# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaB6fb3jvWL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67146860-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T03:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Le Pigeon’s survival wasn’t guaranteed. When Gabriel Rucker took over the old Colleen’s Bistro space in spring 2006, landing his first head chef position at age 25, he was given a deadline: Earn a profit within two months or close.

The restaurant broke even by mid-summer. Now, two decades after Le Pigeon opened, the intimate East Burnside Street bistro stands tall among Portland’s most important restaurants of the century.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷: mark_w_graves

#lepigeon #portland #portlandfood #portlandoregon #theoregonian #food

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