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V 10 JUStjOUt MAY 18.2007 Auto, Home, L/fe, Health & Business epb&b "Your Independent Insurance Agency " northwest Diner Gets National Air Time met with his accountant last November to discuss insurance 1212 N.W. Clisan St., is a fabulous diner with incred Elliott, Powell, Baden &• Baker, Inc. ible homemade food, you’re not the a glass of wine, and 1 thought, only one. The FixxJ Network is ‘I’m going to open a wine bar!’ ” If you think gay-owned Byways Café, at featuring Byways Café in an upcoming episode of its new show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The small kitchen at the back of the classic ’50s-style, travel- his options. “We looked for a quiet place to hang out and get business said Albert, who announced his plans to his partner, Jimmy Pickering, at their anniversary watch dinner. Yummy Wine Bar and Bistro opened April 20 at 831 Broadway St. in Seaside. themed diner was crowded with camera crew and staff May 10 and 11 when the seg “1 want Yummy to be a casual, comfortable place MARC BAKER ment was filmed. "I feel like Cinderella picked out to learn wine and have a g<xxl time,” Albert said. He Downtown Portland of the blue,” said co-owner Collin McFadyen. She encourages his customers to play with flavors and (503) 227-1771 • www.epbb.com and Megan Brinkley have worked at Byways for 15 chat with the staff and other customers. “I’m still years and owned it for the past seven years. “Simple learning. It’s impossible in one lifetime to learn food doesn’t get the props it deserves,” she added. everything about wine—it’s an ever-changing thing.” Yummy offers weekly flights of two- ounce pours from three different wineries using the same grape. In the off-season, Jimmy Chan makes Dad's a theatrical experience. Albert plans to offer “Wine 101” classes. For more information about Yummy Wine Bar According to the Yummy Web site, “There’s nothing intimidating about wine if and Bistro, visit www.yummywinebarbistro.com. you don’t drink with intimidating people.” Chan Entertains St Johns In line with a community effort to DHARMA RAIN ZEN CENTER 2539 Southeast Madsion, Portland. OR 97214 503.239 4846 www.dharma-ram.org Custom Corsets & Jine Appareh (503) 522-5633 10% off with this ad » Mafe Tour Ideas ‘Reaiity main street, Albert located Yummy in an St. Johns, you come to a stop sign before turning onto old fire station, retaining the red stripes of Lombard Street. To the left is a brown and white its original concrete fLxir and hanging his building with an enormous marquee for Dad’s torical society photos on the walls. “It’s Restaurant. This is were you can find Jimmy Chan, not intimidating, yet it’s sophisticated, hip who managed, tended bar and entertained for 23 and groovy,” said Albert. years at the Jasmine Tree in downtown Portland. industry, he was an accountant selling mortgage can sometimes be uncomfortable for gay insurance. “1 hated that job. You couldn’t connect couples to he themselves; wheft you come with people. What kind of job is that for a gay into Yummy, you can love the person you’re with, for the show. “They did 24 hours of filming for doing what feels natural,” he explained. “A couple So he decided to do what he loved—entertain eight minutes, which is national air time,” said of ladies came in last week from Seattle and sat in ing. “I like to entertain, to make someone laugh or McFadyen, who is gay, along with a third of the the corner we call the lovers’ corner, which has cry on stage.” Chan has spent most of his life staff and a slew of the customer base. She described lounge chairs by a fireplace. It made me feel really performing in one way or another, and he uses that the eatery as a small diner independently owned by gixxl to see them holding hands and enjoying each experience to create an atmosphere at Dad’s that’s people doing it the old-fashioned way. In addition other’s company.” inviting and fun. Great remodeled 1932 English style home converted to Duplex is great $$$ maker or owner occ. near college. Unit 1 is 1734 sf I unit 2 is 1100 sf. Generous rms, hit-ins, Ip, deck, & cute! $379,900 Call for your showing. man?” said Chan. to a fun, quirky atmosphere, Byways offers made- Yummy’s food selections vary each season, as Even though Chan has acted in numerous plays from-scratch corned beef hash and a sense of does its resident artist. From 6 to 10 p.m. May 31, and pnxluctions, he says he never auditions. “1 get community. This is what appealed to Food an artist reception will highlight the pop surrealist casting directors that call me and ask me to be in Network host and chef Guy Fieri. work of Jimmy Pickering and Maura Cluthe. The their plays. 1 don’t even know how they get my show runs through Aug. 30. name,” said Chan. story, character, knickknacks and really good food,” ? said Fieri, who won the second season of The Next ? ner of 25 years, Larry Andrew. “We met in a straight Food Network Star and premiered his second series, t bar. Larry knew me from several pnxJuctions 1 had Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, in April. “Byways just done in town but never tried to meet me. But there hits it with unique food items, ambiance, loyalty of I was, and there he was," said Chan. It’s his reputation that led him to meet his part- customers and the girls, who are characters of the Chan added that the community of St. Johns industry. This type of food and environment is has been welcoming. He joined the Northwest a really connective vehicle for community.” Business Association, which holds meetings every Although the diner is already quite busy, GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! Before Chan entered into the restaurant tant to Albert. “Coming to a small town Byways is one of three West Coast diners picked “I was looking for a place with a really good www.enchantedcorsets.com When exiting the St. Johns Bridge and entering Comfort for his gay clientele is impor Byways Cafe co-owner Collin McFadyen (left) and Food Network's Guy Fieri idolize diner tradition. Enchanted restore historic buildings on Seaside’s other month at Dad’s. McFadyen is excited about the show, which she sees Chan was once active in the gay community. as a big reward for working so hard “at our baby.” She Nine years ago when Asian & Pacific Islander compared Byways to an extended family. Giving hack Lesbians and Gays formed, he was one of the to the community is important to McFadyen, who original members. Unfortunately, Dad’s occupies said Byways has participated in philanthropic events most ofChan’s time. “1 used to participate in Pride such as Basic Rights Oregon’s Bites for Rights. Day, but they always have it on Father’s Day,” said Fieri said diners like Byways Café are the back Chan, “and I have to go see Larry’s parents." bone of the fotxl industry in the United States. Chan created a supper club dinner Friday and Visit www.fixxJnetwork.com for more information Saturday nights complete with a cabaret act, per about Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and the exact formed by him and Katie Turner. He has created an date and time of the Byways episode, which is international menu and a breakfast buffet. But scheduled to air in June. mostly Chan has started to bring the glamour back to Dad’s. “The restaurant business is about enter Wine Bar Opens in Seaside After selling his 14-year-old gourmet pizzeria in Cannon Beach, gay Seaside resident Corey Albert taining your guests." Yummy owner Corey Albert takes the pretension out of fermented grape juice. By M alka G effen and M egan P eura
