Travel to Europe with Top Portland Chefs | Taylor Railworks Launches Happy Hour

DOWNTOWN—The online reservation system OpenTable has released its list of 100 Hottest Restaurants in America for 2016. Who made it from Oregon? None other than Gregory Gourdet's Departure, the swanky, "accessible Asian" food bar and restaurant atop The Nines hotel. [EaterWire]

PORTLAND—Portland Food Adventures usually takes its customers to private dinners with local chefs around the city, but now it's going to Europe. Owner Chris Angelus is teaming up with three Portland chefs for three tours, each a week or longer: On September 2, join Lardo and Grassa chef Rick Gencarelli in Naples and the Amalfi coast in Italy; on September 11, join St. Jack and La Moule chef Aaron Barnett to tour Lyon and Annecy in Eastern France; and on September 21, head to Barcelona with Ataula chef José Chesa. Get the deets. [EaterWire]

SOUTHEAST—Taylor Railworks, the restaurant by former Little Bird executive chef Erik Van Kley that's made the Eater Heatmap for six full months, now offers happy hour Sunday through Thursday, from 5 to 6 p.m., and from 9 to 10 p.m. Here's the menu:

[EaterWire]