On Thursday, October 2, chef Justin Woodward died in San Diego, leaving behind many admirers from his prestigious undertakings. His early career was spent in esteemed kitchens in Denmark and Spain, exclusive resorts in California, and practicing cutting-edge molecular gastronomy in Manhattan. He’s likely best known to Portlanders for his long tenure at Castagna, and then later its sister restaurant OK Omens, the elegant Hawthorne wine bar and restaurant he co-created with sommelier Brent Braun and Monique Siu in 2018. A critical darling and an awards season regular, Portland Monthly food critic Karen Brooks described him as “the only Portland chef cooking Michelin-level food,” and he spent a good
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