Bartender, Beverage Director, SommelierEmily Salko
Portland
About Emily Salko
Emily got her start in the restaurant business at age five, rolling cheese balls at her parents’ small town diner in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. After honing her front and back of the house skills working in her family’s Italian fine dining restaurant throughout her teen years, Emily got her BA in Education, but soon realized that the restaurant life was her true passion. She moved cross country to Portland on a whim, where she tended bar at local favorites Jake’s Grill, Lucy’s Table, and Veritable Quandary, before leaving to lead the bar program at Olympia Provisions SE, where she is also the general manager and restaurant's Sommelier, certified through the Court of Masters.
My Venues
Accolades
- Portland Monthly Best Bloody Mary 2017
- StarChefs Rising Star Sommelier Nomination
Where I Go Out
At My Venues
House porchetta sandwich
Pub, Modern European, Richmond
"Only served at lunch Monday through Friday, this sandwich is the best hangover cure: crunchy bread, fatty pork, and sweet and sour onions. Plus, you can taste the love that Erin Williams puts into the food."
Rotisserie chicken
Pub, Modern European, Richmond
"Chicken churning on a rotisserie—it’s totally worth the anticipation when you’re rewarded with it carved on your plate. We have a rotisserie at our restaurant, but when I need a meal elsewhere but close, I head down to our neighbors at Olympic Provisions. This yard bird is juicy, moist, and crispy. When you leave, take home some of their housemade foot-long hot dogs."
House porchetta sandwich
Pub, Modern European, Richmond
"The pork is perfectly prepared, but what sets this sandwich apart is that they get the importance of the aioli. They use vast quantities of very garlicky aioli which makes their version of this classic the best one in town."
Charcuterie Board
Pub, Modern European, Richmond
"This is the best charcuterie in the city, maybe even in the entire country. Eli Cairo is a master salumist. Try anything, you'll love it... unless you're vegan."
