In February 2020, chef couple José Chesa and Cristina Baez opened Masia with longtime collaborator Emily Metivier. The restaurant, within the downtown Portland hotel Hyatt Centric, was going to be one of the more ambitious projects for the three restaurateurs behind Ataula: It would serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with a churro and a coffee counter as well as private events. The menu included things like paella, tortilla española, and croquettes, with an extensive collection of vermouths, served in an expansive restaurant space with multiple murals and a lengthy bar.
Within a month after opening, however, business plummeted for obvious reasons: the first COVID-19 cases were appearing across
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