers' market, knew what he was doing two years ago..."  more

Best Restaurants: Best Mediterranean

"When using the word "Mediterranean" to describe a cuisine, you're covering a wide range of dishes, and according to our chefs, nobody here does Mediterranean better than David Machado at Lauro Kitchen"...  read PDF

Winning Laurels

WILLAMETTE WEEK'S 2004 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
"Lauro Kitchen's creative play with Mediterranean flavors revitalizes the casual neighborhood bistro."  more

Dining on a First-Name Basis

"Whether it's Tuesday or Saturday, cuisine founded on fresh, organic ingredients from area farmers, priced just under the local market with David at the stove or expediting a plated goat cheese stuffed chicken breast with quince salad, attracts full houses from well beyond the neighborhood."  more

Hub Med

When David Machado leaped the river to the east side after notable stints at Pazzo and Southpark, he dropped a lot of downtown trimmings but kept things smart: solid, reliable food; consistent quality coming off the line; a well-crafted and modestly priced wine list; efficient and knowledgeable servers; a loud, congenial atmosphere in a peeled-to-the-bones setting... more

Inspired Laurels

When Simon and Garfunkel composed their ode to herbs, bay leaves were shut out by rosemary, thyme, parsley and sage. David Machado, who earned his laurels at several top Portland restaurants, has at last opened his own, and in the process he instantly becomes chef laureate of the east side... more

Crazy Haute Cuisine

What do you want for dinner tonight? Italian, Greek Middle Eastern? Or how about something totally different? How about culinary fusion? Hybrid dishes that combine flavors and recipes from places like Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Morocco, and the Middle East?... more

Review: Lauro Kitchen

"Spanish, Moroccan, Italian, Greek and Middle Eastern flavors are captured in this neighborhood restaurant's seasonally changing menu..."  more