4 • The Southwest Portland Post
BUSINESS
November 2015
Pizza race is over: Tastebud opens first in Multnomah Village
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The paper is off the windows, the wood-
fired oven is ablaze, and customers are
seated in Multnomah Village’s newest
restaurant, Tastebud.
The pizzeria is located next to Bishops
Barbership in what once was Bill Ryan’s
grocery and Pagenwood antiques and
woodworking.
Entering Tastebud, one’s eyes, and nose,
is immediately focused on the large oven
which is the centerpiece of the restaurant.
Reclaimed redwood boards make up the
ceiling and Douglas fir tables are surrounded
by wheat yellow walls.
The lighting is of the Edison- style era.
“Multnomah Village is a neighborhood
we’ve been drawn to for a long time,” said
Tastebud owner Mark Doxtader.
Doxtader, whose family lives in the area,
used to raise pigs, turkeys, and chickens in
Canby. He sold them through his farm, an
early adopter of the Community Supported
Agriculture model of farming.
Doxtader also specialized in growing
diverse crops that included unique
vegetables, greens, and herbs that were
difficult to find in markets.
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The new Tastebud pizzeria in Multnomah Village features a wood-fired oven.
(Photo courtesy of Dina Avila, Eater)
In 2000, as a collaborative project with the
Portland Farmers Market, Doxtader built a
wood-fired brick oven cooking bagels and
pizzas. By 2005, demand for wood-fired
goods in the Portland area eclipsed the farm.
Doxtader named his operation Tastebud and
relocated to Portland dedicating all attention
and resources to a growing audience in
town.
Since then, Tastebud has been a
cornerstone of area farmers markets,
specializing in pizza, salads and, his own
creation, Portland-style bagels.
Another wood-fired pizzeria, Interstate
Pizza, located at 35th Avenue and Multnomah
Boulevard, has been struggling to open
as did Tastebud. Owner Matt Johnson has
recently petitioned the city to work with him
on getting the necessary building permits in
the building which was once home to Keith’s
Auto Service.
In Tastebud’s case, the owner was
lacking the capital to open but after a
successful Kickstarter campaign, enough
cash came from friends, family, and long-
time customers.
Doxtader said he and Chef Jobie Bailey
will maintain the integrity of properly
sourced ingredients and continue the
tradition of building strong relationships
with farmers.
Located near the corner of Southwest 35th
Avenue and Capitol Highway, Tastebud is open
Wednesday through Sunday, from 5 p.m. to 10
p.m. Brunch and lunch will be introduced in
early 2016.
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