It’s the statement below from Xiao Ye that made us clamor to get Jolyn and Louis out East for a visit. We’ve been following their journeys since they moved out West and cheering on the opening of Xiao Ye from DC. We couldn’t agree more with their sentiment of the type of spaces we hold dear and want our restaurants to be. We, too, champion the power in connections made over meals, in our dining room and in our kitchens. It’s a truth we hold dear and one we are extremely excited to build on together for this special collaboration dinner.

A few words from Xiao Ye

“To our community —

Xiao Ye is a neighborhood restaurant in the Hollywood District in Portland, Oregon serving first-generation American food. We believe in championing the food from our respective childhoods growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, as well as the recipes we’ve picked up along the way. Xiao Ye celebrates all the dimensions of our experiences as first-generation Americans, so you’ll discover everything from rigatoni all’amatriciana to a half-fried chicken to savory madeleines made with masa and mochiko.

As long time restaurant folks, we are no strangers to late nights. And with late nights, comes a midnight snack, or as we call it in our house, xiao ye. You don’t have a midnight snack with just anybody. It’s usually with a best friend, a partner, a close family member and/or your chosen family. We want our restaurant to be the place where you experience xiao ye with your favorite people. It's our hope that when you join us, you feel connection -- with each other and with the food that weaves us all together.

Love, Jolyn and Louis”

All this to say we are so excited to welcome our friends and former DC restaurant folks, Jolyn Chen and Louis Lin of Xiao Ye in Portland, Oregon to Tail Up Goat on Tuesday, November 19th.

Reservations can be booked on RESY beginning Tuesday, October 22nd at 10:00am. Dinner will include six courses at $135 per person exclusive of beverage, 22% service fee and sales tax. An optional wine pairing will be available for $125 per person exclusive of service fee and sales tax and of course our zero proof flight will be available too.

Unfortunately, we can not accommodate most dietary restrictions at this dinner. We will have a vegetarian option available for each course and additionally can avoid nuts and shellfish. We can not accommodate any other restrictions. For example we could not host someone who avoids any of the following: gluten, dairy, eggs, nightshades, alliums, capsaicin, citrus, or soy. If you have questions about an allergy or dietary restrictions please send us a note (hello@tailupgoat.com) prior to booking as bookings are non-refundable.

Tickets for this dinner are NON-REFUNDABLE. Reservations cancelled by Friday, November 15th will receive a gift card in the amount of the purchase to use at Tail Up Goat. The gift card will be good for one year from the date of issue. Reservations cancelled after Friday, November 15th and no shows will not receive a gift card.