Nancy Rommelmann interviews David Machado
Just a few weeks before the opening of David Machado’s new Portland restaurant Nel Centro, Nancy Rommelmann sits down with him for an interview. … “People like to identify with the chef, so they look at a white coat or chopping in the kitchen; they have these images they need to have validated. But a lot of the stuff I’m doing, I’m the editor. I’m running the business, every aspect, from the cocktails to the menu to the uniforms to the logo; I’m doing all of it.” …

