Portland Meat Collective Eyes Expansion; R&R Brunch

EVERYWHERE—Butcher/meat educator Camas Davis is looking to expand the Portland Meat Collective to markets across America. Davis's "Meat Collectives Across America" campaign has hit Kickstarter, with the goal to empower other communities to start their own versions of the "meat school," which educates consumers about the meat they eat via hands-on butchery classes and interaction with sustainable ranchers. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN—More brunch! Downtown's Raven & Rose has announced plans to start a weekend brunch service, set to debut next Saturday, April 13. An early menu reveals the meal's English and Irish influences in dishes like a Ploughman's breakfast board (with terrines, cheese, pickles, and hard-boiled egg), blood sausage with fried egg, and an Irish Breakfast board (including black and white pudding, bacon, eggs, and potato cake). [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN—Food blog Zagat names its list of 15 Iconic Restaurants throughout the U.S., and representing Portland: Jake's Famous Crawfish. [Zagat]