Alexa Numkena-Anderson, an Indigenous — Hopi, Yakama, Skokomish and Cree Nations — and Mexican chef, sees her first restaurant, Javelina, as her duty to the community. Javelina “felt like a ...
Portland finally has an Indigenous restaurant. Javelina, which started as a pop-up in November 2023, opened as a permanent brick-and-mortar on January 23 at Lil’ Dame. By day, Javelina is a ...
It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for Alexa Numkena-Anderson. Since launching her pop-up Javelina in 2023 after putting in serious kitchen time at places like Bullard, Sammich and King Tide ...