Republica & Co.

4 and a half books. That’s what I did during my time down with Pneumonia. I tried working during those 10 days, but I mostly got in the...

It was a cliche Portland Tuesday. Up until 4pm, there was a gloom over the city, the kind of gloom that most of us who have lived here...

Customer: What part of Mexico are you from. Me: Southern California. Customer: Oh. Me: Kinda. It's complicated. I was born here, but at...

Happy 2023. How is it almost February? Has it really been 25 days since we started the new year? Things seem to be happening a lot faster...

As someone who never got to experience NOMA, I am selfishly heartbroken to watch it close its doors. Granted, I might still be able to...

January 5th, 2023 "The American Dream; that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with...

5 years and some change ago, launching a coffee shop was the hardest thing I’d ever done. Yes, it was physically demanding, and it was...

A little more than 2 weeks before we reach the end of 2022. Oooof. I have to take a quick pause as I type that. For us, whatever happens...

No one is like the other. That's what I answer when asked, "do all of your restaurants serve the same food?" For starters, Lilia is like...

This week we decided to do away with our daytime service at La Fondita. There are many factors for our reasoning, none greater than us...

As you may or may not know, Republica & Co. is co-owned by myself (Angel Medina) and the incredible Chef Olivia Bartruff, who is also our...