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Is Ken's Artisan Bakery Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Portland, Oregon

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Ken's Artisan Bakery shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 338 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209 on 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The 'Buttered Up' episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Ken's Artisan Bakery, spotlighting a buttered pastry item from its French-style bread and viennoiserie menu. The bakery, on Northwest 21st Avenue in Portland, Oregon's Northwest District, was founded in 2001 by Ken Forkish and is now run by longtime employees Randy Dorkin and Theo Taylor following Forkish's 2021-22 retirement. The bakery's own website subpage (kensartisan.com/bakery) returned an HTTP 404 error when checked on 2026-09-08, and Corner.inc's business listing, updated 2026-07, marks the location as closed. However, Yelp's page for the bakery, updated 2026-09, still displays daily 8am-4pm hours. In a September 2026 check, Google's listing for 338 NW 21st Avenue also showed the bakery operating.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11

Episode 14
Air date not confirmed
Title: Buttered Up · What was featured: a buttered pastry from its bread and viennoiserie menu

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kens-artisan-bakery-portland
  2. corner.inc https://www.corner.inc/place/pHtPss3TsGvo
  3. kensartisan.com https://kensartisan.com/bakery
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Record btiea-0912 · checked by Cal Marchetti.