Swank and Swine

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Swank and Swine is the collective name of the former restaurant Swank and the bar Swine, located in Portland, Oregon's Paramount Hotel, in the United States. Swank was rebranded as Taylor Street Tavern in 2022.

Description

Swank and Swine is the collective name of former restaurant Swank (also known as the Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar){{Cite web |last= |title=The Paramount Hotel Portland Hotel Review |url=https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/oregon/portland/hotels/reviews/the-paramount-hotel-58225 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Fodor's |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706180349/https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/oregon/portland/hotels/reviews/the-paramount-hotel-58225 |url-status=live }} and the bar Swine. The restaurant, now rebranded as Taylor Street Tavern, and bar operate in the Paramount Hotel in downtown Portland, across from Director Park.{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2014-02-01|title=New restaurant, bar, Swank & Swine, coming to downtown Portland's Paramount Hotel|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/01/new_restaurant_bar_swank_swine.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116155201/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/01/new_restaurant_bar_swank_swine.html}} The Oregonian's Grant Butler said Swank and Swine had a "pork-centric take on Southern cooking".{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Grant|date=2017-03-19|title=38 Portland hotels that tell the Rose City's history|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/03/38_portland_hotels_that_tell_t.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230183135/https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/03/38_portland_hotels_that_tell_t.html}} Chad Walsh of Eater Portland has said Swank and Swine has "southern-inspired" flavors.

= Swank =

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Swank was an 84-seat restaurant serving New American cuisine. The menu included calamari, hamachi collar and squid ink noodle dish ("pho"), lamb tartare with feta, sweetbreads and æbleskiver, foie gras with gravy, apricots, and buttermilk biscuit, rutabaga apple soup, and mushroom stroganoff.{{Cite web|title=Swank Restaurant|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/swank-restaurant|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116154951/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/swank-restaurant}} The lunch menu included sandwiches, pastas, and Shrimp Louie and duck confit.

= Swine =

Swine is a Prohibition-themed moonshine and whiskey bar.{{Cite web|last=Korfhage|first=Matthew|date=2014-07-22|title=Bar Review: Swine|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22829-bar-review-swine.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Willamette Week|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116155033/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22829-bar-review-swine.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Bakall|first=Samantha|date=2014-07-29|title=First look: Swank & Swine, the dual restaurant and bar inside downtown Portland's Paramount Hotel|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/07/first_look_swank_swine_the_dua.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116154958/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/07/first_look_swank_swine_the_dua.html}} Ned Lannamann of the Portland Mercury wrote, "The vibe is an interesting combo of Old West primitive-chic and Scandinavian/Lutheran austerity, but there's more form than function going on here, right down to the fake whiskey still propped behind the bar."{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Tyler|date=2017-03-15|title=Happy Hour Guide: Downtown|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/happy-hour-guide2017/2017/03/15/18893290/happy-hour-guide-downtown|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721230732/https://www.portlandmercury.com/happy-hour-guide2017/2017/03/15/18893290/happy-hour-guide-downtown}} The menu includes pigs in a blanket, short ribs, fried chicken sliders, crab wontons, collard greens, and bacon cheesecake.{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-07-21|title=Swank & Swine Open in Downtown's Paramount Hotel|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/7/21/6187791/swank-swine-open-in-downtowns-paramount-hotel|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2018-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003643/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/7/21/6187791/swank-swine-open-in-downtowns-paramount-hotel|url-status=live}} Drinks include the Lion's Tail (Henry McKenna bourbon and lime), G.R. Clark (Old Forester 1870), and the Flu Shot (Dewar's and beet syrup). In 2017, Butler described the uniforms worn by staff as "lumbersexual chic".{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Grant|date=2017-06-26|title=30 things longtime Portlanders know that newbies don't|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/06/30_things_longtime_portlanders.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022410/https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/06/30_things_longtime_portlanders.html}}

History

Urban Restaurant Group and chef Daniel Mondok opened the bar and restaurant in 2014.{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-01-31|title=Swank & Swine Slated for Downtown's Paramount Hotel|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/31/6287685/swank-swine-slated-for-downtowns-paramount-hotel|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401071702/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/31/6287685/swank-swine-slated-for-downtowns-paramount-hotel|url-status=live}} Alexander Sullivan-Parker was named executive chef in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Chad|date=2017-01-27|title=Alexander Sullivan-Parker IN at Swank & Swine|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2017/1/27/14420568/alexander-sullivan-parker-swank-swine-executive-chef|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2017-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210172920/http://pdx.eater.com/2017/1/27/14420568/alexander-sullivan-parker-swank-swine-executive-chef|url-status=live}}

For Thanksgiving in 2015, Swank offered a four-course dinner with roast turkey, Oregon salmon, Painted Hills steaks, and a Viridian Farms pumpkin pie.{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2015-11-06|title=Where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Portland (updated)|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/11/where_to_eat_thanksgiving_dinn_2.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2019-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119061222/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/11/where_to_eat_thanksgiving_dinn_2.html}} The restaurant also served a four-course dinner for Thanksgiving in 2016 and 2018.{{Cite web|last=Bakall|first=Samantha|date=2016-11-21|title=Where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/11/where_to_eat_thanksgiving_dinn_3.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219190941/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/11/where_to_eat_thanksgiving_dinn_3.html}}{{Cite web|last=Acker|first=Lizzy|date=2018-11-01|title=Make last-minute plans for Thanksgiving dinner in Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/11/73d763bcab8085/where-to-eat-on-thanksgiving-d.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116154949/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/11/73d763bcab8085/where-to-eat-on-thanksgiving-d.html}}

In June 2022, Urban Restaurant Group rebranded Swank as Taylor Street Tavern. The restaurant reopened on June 23.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2021-01-27 |title=A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings |url=https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429234837/https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings |url-status=live }} Swine is slated to remain open.{{Cite web |last=Prewitt |first=Andi |date=2022-06-22 |title=Downtown's Swank Restaurant Is Reopening as Taylor Street Tavern This Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/06/22/downtowns-swank-restaurant-is-reopening-as-taylor-street-tavern-this-week/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703163924/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/06/22/downtowns-swank-restaurant-is-reopening-as-taylor-street-tavern-this-week/ |url-status=live }}