Ryan and Elena Roadhouse Focus on Blue Zone Wellness with Their New Restaurant

Right before COVID-19 closed dining rooms across the country, 2015 Chef to Watch Ryan Roadhouse and his wife, Elena, the husband-wife duo behind the acclaimed Portland omakase spot Nodoguro, were gearing up to unveil a casual Japanese café called Tonari next door. Although they were forced to hit pause and make some major tweaks to the café (like shifting the model to make it exclusively takeout),...