Chris DiMinno

Chef
Chris DiMinno

Portland

About Chris DiMinno

Chris DiMinno is the Executive Chef at Trifecta Tavern & Bakery in Portland’s Central Eastside. After working alongside Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Chef Bill Telepan of Telepan, DiMinno moved to Portland and took the reins as Executive Chef at Clyde Common, a post he held for six years. Most recently, DiMinno was the Executive Chef at Jackrabbit, Chef Chris Cosentino’s Portland outpost, and the culinary director for King Cycling Group’s Gourmet Century Events. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and spends any free time riding one of his many hand-built bikes.

My Venues

Accolades

  • Nominee for The People's Best Chef
    Food & Wine/CNN Eatocracy
  • Cooked at the James Beard House
    James Beard Awards Reception
  • ChefsFeed Winner
    One of the Best Things to Eat in Portland

Where I Go Out

Fried chicken and waffle
Fried chicken and waffle
Screen Door
$$, Happy Hour, Full Bar, Breakfast, Outdoor Seating, Southern / Soul, Cajun / Creole, Kerns
"It's one of the only things in Portland that I will wait an hour and a half for outside in the rain at 10 a.m. on a Sunday—which is what you'll be doing, too. This is the largest portion of fried chicken for one person you'll ever see piled on top of waffles and drizzled with maple syrup. You feel absolutely terrible if you eat the whole thing, but it's so worth it!"
Chris DiMinno
Chef
Chris DiMinno
Trifecta Tavern & Bakery
Frito pie
Frito pie
Podnah's Pit BBQ
$$, Happy Hour, Full Bar, Outdoor Seating, Bbq, Vernon
"I had never had Frito pie before eating at Podnah’s, but now I’m hooked. Texas red chili, melted cheese, and raw onions served on aluminum foil—it's smokey, sweet, salty, and delicious. I could eat this every day with an IPA and be completely happy... and 300 pounds heavy."
Chris DiMinno
Chef
Chris DiMinno
Trifecta Tavern & Bakery
View More

At My Venues

View More