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.

Here is my Feast Portland 2013 Recap of Day 2, Friday September 20, 2013

Imperial PDX Media Breakfast

A media breakfast at Imperial, thanks to my Portland Bloggers pass, at Imperial. Today, except for the Cookbook Social, my Bloggers Pass helped me through into events. The breakfast buffet at Imperial was amazing, including Irish Coffee, Bloody Mary, incredible smoothie, a bacon jam on frybread, and a sesame pastry with cream cheese stuffed inside! I don’t know why having breakfast/brunch at Imperial has never occurred to me, but it  is on my list of recommendations now!

Local Products between Speaker Series courtesy Whole foods

Local products for snacking in between Speaker Series events, courtesy Whole Foods, highlighting various local producers.

Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting at Pioneer Square

Some pictures from the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting, when a booth happened to not have others in front of it so I could get a good shot or I wasn’t awkwardly balancing my wine glass with a sample and no hand was free for the camera. I sort of which they had one of those cocktail trays that has a stem holder- recyclable of course, though I think would keep something like that!

In a genius marketing idea, you could get an airbrushed or temporary tattoo at the Pear Booth!

The Lee Brothers on the Kitchenaid Stage were so charming that the audience didn’t even mind they did not go into the details of their demonstration of oyster peanut stew until 15-20 minutes in because we were so enjoying their stories. I also got a chance to catch Naomi Pomeroy, who totally okayed warming up butter for a dish by squeezing it in your hands (she was doing a demo of a corn souffle). Meanwhile, Whole Foods offered screen printing of the color of your choice on a reusable bag declaring support for “Eat as Promised”.

Cookbook Social

I also visited the Cookbook Social, where many of the authors had provided a sample or two of food from their book (if applicable) and it was surprisingly intimate in being able to just chat with them for a spell! I hope they bring this event back next year. Ha ha, I took photos of Joe Yonan’s kimchi deviled eggs were amazing (though spicy) and none of him- though I now have his autographed book!

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. 

Also check out my recap of Day 1 Sandwich Invitational and Day 3 High Comfort