Page 8 - Chehalem Business Connection December 2013

Page 8 Chehalem Business Connection December 2013

Prepare yourself for posh living in the Dundee hills

Bed and breakfast in early

S
planning stages, will utilize

Northwest elements in theme

o far there haven’t been any

challenges, but Tavis Hill is

hesitant to determine when
his new bed and breakfast will be

open for business.
Located in the Dundee hills, Hill

and his wife Megan purchased a
4,000-square-foot home on 10

acres.

“When we bought the property
we were open to what we wanted to

do,” he said. “We knew we wanted
to be a part of the community, but

not sure as what.”
He said they mulled over their

possibilities, including a restaurant,

and eventually landed on a bed and
breakfast. The idea came about after Tavis Hill and his wife Megan have purchased a 4,000-square-foot home in the Dundee hills and will soon begin transforming it into a high-end bed and breakfast facility.
this stage is they just finalized the Tuscan themed, but that is going to area as accurately as we can,” he

hearing time and time again that team which will work on remodel- change.
said.
during peak wine harvest season, Tentatively slated to open next ing the house structure as well as “We have friends in the immedi-

there aren’t enough accommoda- summer, Hill said the inn will have the aesthetics. The team includes ate vicinity and they do (the Tuscan
tions in the area for visitors.
Elite Development theme) so well, it’s eight bedrooms available to rent,

“It just kind of made (sense),” Northwest — a fe- not something we and three to four rooms for them-
“We’re working on constantly shifting
Hill said.
male duo who has really care to also selves.
At this point, the new inn doesn’t won Street of names right now simply because it’s very be,” Hill said. “We “It’s going to be fairly sizeable,”

have an official name. He said they Dreams Best in early in the process. We need a working want to do some- he said.
are tossing out ideas like the Toast Show twice.
title, but as far as what it will end up thing that isn’t a As for the breakfast aspect, he

Inn and Toast to the Red Hills.
being, some variation of (the Toast Inn or copycat, that’s
“I think it’s
said he plans to do the majority of
Toast to the Red Hills).”
“We’re working on constantly going to be nice to have two unique, that we can add to and not the cooking.

shifting names right now simply be- women on our team instead of men be in direct competition. Our word “But there are a lot of places

cause it’s very early in the process,” who can dominate a team,” he said. for it is rustic contemporary.”
around here. If they want to come
Hill said. “We need a working title, “It’s exciting to have people from Rustic contemporary utilizes in, we’re open to it,” Hill said.

but as far as what it will end up two different sides of the spec- clean lines, he said, and a lot of “What’s great is (the locals have)
being, some variation of that.”
trum.”
Northwest “rusticness.”
such an entrepreneurial spirit and

What he said is most exciting at
such a collaborative spirit.”
He added that the concept was
“We just want to represent this
I

After a lengthy remodeling process and a lot of hard work, the tavern/bistro opens on First Street

Ruddick/ t’s been a little more than initially planned, with which is exactly how co- and most other elements.

than two months since the first public service owner Paul Losch de- “We’re really just utiliz-
Ruddick/Wood was Nov. 22. scribed it. ing as much as we can
Wood
fully funded on Kickstarter, The dining side of R/W “It’s based on the old from the existing build-

and now the Newberg tav- is planned to open at a tavern feel, a saloon feel,” ing,” co-owner Kyle Lat-
opens its ern and bistro, located at later date, but the tavern is Losch said. “It feels kind timer said.

720 E. First St., has opened designed to be warm and of feels old timey.” This includes using parts
its tavern doors. inviting. It feels like step- The booths and tables
doors
Please read more about Ruddick/Wood
This happened earlier ping into an old saloon, are wooden, as is the bar
on page nine