Politico To Open "Very Portland Pub" Mid-Jan. on E. Burnside

Looks like Jesse Cornett, one of the co-founders behind the progressive political blog BlueOregon and a big-time politico himself, is throwing his hat into a new race: he's about to open a pub. His new joint, the Guild Public House, will open in mid-January in the first-floor space under Noble Rot that, in its most recent incarnation, was the Report Lounge.

Says Cornett: "The notion is to have high-end yet limited pub grub priced to compete in a food cart city. We won't have burgers and fries (kitchen limitations) but we will have great sandwiches, classic salads with unique twists, and feature seasonal specials on an ongoing basis. As a very Portland Pub, we'll be local sourcing as much as possible. We're also cognizant that we're moving into a LEED Platinum building and going to make sure that we continue the environmentally friendly theme to the fullest extent possible. I think we'll be the only pub in Portland on a well and heated/cooled with geothermal."
· Jesse Cornett on BlueOregon [Official Site]