Nominations for "Outstanding restaurant," "Outstanding Bakery," "Outstanding Bar" and "Best Chef: Northwest" land in Oregon.

Restaurants and chefs from Oregon prominently feature among this year's finalists. The winners will be revealed on June 16.

In the meantime, without the water service, restaurants are forced to make some changes. Jerk Riley’s Irish Pub Operations Manager Art Lima says their business, located in the Ashland city ...