Michelin-star cooks take over Portland restaurant for one night time

Michelin-star cooks take over Portland restaurant for one night time

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, March 10, 2026

One of Portland’s most celebrated eating places is about to show right into a three-floor culinary takeover.

On April 3, James Beard Award–profitable chef Gregory Gourdet and his acclaimed Haitian restaurant Kann will host cooks Junghyun “JP” Park and Ellia Park of New York City’s powerhouse restaurant group behind Atomix, Atoboy, and NARO.

The one-night collaboration, dubbed HanSang (한상), takes over Kann’s whole constructing with completely different experiences unfolding throughout three flooring.

In Korean, han-sang refers to a full desk — an considerable unfold of dishes meant to reach collectively and be shared. The theme displays a deeper connection between Korean and Haitian meals traditions: each formed by resilience, resourcefulness and the idea {that a} full desk means neighborhood and care.

For diners, that concept will play out by means of a sequence of distinctive occasions all through the restaurant.

A BBQ reunion within the basement

Downstairs, Bryan Furman, whose barbecue residency is at present operating beneath Kann, joins forces with Park for a high-energy BBQ collaboration impressed by American, Caribbean and Korean traditions.

Furman and Park share greater than a love of fireplace and smoke. Both had been named Food & Wine Best New Chefs in 2019, and the reunion brings collectively their distinct types for a limited-run menu of collaborative BBQ mains and sides.

The pop-up runs Friday, April 3 by means of Sunday, April 5, and no reservations are required.

Korean consolation meets Haitian soul

Upstairs in Kann’s personal eating room, cooks from NARO will workforce up with Gourdet’s kitchen for a family-style dinner expertise constructed round shared plates.

The menu blends the heat and luxury of NARO’s up to date Korean cooking with the spirit of Kann, providing a communal eating expertise centered round togetherness. Reservations are required for the seating.

The sold-out fundamental occasion

Meanwhile, in Kann’s fundamental eating room, Gourdet and Park will current the night’s most bold collaboration: a multi-course tasting menu exploring the cooks’ shared culinary philosophy.

Both Kann and Atomix had been featured on the inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurants checklist, and the tasting menu guarantees a dialogue between their distinct culinary languages.

Demand was swift — tickets for the expertise offered out throughout presale.

For one weekend, your complete Kann constructing turns into a celebration of cultural change, collaboration and the common pleasure of a full desk.