Disclosure: I was granted a Bloggers Pass for Feast Portland 2013, and asked to help promote Feast but they did not require that I write this post and I am not otherwise being compensated. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own, and I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences regardless of whether they were complimentary or not.
Do you have your tickets for the Friday or Saturday Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting at Pioneer Courthouse Square yet? Can you believe it’s just in four days?!!?? I feel like it’s Foodie Christmas.
As I covered previously, the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting presented by by Alaska Airlines transforms Portland’s “living room” square in the middle of downtown Portland into a two day food festival with demos and tastings celebrating offerings of the Northwest. A dozen breweries, 32 wine producers, and 15 local Northwest producers will be present for sampling and discuss their craft, plus more!!
The goal of Feast Portland is to raise money for two Portland charity partners focused on fighting hunger: Share Our Strength and Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon. So participating in the Oregon Grand Bounty Tasting is nourishment for yourself as well as others.
Tickets are $60 and the event takes place as part of Feast Portland on two days, Friday, September 20th and Saturday, Sept 21st 12:00pm – 5:00pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Please note that each day is a different all inclusive ticket. Your entrance ticket grants you all inclusive access to sample and learn about it all inside. Yes, look at the wonderful morsels in store, as evidenced by last year!
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If the $60 price is too dear for you, you can still enjoy Feast. Other affordable events to consider include the Speaker Panel Series where each event is $10, the Cookbook Social that is free/suggested donation of $5, or the free Whole Foods Best Butcher Contest/Fishmonger Faceoff, as covered in previous posts I wrote- just copy my homework!
There will also be unofficial events, such as the current creative ice cream flavors at Ruby Jewel and Salt & Straw which are already available at their respective locations. If you vote for the Ruby Jewel ice cream before Thursday, you may even win a ticket to the Grand Tasting- check it out!
Meanwhile, I have a few more new details about the Grand Tasting, so thought I would share them. There are special guests which are appearing Friday and Saturday, and here is the tentative schedule I have seen so far for the KitchenAid Main Demo Stage:
Friday KitchenAid Main Demo Stage:
• 1-1:45pm – Jenn Louis, Lincoln Restaurant
• 2:30-3:15pm – Duff Goldman, Charm City Cakes
• 4-4:45pm – Matt and Ted Lee, The Lee Brothers
Saturday KitchenAid Main Demo Stage:
• 1-1:45pm – Naomi Pomeroy, Beast
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• 2:30-3:15pm – Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon
• 4-4:45pm – Chris Cosentino, Incanto
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The Lineup (the word bounty really does describe this!)
Friday-
- Jenn Louis, Lincoln Restaurant (Portland, OR)
- Dustin Clark, Wildwood (Portland, OR)
- Mark Hosack, Gracie’s (Portland, OR)
- Lompoc Brewing, (Portland, OR)
Saturday-
- Naomi Pomeroy, Expatriate, Beast (Portland, OR)
- Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon (Portland, OR)
- Chris Cosentino, Incanto (San Francisco, CA)
- Ingrid Chen, Remedy Wine Bar (Portland, OR)
- Kyo Koo, clarklewis (Portland, OR)
- Michael Uhnak, Besaw’s (Portland, OR)
- Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, (Hood River, OR)
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Both days (updated from my last post)-
- Aubrey Lindley, Cacao (Portland, OR)
- Ethan Powell and Tobias Hogan, The Parish (Portland, OR)
- Base Camp Brewing Company, (Portland, OR)
- Deschutes Brewery, (Bend, OR)
- Double Mountain Brewery, (Hood River, OR)
- Fort George Brewery, (Astoria, OR)
- Full Sail Brewing Company, (Hood River, OR)
- Gigantic Brewing, (Portland, OR)
- Hopworks Urban Brewery, (Portland, OR)
- Laurelwood Brewing Company, (Portland, OR)
- McMenamins Pubs & Breweries, (Portland, OR)
- Ninkasi Brewing, (Eugene, OR)
- Sasquatch Brewery, (Portland, OR)
- Widmer Brothers Brewing, (Portland, OR)
- Adelsheim Vineyard, Adelsheim Vineyard (Newberg, OR)
- Anne Amie Vineyards, Anne Amie Vineyards (Carlton, OR)
- Apolloni Vineyards, Apolloni Vineyards (Forest Grove, OR)
- Archery Summit, (Dayton, OR)
- Artisanal Wine Cellars, Artisanal Wine Cellars (Newberg, OR)
- Bergstrom Wines, Bergstrom Wines (Newberg, OR)
- Biggio Hamina Cellars, Biggio Hamina Cellars (McMinnville, OR)
- Boedecker Cellars, Boedecker Cellars (Portland, OR)
- Chehalem, Chehalem (Newberg, OR)
- Coleman Vineyard, Coleman Vineyard (McMinnville, OR)
- Columbia Crest Grand Estates, Columbia Crest Grand Estates (Patterson, WA)
- Columbia Crest H3, Columbia Crest H3 (Patterson, WA)
- Division Winemaking Co., (Portland, OR)
- Domaine Serene, Domaine Serene (Willamette Valley, OR)
- Durant Vineyards, Durant Vineyards (Dundee, OR)
- Elk Cove Vineyards, Elk Cove Vineyards (Gaston, OR)
- Erath, Erath (Dundee, OR)
- Hawks View Cellars, Hawks View Cellars (Sherwood, OR)
- King Estate, King Estate (Eugene, OR)
- Montinore Estates, Montinore Estates (Forest Grove, OR)
- Northstar, Northstar (Walla Walla, WA)
- Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars (Newberg, OR)
- Ponzi Vineyards, Ponzi Vineyards (Beaverton, OR)
- RoxyAnn Winery, RoxyAnn Winery (Medford, OR)
- Sokol Blosser, Sokol Blosser (Dayton, OR)
- Soter Vineyards, Soter Vineyards (Carlton, OR)
- Spring Valley Vineyard, Spring Valley Vineyard (Walla Walla, WA)
- Tendril Wine Cellars, Tendril Wine Cellars (Carlton, OR)
- Thistle, Thistle (Dundee, OR)
- Union Wine Company, Union Wine Company (Sherwood, OR)
- Van Duzer Vineyards, Van Duzer Vineyards (Dallas, OR)
- Willamette Valley Vineyards, Willamette Valley Vineyards (Turner, OR)
- Alma Chocolate, (Portland, OR)
- Ancient Heritage Dairy, (Madras, OR)
- Bee Local, (Portland, OR)
- Brazi Bites, (Portland, OR)
- Bunches & Bunches, (Portland, OR)
- Hot Lips Soda, (Portland, OR)
- Jacobsen Salt Co., (Tillamook, OR)
- Kelly’s Jelly, (Lake Oswego, OR)
- Crave Bake Shop, (Lake Oswego, OR)
- Masala Pop, (Portland, OR)
- Oregon Olive Mill, (Dundee, OR)
- Pacific Pie Company, (Portland, OR)
- Random Order, (Portland, OR)
- Salt & Straw, (Portland, OR)
- Stumptown Coffee Roasters, (Portland, OR)
- Tabor Bread, (Portland, OR)
Check out some highlights on video from the 2012 event below. You can also view the Photo Essay of the event from the Oregonian here that has photos from this event and others from Feast Portland 2012.
I hope to see you there! Or, check back and I’ll report back on your behalf. What, you want me to sip a wine/beer for you? I’ll make it happen.
Disclosure: This post is part of my series “Counting Down to Feast Portland” where I talk about events I plan to attend as part of this 4 day food and drink festival September 19-22, 2013. I was granted a Bloggers Pass for Feast Portland 2013, and asked to help promote Feast but they did not require that I write this post and I am not otherwise being compensated.
The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own, and I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences regardless of whether they were complimentary or not.
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