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A world-class event celebrating Oregon's bounty and the chefs and artisans who do some pretty amazing things with it.
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Feast Portland donates its net proceeds to two worthy charities, working to end hunger in Oregon and around the country.
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Widmer Brothers Brewing Sandwich Invitational Presented by Lincoln Motor Company
Widmer Brothers Brewing Sandwich Invitational Presented by Lincoln Motor Company
What happens when 15 of America's top chefs convene to harness their culinary ambition between two slices of bread? Enter the Sandwich Invitational, Feast Portland's killer kick-off party, where wildly imaginative, chef'd-up interpretations redefine everything you thought the lowly sando could be. Enjoy sandwich bliss under the stars at Downtown Portland's urbane Director Park, an experience paired with craft brews from legendary local Widmer Brothers Brewing plus Northwest wines and cocktails.
St. Jack
Aaron Barnett and Thomas McNaughton with Adelsheim Vineyard and Boedecker Cellars
Aaron Barnett and Thomas McNaughton with Adelsheim Vineyard and Boedecker Cellars
Portland’s resident Francophile Aaron Barnett (St. Jack) and San Francisco’s Italian obsessed, Thomas McNaughton (Flour + Water) team up for the first time since the duo worked together at San Francisco’s legendary Restaurant Gary Danko for a dinner that’s sure to feature the exquisite cooking of two of Europe’s most famous cuisines. Wines from Adelsheim Vineyard and Boedecker Cellars.
Paley's Place
Wine Riot with Andrea Immer Robinson at Paley's Place
Wine Riot with Andrea Immer Robinson at Paley's Place
James Beard Award winners Andrea Robinson and Vitaly Paley team up for an unforgettable dinner at the light-filled tables of Paley’s Place. One of only 18 female Master Sommeliers in the world, Andrea brings her award-winning expertise to Portland, where she will pair her exquisite oenological taste with the sustainable, seasonal Pacific Northwest cuisine for which Vitaly Paley is famed.
Irving Street Kitchen
Sarah Schafer and Floyd Cardoz with Sokol Blosser and Willamette Valley Vineyards
Sarah Schafer and Floyd Cardoz with Sokol Blosser and Willamette Valley Vineyards
Sarah Schafer (Irving Street Kitchen) has cooked her way across the United States from New York to San Francisco. Floyd Cardoz (North End Grill) created a new category of modern, New Indian cuisine with New York’s Tabla before teaming with New York restaurant mogul Danny Meyer to debut the seafood-friendly North End Grill in Lower Manhattan. Experience East and West coming together, in both the American and global sense, for an evening of dishes both unexpected and familiar. Wines from Sokol Blosser and Willamette Valley Vineyards.
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Portland Art Museum: Whitsell Auditorium
Hunger Bites, Let's End It
The American Experience Through Food
Vino Riot with David Lynch at Genoa
Hunger Bites, Let's End It
In his first term, President Obama made the ambitious pledge to end childhood hunger in America. What would it take to end child hunger in Oregon – a state with one of the highest hunger rates in the nation – but who is at the forefront of the anti-hunger movement? Join anti-hunger leaders as they share their vision, highlighting the power and effectiveness of partnership, advocacy and funding, and discuss how we can make childhood hunger a thing of the past in Oregon, and across the nation.
The American Experience Through Food
What the heck is American food? Is it Southern chef celebrating local ingredients and family recipes honed over centuries? Is it one of the youngest chefs on Earth ever to receive three Michelin stars? Answer: It is all of these and more. Listen to renowned chefs from around the country who approach food from many different backgrounds, experiences, and influences—and find out what makes American food exhilarating.
Vino Riot with David Lynch at Genoa
David Lynch, Bon Appétit’s “Wine Insider” and author of Vino Italiano, comes to Genoa, the birthplace of Italian fine dining in Portland. Wine aficionados won’t want to miss out on this evening, which will marry exquisite wines with the wine-friendly food of Genoa’s Executive Chef Jake Martin.
Portland Art Museum: Evans H. Roberts Sculpture Mall
Pinot Envy
Wine vs. Beer: The Rematch
The Best Northwest Wines You Aren't Drinking
Aged and Infused
Pinot Envy
Burgundy meets Oregon in this exciting discussion about the ever popular, yet controversial grape: Pinot Noir.
Wine vs. Beer: The Rematch
Last year, wine won the war, but can beer do it better? Feast hosts our second annual libations smackdown as two teams battle it out in the ring for the chance to be crowned the Pairing Master. Bring your palates and place your bets. This could get ugly folks.
The Best Northwest Wines You Aren't Drinking
Oregon might be most famous for its Pinot Noir and Washington makes a mean Cabernet Sauvignon, but there's a growing contingent of winemakers experimenting with other grape varietals like Gamay, Tempranillo, Auxerrois and Grüner Veltliner. Discover your next favorite Northwest wine with some of the industry's leading personalities. It’ll be like seeing that awesome indie band before they signed their record deal. Bragging rights. Big time.
Aged and Infused
There's more to infusing liquors than cutting up a pineapple and tossing it in a vat of vodka. And that whole barrel-aging thing your wine geek friends keep talking about, turns out it also makes for delicious cocktails. Learn and taste how barrel-aging and infusion are two sides of the same delicious coin with some of the country's top spirit experts.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Friday Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines
USA Pears Night Market Presented by Snake River Farms
Friday Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines
Portland's "living room," Pioneer Courthouse Square, transforms into the city's dining room for two days as dozens of the region's most celebrated wineries, breweries, vendors, and artisans take over Downtown Portland's most prime real estate for the festival's premiere daytime event. Experience the scene, meet the chefs you've read about, discover the best Oregon wines and craft beers, and enjoy cooking demonstrations from celebrated chefs like Michael Voltaggio, Chris Cosentino, Jenn Louis, and Gabriel Rucker at the KitchenAid Main Demo Stage.
USA Pears Night Market Presented by Snake River Farms
Join locally and nationally renowned chefs as they transform Portland’s historic EcoTrust building into the nation's liveliest outdoor celebration of global street food. Called the nation’s best event of its kind by Food Republic, the Feast Portland Night Market is imbued with the spirit of the great bazaars of Southeast Asia and the Latin world. Enjoy a who’s who of Oregon craft beer, wine, and spirits to fuel an experience that embodies the sights, sounds, and smiles of a world culinary journey.
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Baby Got Beer-Back
Cocoa Comforts
Beer Breakdown
White Wines and the Shore Line
Baby Got Beer-Back
The whiskey-with-a-beer-back has a long and hallowed tradition in the watering holes of North America. Take your beer-back to the next level by discerning the best pairing for a bourbon (pilsner or pale?) or an Irish whiskey (the obvious stout). We’ve enlisted four discerning palates to share their favorite pairings and help you hone your beer-back knowledge.
Cocoa Comforts
Sure, single origin chocolate may be the new cool kid on the chocolate block, but what about your first love? The candy bar. America’s preeminent chocolatiers and pastry chefs are leading the comeback-charge of chocolate nostalgia and putting a new twist on old favorites. From candy bars to chocolate chip cookies, taste and learn about their amazing confections and take a chocolaty trip down memory lane.
Beer Breakdown
If you think you learned everything there is to know about beer in undergrad, our panel of experts is here to help you get your PhD. Deconstruct Portland's most ubiquitous brew as you taste and smell your way through the art of making beer. From hops and malt, to the finished product you’ll taste and learn what makes an IPA an IPA and Pilsner a Pilsner. Class dismissed.
White Wines and the Shore Line
White wine and seafood go together like bread and butter and here in Oregon we’re lucky to have some of the world’s best seafood and most exciting white wines (yes, white wine can be exciting!).Taste the delicious aquatic creations of some of our favorite chefs and learn how to pair stunning white wines with the catch of the day.
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Whole Foods Market Best Butcher Contest & Fishmonger Face-Off
Whole Foods Market Best Butcher Contest & Fishmonger Face-Off
After months of regional competitions at Whole Foods Market stores across the country, 12 butchers and fishmonger finalists are sharpening their knives to go head-to-tail for the glory of being named best in their craft. Come watch the sparks fly as the butcher and fishmonger finalists battle their way to the top. Finalists will be judged by an expert panel that includes top chefs and media on presentation, craftsmanship and swagger in dazzling demos of knife work. Sample some surf-and-turf from Whole Foods Market’s meat and seafood partners, pause for some live music, snap a picture in the photo booth, and even learn a thing or two about high-quality meat and sustainable seafood.
Le Cordon Bleu
Roast Your Own Coffee with Adam McGovern
Salt Block Cooking with Mark Bitterman
High Comfort at The Nines
Modern Sauces with Martha Holmberg
Roast Your Own Coffee with Adam McGovern
Just how easy is roasting coffee? Much easier than you think! Join local roaster Adam McGovern of the celebrated Sterling Coffee Roasters who will explain the roasting process in both commercial and home applications. Followed by that, attendees will roll up their sleeves and roast their own to produce delicious Guatemalan coffee to take home with them.
Salt Block Cooking with Mark Bitterman
The country’s leading salt expert and James Beard winning author Mark Bitterman demonstrates the fundamentals of cooking on blocks of Himalayan salt, from grilling to chilling to curing to serving. This demonstration will include dishes like A Capella Salt Block Antipasto, Salt and Pepper Semi-Cured Hamachi Sashimi, Salt Block Beef Fajitas, and Salt-Melted Chocolate Fondue with Crisp Bacon.
High Comfort at The Nines
What happens when comfort food gets pushed out of its comfort zone? What would grandmother's food taste like if grandma had a Michelin star, an immersion circulator, and a pantry full of Iberian ham, foie gras, and candy bars? The answer: High Comfort, the most decadent culinary event around. Last year's event saw meat cereal, caviar sandwiches, and a charcuterie hall of fame without rival. This year, some of the best chefs from the US and Canada are going to take it to the next level: Get ready to be fed silly with help from premier Oregon wines and their European counterparts. Don't plan anything early the next day.
Modern Sauces with Martha Holmberg
Classes
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Mix Magazine founding editor and James Beard nominated author will teach you how to make five sauces that will change your life. No, really, they will. She’ll not only demonstrate the recipes, but will explain the underlying techniques so that you can have a better chance of success in your own kitchen. Sauces include classic vinaigrette, beurre blanc, dried red chile sauce, crème anglaise, and salted caramel sauce.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Saturday Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines
Rodney Muirhead and Aaron Franklin with Widmer Brothers Brewing
Saturday Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines
Portland's "living room," Pioneer Courthouse Square, transforms into the city's dining room for two days as dozens of the region's most celebrated wineries, breweries, vendors, and artisans take over Downtown Portland's most prime real estate for the festival's premiere daytime event. Experience the scene, meet the chefs you've read about, discover the best Oregon wines and craft beers, and enjoy cooking demonstrations from celebrated chefs like Michael Voltaggio, Chris Cosentino, Jenn Louis, and Gabriel Rucker at the KitchenAid Main Demo Stage.
Rodney Muirhead and Aaron Franklin with Widmer Brothers Brewing
Austin’s legendary Franklin BBQ descends on Portland to team up with our own barbecue hero for an unforgettable night of smoke and sizzling. Aaron Franklin has been selling out of brisket every day since opening in 2009. Rodney Muirhead starts the oak hardwood fires every day at 5 am to bring slow-smoked meats to the tables of Podnah’s Pit. Experience both their expertise in action for an unforgettable meal paired with beers from Widmer Brothers Brewing.
Portland Art Museum: Whitsell Auditorium
Beat the Devil: Create an Awesome Food Business without Selling Your Soul
Portland Matters
Trent Pierce and Sarah Simmons with Domaine Serene
Beat the Devil: Create an Awesome Food Business without Selling Your Soul
What makes a coffee shop more than a morning ritual stopover? What makes a grocery store more than a place to buy groceries? Food can be a business where passion and conviction can win over customer hearts, but the new players in the food business game are proving this doesn't come at the cost of losing market share. Meet some of the most influential players in changing the way America eats.
Portland Matters
Portland, Oregon: Food media crush of the moment, or a city with serious culinary cred? Eavesdrop on the experts and hear their side. From the talented chefs changing the conversations locally and nationally, to the booming multi-billion dollar beverage and artisan products industries, to an agricultural bounty and natural beauty rivaled by few places on Earth, to the homegrown heroes—from David Lett to James Beard—learn why the Portland story is far from over.
Trent Pierce and Sarah Simmons with Domaine Serene
Called “Oregon’s finest seafood restaurant” by The Oregonian, Trent Pierce has taken life aquatic to new heights at Roe, the 30-seat restaurant in the backroom of Wafu, his Japanese izakaya. Pierce joins the professional in guest chef pairing, Sarah Simmons of the New York culinary salon, City Grit for an exciting evening of innovation and collaboration, with wines by Domaine Serene.
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Homemade Condiments, Sweet and Savory with Andrea Slonecker
Homemade Condiments, Sweet and Savory with Andrea Slonecker
Want to make condiments from scratch from Portland’s author of "Pretzel Making at Home" (Chronicle, 2013)? Here’s your chance. From tomato jam, to horseradish-parsley butter, to salted caramel sauce, learn all the trick of this DIY trade. Hot pretzels will be served for dipping, dunking, or spreading with the day's creations.
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Fermented Foods of Japan with Gabe Rosen
Cathy Whims and Stephanie Izard with Chehalem and Elk Cove Vineyards
Face Meat with Ellias Cairo
Greg Higgins, Adam Sappington and The Lee Brothers
Fermented Foods of Japan with Gabe Rosen
Miso, natto, takuan, shoyu, katsuobushi: Such an incredible array of fermented foods find their way into the staple flavors of the Japanese table. Get educated on new and traditional applications for Japanese fermented foods by Chef Gabe Rosen and his team from Portland’s Biwa Restaurant, and learn how to stock your own storehouse with enough DIY miso to last a long Japanese winter.
Cathy Whims and Stephanie Izard with Chehalem and Elk Cove Vineyards
Cathy Whims (Nostrana), who has been defining Italian food in Portland since her days at Genoa, teams up with Stephanie Izard (Girl & The Goat, Little Goat), Top Chef winner and tastemaker on the Chicago food scene. We can’t guarantee goats on the menu, but we can guarantee that these two culinary vanguards will devise a menu as original as their cuisines. Wines from Chehalem and Elk Cove Vineyards.
Face Meat with Ellias Cairo
FACE MEAT WITH ELIAS CAIRO
LE CORDON BLEU / $65
Join Olympic Provisions for a demonstration on how to make charcuterie from one of the most valuable of pig parts—the head. From Roman guanciale to head cheese, learn some tricks from Portland’s chief salumist Elias Cairo of Olympic Provisions.
Greg Higgins, Adam Sappington and The Lee Brothers
Greg Higgins, the Godfather of Pacific Northwest cuisine teams up with Adam Sappington, a self-taught advocate of whole-animal butchery and fellow farm-to-table enthusiast for an amazing brunch guaranteed to nurse your post-Feast hangover. Hosted by the Lee Brothers, Charleston-based journalists and evangelists for down-home country food with drinks from Reyka Vodka.
Bar Avignon
Basic Pig Butchery with Camas Davis
Eric Joppie and Renee Erickson
Scott Snyder and Michael Solomonov with Hawks View Cellars
Basic Pig Butchery with Camas Davis
Learn the lost art of home butchery from French and American-trained Camas Davis, founder and owner of the Portland Meat Collective. Split sides of pork into primals using the techniques of seam butchery and then learn how to cut those primals into subprimals like ribs, tenderloins, hams, chops, and coppas. Students will also learn how to cook and cure every single part of the animal. At the end of this very hands-on class, students will gather together over locally made charcuterie and wine.
Eric Joppie and Renee Erickson
Bar Avignon’s familial atmosphere welcomes a new guest in the form of Renee Erickson (The Whale Wins, The Whale and the Carpenter), who joins Eric Joppie in his kitchen for a Sunday brunch event where elegance meets comfort. With Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, and oysters from Hamma Hamma Oyster Co., it’s the best way to wake up.
Scott Snyder and Michael Solomonov with Hawks View Cellars
Philadelphia’s James Beard Award winner, Michael Solomonov of Zahav and Federal Donuts comes to the hearth of Scott Snyder’s Levant for a celebration of Middle Eastern cuisine. Michael’s modern take on Israeli cuisine will be right at home with the Old World feel of Levant’s Arabesque interior. Dare we suggest that this menu will open a whole new world of flavor? Wines from Hawks View Cellars.
Higgins Restaurant and Bar
Pok Pok at Home with Andy Ricker
Scott Dolich and Jason Franey with Archery Summit
Tea Blending with Steve Smith
Pok Pok at Home with Andy Ricker
Considered America’s foremost Thai food evangelist, Portland’s Andy Ricker has popular restaurants in both New York and Portland. Learn from Ricker himself in an intimate setting some of the fundamentals of Thai cooking, and how to bring a piece of Pok Pok into the home kitchen.
Scott Dolich and Jason Franey with Archery Summit
With 10 years at the helm of Park Kitchen, Scott Dolich has cemented his reputation as one of Portland’s most beloved chefs. Now Dolich teams with Food & Wine’s 2011 Best New Chef, Jason Franey from Canlis. Franey has redefined the menu of Canlis – a restaurant that has been pushing the culinary envelope for more than sixty years. Expect obsessively sourced ingredients and amazing flavors from these two champions of Northwest cuisine. Wines from Archery Summit.
Tea Blending with Steve Smith
Join Steven Smith Teamaker owners Kim and Steve Smith for an exploration into the exotic world of teas and botanicals. You’ll learn that tea, like wine, is full of flavor complexities and aromas. You’ll be guided on a tasting of the “Gran Crus” of tea, learn the subtle nuances of various botanicals and spices, and finally you’ll create your own unique blend of tea under the watchful eye of Steven Smith, one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject.