Tips for Feast PDX 2016

September 8, 2016 by 7 Comments

It’s one week until it’s here! The food holiday time of year in Portland – Feast week. It’s all starting Thursday September 15 and goes through Sunday September 18 2016. This will be my fourth year attending Feast, and here are my top tips for Feast PDX, ranging from what to wear to how to proceed through a food event and make the most of it.

Feast promises 4 days of belly busting events showcasing delicious eats and drinks. This is Feast’s 5th year, not only celebrating the bounty of the Oregon and the Northwest in food and drink, but also since its inception Feast has donated more than $230,000 to charity. Feast Portland’s charitable partner in 2016 is Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.

The main event kick off starts with Thursday, with the Sandwich Invitational (Sold Out) and multiple Dinner Series events (also Sold Out). Then, Friday is your best bet if you don’t already have tickets, as there are tickets still for the Friday version of the Grand Tasting ($60, which are the biggest value for your eating and drinking buck events – $12 an hour progressive sampling of all you can eat and drink for 5 hours!) and several Drink Tank events: see the full Feast schedule here. You can also check the Feast official Facebook page to see if there are any giveaways still open to win tickets.

Beans & Booze panel at Feast 2014 Feast 2015: Oregon Bounty, Kimberly Hoang of Magenta Restaurant in Corvallis Oregon presented Hot Chicks! Dough filled with savory chicken and spicy tamarind creme Brunch Village at Feast 2015, USA Pears, one of the participating sponsors, really brought their A game with their Creamy Coconut and Star Anise Poached Pears and a Pear Shrub wtih Sparkling Prosecco or Soda Water

I also wrote a previous post listing some of the Fab Five food that celebrates Feast but you can get even if you are not at any of the Feast events, and a portion of proceeds still goes to fighting childhood hunger. If you are attending a Feast event, here are my top tips for Feast PDX!

Tip 1: Dress Comfortably &  have Easy Pockets or a Tote Bag

For all the main events, you will be visiting a lot of different booths as you are progressive eating through a food market. That means you will be on your feet a lot of the time. In some cases, you will be walking on grass (Smoked) or gravel (Night Market – make sure you have good padding in your shoes). So wear comfy shoes every time.

You will also be eating for several hours – so dress like this is Thanksgiving. This is not the time for your form-fitting dresses and skinny jeans. You want to dress in clothes that have a little tummy give.

Friends - Joey - gif of These are my Thanksgiving Pants

If you are going to an evening event, think about layers as the weather will get cooler later. If you’ve got tickets Smoked, be prepared that the cooking aromas can permeate the air and your clothes will absorb it. In general you don’t want anything requiring dry cleaning!

I  highly recommend wearing something with easy accessible pockets or have a tote bag. That way you can store your napkins or utensils or camera or phone while leaving your hands free to hold and eat food and drink, but also get to those objects easily. I don’t like to create a lot of waste at these events, so I will try as much as possible to use every last corner of my napkin and reuse my utensils.

Official Feast Tote bags at Feast 2015

If the weather says it may be rainy and you are attending one of the outdoor events, I recommend wearing weatherproof hooded jacket instead of an umbrella so you don’t have to juggle a food sample, drink glass, AND your umbrella. Plus, your jacket should then come with pockets!

Specifically for the Sandwich Invitational, it is easy to get really, really full on all those 15 or so sandwiches. My secret trick for big multiple station food events like this is that I only take a couple bites of each dish. But since I feel bad throwing the rest away when it’s so delicious I store it away in a few ziploc bags I have in my tote bag and eat it for lunch the next week! This doesn’t mean to go grabbing multiples of a dish unless it’s the very end of the event: have respect for letting all your fellow guests get a chance to try the dish too.
Widmer Brothers Brewing Sandwich Invitational presented by Dave's Killer Bread, Feast 2014. Cathy Whims of Nostrana (Portland, OR) was still giving out a relaxed vibe from her return from Hawaii as she presented her sandwich of Peach Whim Smoked Lamb Ham, Cresenze Cheese, Watercress, Tomato, and Spicy Onion Relish which was paired with the Widmer Portlandic Porter, my favorite sandwich and Widmer beer pairing of the night.

Limiting yourself to only a couple bites, or sharing with a friend, is pretty much the only way to try everything because there is too much for a normal appetite. Don’t feel like you have to eat and drink everything either.

By the end at all the events, don’t be surprised if some of the booths may have already served up all their plates either so make sure you go in the order of chefs or dishes you want to see the most so you won’t be disappointed you missed someone you really wanted to see. I particular like visiting the out of town chefs first rather then the hometown favorites (though I visit them too) since it’s a unique chance to try their food without having to fly to their city.

At Grand Tasting, one of my favorite booths, and which always has a line, is the USA Pears booth which the previous years have featured multiple special dishes and a different chef each day, so if you are attending go look for their booth to see how they have highlighted pears this year. Last year it was Chef Vitaly Paley and then Chef Brian Clevenger. A little birdie told me this year you may find Top Chef finalist and local PDX Chef Doug Adams sharing nibbles featuring USA Pears paired with sips from Chateau Ste. Michelle! Saturday will be Chef Brian again- you can get a peek at what he served last year below. Also, don’t miss out on the Travel Oregon section (for the past few years it has been towards the weather machine) which features various chefs from Oregon.
USA Pears Pop up featuring Vitaly Paley Feast 2015: Oregon Bounty featuring Brian Clevenger with Bartlett Pear Bourbon cocktail, Sikoku oyster with pickled Anjou Pear, Foie Gras with Seckel Pear Mostarda on crostini, and Roasted rabbit loin with Bosc pear puree and brown butter

Tip 2: Use your Phone or Camera to take Photos for Notes

One of the best things about Feast is being introduced to so much new deliciousness. To help remember what you ate or drank, take a photo of them. The visual cue of seeing the descriptions (particularly wine bottle labels) when I look on my phone is so helpful later!
Feast Portland 2014, Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Elizabeth Chambers wine Feast Portland 2015 Night Market, Mei Lin was hyperfocused and zen as she carefully plated her Pork Belly Pâté Egg Rolls, Nước chấm, Fragrant Herbs

Don’t forget to bring a charger because all those photos (and if you are recording any notes on your phone) will eat up your battery. I have a portable external battery phone charger I always keep in my bag, as well as the wall charger attachment and if you are driving, for your car as well.

In order to see what is happening and hot everyday at Feast, you can check the hashtag #feastpdx and for handles see on Twitter @FeastPDX and follow on Instagram Feast Portland to also see what everyone is talking about. Maybe that’s how you’ll know to hurry and get into a particular line for a food dish before it runs out. If you yourself do share, make sure you tag #FeastPDX too!

I’ll be on Twitter and Instagram myself covering Feast, so I hope we are already friends on Twitter @pechluck and on Instagram @pechluck .

Having cell phone juice is particularly important if you want to make sure you have enough for your phone to ride Trimet with their online app or be able to call a cab or Uber or Lyft for a ride.

Portland Transportation Options 

You can use Google Maps to help find your transportation options (they are hooked up pretty well, and you can also use trimet.org’s Transit Tracker to look up the stop # and see how long until the bus/Max appears – it’s only $5 for an all day pass). You can purchase a pass using cash or credit card at the Max stops, cash only on the buses, or on your phone using credit card via the Trimet Tickets app (iPhone and Android). You flash your ticket to the bus driver, but for the Max you only have to show it to the fare inspector.

It is very difficult to wave down a taxi – you are better calling one if you aren’t convenient to major streets like Broadway or Burnside near downtown where there are lots of hotels that have taxi stations that they might be heading towards.

  • Uber or Lyft: Use UBER app (iPhone, Android, Windows phones) or LYFT app (iPhone, Android)
  • Portland Taxi Cab Company: 503-256-5400
  • Radio Cab: 503-227-1212
  • Broadway Cab: 503-333-3333
  • Green Cab & Green Shuttle: 503-234-1414
  • Union Cab PDX: 503-222-2222

Tip 3: Talk to Strangers, and Smile!

Since everyone around you is a food and drink lover like you and me, we can ALL surely be friends. Start conversations with strangers! Something as simple as “What are you having? Where did you get that?” or “Did you have a favorite sandwich/sample/wine/etc” is a great conversation opener. This can help give you a heads up on something you try that you didn’t know about. There is a lot going on at each event, so to make sure you see everything so talking to people in line or while by a cocktail table eating is fun and a way to get the scoop of what’s hot.

When you’re at a booth, make sure you flash a smile to whoever is working to show your appreciation for them being on their feet prepping and serving food and drink samples to the crowds. Ask all the questions you’d like with the various vendors (stepping to the side so others can still get to samples), and thank everyone you see working hard to keep the event clean and running smoothly and your plates and cups full!

Sammich of Ashland, OR brought House-Cured Pastrami wtih Double R Brisket on Light Rye with Swiss, Slaw, and Housemade Russian dressing at Brunch Village, Feast 2015 One of my favorite dishes of the Night Market during Feast 2015 was the rich dish of Beef Tongue, Roasted Bone Marrow Aioli, Crispy Rice, Pickles by Carlo Lamagna of Clyde Common

If you really like their food or product, make sure you give them that feedback, ask where you can find their product. If you have a social media account, let them know how much you enjoyed it on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Doesn’t everyone like hearing a compliment and validation that their hard work was enjoyed?

Tip 4: Go with Friends, go Alone, just GO!

Being at Feast is sort of like being able to talk to anyone and everyone rooting for your same sports team at a game – but here the game is FOOD.

That means you also don’t worry about going to any event alone. I have gone to food festivals alone and with friends – and both have their pros and cons. Of course, going with friends means you can share the excitement before, the experience during, and the memories after. In some cases, you might even strategize with friends by waiting in different lines and coming together to share samples.
At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup Feast 2015 Oregon Bounty: Face Rock Cheese Ricotta on Brioche with Honey with Face Rock Whipped Ricotta, Handmade Brioche Toast, Honey Drizzle, and Toasted Honey Almonds Bonnie Morales of Kachka was adored for her plates at Night Market 2015 of Lamb Pelmeni with Adjika Butter and Pickled Pears

Going alone also has its pros in that you are much more likely to meet new people, and you are able to move faster through food stations. You will naturally get full over time, so the faster you can eat the more you can try before getting to the uncomfortably stuffed point. On your own, you can make your own calls about how you want to proceed through the food areas based on your preferences at your pace.

Sunny Jin of JORY, at The Allison presented Goat Tartare - Charred Green Tomato, Frozen Egg, Panisse Croutons for Night Market 2015 Feast 2015, Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Feast 2015, Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting

I hope my Top Tips for Feast and links to previews to get you in the feasting mood are helpful to you. Here are links to my previous posts from Feast 2015 and 2014 for an idea of the incredible bites of previous years:

For more Feast tips, check out the perspectives of my blogger friends like

Maybe I’ll see you at Feast? Don’t be shy about coming to say hi!

Disclosure: I was granted a Blogger Pass for Feast Portland 2016 for blog post and social media coverage but I am not otherwise being compensated. Even before I was given the Blogger Pass I already had tickets for some Feast events that I paid for myself. I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences I may be given. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own.

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Feast 2016 Tickets Still Available: Get Some

August 15, 2016 by 6 Comments

EeeeeEEeeeeEEEEeee I can’t wait! It’s only one month until Foodie Christmas, otherwise known as the biggest and greatest food festival Portland offers, Feast Portland! Many events sold out in the first day (especially the smaller events), but I snagged tickets to the Filipino Twist dinner using my Feast Ticket Purchase Tips and Strategy which I shared a few days before tickets went on sale. I’ll also be at Night Market, the Grand Tasting, and the Go Get You Some Picnic. Not to worry: there are still some events that you can get into!
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Feast 2016 Tickets still available

It’s not too late! Check out Feast official social media accounts like the Feast Portland Facebok page to enter some of the various giveaways that can yield you some tickets. Some Feast 2016 Tickets still available for purchase also include

  1. The Sandwich Invitational on Thursday September 15th is the kickoff event for Feast, and this year if you buy 2 tickets or more you will get a free one year subscription to Portland Monthly. Update: Now Sold Out This event conflicts with my Filipino Twist dinner so I won’t be attending, but I always have thought this was a huge value of an event because for $85 you get 14 sandwiches (or more, if you can get through the 14 first…), so you will be completely stuffed. And as with all the Feast events, all the liquid libations are included. This year they have moved the venue to the Rose Quarter Commons for more space.
    Widmer Sandwich Invitational at Feast PDX 2015, Photo by Aubrie LeGault for Feast Portland, All rights reserved
    Photo by Aubrie LeGault for Feast Portland Widmer Sandwich Invitational 2015, All rights reserved
  2. If this is your first time at Feast, I always recommend the Grand Tasting at Pioneer Courthouse Square. You can still get tickets still to the Friday (the Saturday event is already sold out!), and it offers four hours of all you can sample of Oregon food and drink from various local producers for only $60. Each booth’s representatives are incredibly knowledgable about explaining how they make what they do and giving you more back story on the process and food/drink item.
    Feast 2015 Oregon Bounty Feast 2015 Oregon Bounty Feast 2015 Oregon Bounty
    During your sampling you can watch shows on the stage like a mini live Food Network channel! Sampling for hours, talking to the vendors, a mini food show- what a bargain!
    Feast Portland Grand Tasting includes a Feast stage with panels and demos and competitions Feast Portland Grand Tasting includes a Feast stage with panels and demos and competitions
  3. A newly added event for Saturday September 16 is a drink crawl! Cocktail Crawl: Drink Like a Pro offers a progressive drinking journey from 1-4 PM visiting cocktail havens well respected by those in the food and drink industry for $75 while being schooled on bartender secrets for all the drinks.
  4. The Drink Tank events I think are one of the hidden secrets of Feast. I have always enjoyed them – for the price you get multiple glasses of the drink being highlighted, be it beer or wine or whiskey or whatever – as well as a great mini-class learning more about that beverage while sitting al fresco in the Portland Art Museum’s Sculpture Hall.
    Feast Drink Tank Feast Drink Tank
    Here are a few photos to give you an idea what the Drink Tank events were like last year that were similar to ones this year…  have you had your continuing education yet this year? This qualifies right?
    Drink Tank Pinot Noir at Feast Portland 2015 Drink Tank Pinot Noir at Feast Portland 2015
    And, the cost of the Drink Tank event is a bargain- ranging from $35 – $55. The drinks came with snacks you share with your tablemates to cleanse your palate as well between sips. Each seat has a flight of what seemed to always be five drinks.
    Feast Portland Drink Tank Bourbon and Beyond: The New World of American Whiskey
    The tickets for Drink Tank events still available for Feast 2016 include

    • Meet The Press, Friday September 15 12-1 PM is $35 and highlights cider
      Feast Portland Drink Tank Old MacDonald Had a Brewery Feast Portland Drink Tank Old MacDonald Had a Brewery
    • Washington Wines on The Rise on Friday September 15 from 2-3 PM is $55 and highlights the variety of red wines coming from our neighbor state to the north.
      Drink Tank Pinot Noir at Feast Portland 2015
    • Aperitifs Ascendant: Understanding Vermouth, Quinquinas and Aperitif Wines, Friday September 15 from 4-5 PM is $45 to learn about various aperitifs
      Feast Portland Drink Tank Bourbon and Beyond: The New World of American Whiskey Feast Portland Drink Tank Bourbon and Beyond: The New World of American Whiskey
    • Wines Vs. Beer: This Time It’s Personal Saturday September 16 4-5 PM pairs beer and wine with cheese from Steve Jones of The Cheese Bar to see who will make the better pairing for mere $45
      Feast Portland Drink Tank Old MacDonald Had a Brewery Feast Portland Drink Tank Old MacDonald Had a Brewery

As always, remember that the reason why we feast is to fight against childhood hunger, specifically raising money for Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon  with a concentrated effort on their campaign to raise awareness around school breakfast participation in Oregon schools. Over the last four years, Feast has raised over $230,000 to help end childhood hunger. You can help support by purchasing a ticket to Feast Portland, and you can also make an additional donation on their ticket check out page.

Feast Items Outside Feast Events

If you can’t attend Feast, there are still other ways you can feast and help this worthy cause. Since this is Feast’s Fifth year, they are upping the efforts and the feasting with #FeastFab5 Collaborations where they partner a few local chefs and producers to create special items. Plus, the makers will be donating 10% of net sales to Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.

These items will be available from August 1st – September 18th, 2016 online and in select retail locations. The yummies for a good cause include

  • Xocolatl de Davíd – Chocolate collaborations with:
  • QUIN – Oregon Cherry Sparkling Candy, little pillows of candy that kind of sparkles with a tiny effervescence. It’s cherry flavored and contains Oregon cherries, to be more purely Oregon, cherry flavored and a bit fizzy and sparkling but not a sour candy. Available at their Union Way shop and also online.
    QUIN Feast Fab Five collaboration special – A little pillow of candy that kind of sparkles with a tiny effervescence. It’s cherry flavored and contains Oregon cherries, to be more purely Oregon.
  • Pok Pok Som – featuring Oregon Strawberry and Thai Basil Som. The Strawberry one is featured in this cocktail I enjoyed recently Strawberry Fields cocktail featuring Pok Pok Som Strawberry Drinking Vinegar with some Aviation Gin, Aperol, Fresh Lemon, and Mint created by Lindsay Druhot
    Strawberry Fields cocktail featuring Pok Pok Som Strawberry Drinking Vinegar with some Aviation Gin, Aperol, Fresh Lemon, and Mint, created by Lindsay Druhot
  • Olympia Provisions and Pok Pok – featuring a special sausage collaboration between Elias Cairo and Andy Ricker a spicy Nothern Thai (of course) Sai Ua that you can purchase at this link.

    All types of yum! @eliascairo of @oppdx and @pawkhrua of @pokpokpdx teamed up to create this flavor-filled, traditional Thai grilling sausage for #FeastFab5‬! Deeply rooted in the culture of Northern Thailand, this amazing new product features lemongrass, galangal, and a unique blend of spices. Big thanks for making this delicious item to celebrate our fifth birthday! ‪#FeastPDX‬ The #Feastfab5 makers will be donating 10% of net sales to @hunger_free_or! Click our bio link for more deetz.

    A photo posted by Feast Portland (@feastportland) on

Then, during actual Feast week, two additional makers get in with their products and donating to fight childhood hunger:

  • Wiz Bang Bar from Salt & Straw – featuring a special flavor during the week of Feast at their retail location.
  • Stumptown Coffee Roasters – featuring a special cold brew soda made in-house during the week of Feast in Portland retail cafes, except the Annex.
    Stumptown Coffee Roasters Feast Fab Five special – featuring a special cold brew soda made in-house during the week of Feast in Portland retail cafes, except the Annex.

Are you excited for Feast? What events are you going to or wish you were going to? Which of the special #FeastFab5 items do you think you might look for?

Disclosure: I was granted a Bloggers Pass for Feast Portland 2016, and asked to help promote Feast but I am not otherwise being compensated. I also purchased my own tickets to some Feast events in addition to be given access to a select few events with the Bloggers Pass. 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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Tips For Feast Portland 2016 Tickets Sale

May 19, 2016 by 3 Comments

Today at 9 AM PST the Feast 2016 schedule is going live.  Then tomorrow, May 20 2016 at 9 AM the website will start selling tickets for the various food and drink events that make up the best food festival in the Northwest. This year, Feast 2016 is scheduled for Thursday September 15th – Sunday 18th, 2016. I would consider myself a huge Feast fan and supporter. I’ve even shared my tips for attending Feast from my previous experiences in the past few years. This time, here are my tips on getting yourself ready for the Feast 2016 Tickets Sale based on the past several years where I have purchased tickets for a couple events.

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Use Multiple Browser Tabs and Calendar the Events

When shopping through the possible events, I like to open tabs for each event on the Feast schedule, and arrange them chronologically Thursday – Sunday. Some of the events will after all be on the same day, and even conflict with each other. I close the tabs for events I don’t want to attend, so I’m left with the ones I have interest in.

Then, I use Google Calendar to set up a calendar hit for each event. I do this to see how long each event is because sometimes I will go to multiple the same day, and seeing them on the calendar helps me see where there is overlap or travel / digestion time and make the hard decisions if some conflict. Inside each event I copy and paste the URL for that specific event page so I can easily get to it – any events I decide against I can easily delete from the calendar later.

Remember the Cost Is More Than Food

Keep in mind that when you see the prices of the events, that it is inclusive of food and drink. Some of the chefs are traveling from other cities so it’s saving you the money of having to travel to experience that food there – and in many cases, you will get to meet that chef. There will be names you recognize. In previous Feasts, I got to exchange words with Hugh Acheson, Aaron Franklin, Mei Lin. I had one last chance to eat food from Homaru Cantu in 2014, and try for the first time some of the unique creations from Dominique Crenn. I took a picture with Ruth Reichl, and Tom Douglas, Stephanie Izard, and Michael Voltaggio.

And, the entire four days is for an important cause as Feast’s mission is to fight hunger in Oregon, so Feast festival net proceeds go towards ending childhood hunger through Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry.

Feast Portland 2014, Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting

Research Chefs or Events

If you are wondering about what kind of specific experiences in terms of eat and drink some of these events offer, I’ve covered several years of Feast events on the blog before that you can browse to read through. This varies from recapping marquee events like Night Market 2015, Brunch Village 2015, Brunch Village 2014, and Sandwich Invitational 2014 and the Sandwich Invitational in 2013. There’s plenty of recaps of other awesome events like Smoked and dinners series events and hands on classes you should also search and read to get your FOMO in gear…

Note that this year the Night Market is switching up themes from an Asian night market to Latin – should be fun!

One of my favorite dishes of the night was the rich dish of Beef Tongue, Roasted Bone Marrow Aioli, Crispy Rice, Pickles by Carlo Lamagna of Clyde Common One of my favorite dishes of the night was the rich dish of Beef Tongue, Roasted Bone Marrow Aioli, Crispy Rice, Pickles by Carlo Lamagna of Clyde Common

If you’re looking for an overview of what it’s like to attend the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting on Friday or Saturday, I covered it in 2014 and also in 2013. I didn’t write a specific post, but you can find photos I took from the Oregon Bounty in 2015 and also Drink Tank Events 2015 here.

Feast Portland Drink Tank Old MacDonald Had a Brewery Feast Portland Drink Tank Bourbon and Beyond: The New World of American Whiskey

Make sure you read through the names of the chefs participating in an event for favorites. I’ve also sometimes searched the names of chefs if I wasn’t familiar with them already (generally chefs from another city) to see what kind of food viewpoint they represent since it’s an opportunity to meet them and try their food without the cost of traveling to that city! For instance, at Brunch Village in 2014 was when I first learned the name Alvin Cailin, and as soon as I saw he owned something called Egg Slut I knew he’d be among my top few booths I’d visit right away, and I’m thrilled he’ll be back this year to Feast for 2016! I mean, look at his brunch offering from last time…

Feast 2014, Tillamook Brunch Village participant Alvin Cailan of Eggslut from Los Angeles, CA who impressed with both taste, presentation, and threw in a little audience interaction with Kimchee fried rice with Coddled Egg served in a silver tin that you would cover and shake up to break the egg and mix it in with the rice Feast 2014, Tillamook Brunch Village participant Alvin Cailan of Eggslut from Los Angeles, CA who impressed with both taste, presentation, and threw in a little audience interaction with Kimchee fried rice with Coddled Egg served in a silver tin that you would cover and shake up to break the egg and mix it in with the rice

Coordinate With Friends / Go Alone

Browse and talk among those you care about which events you are interested in and want to purchase tickets, and give them a specific deadline of when you want to hear back from them and it needs to be a definite yes or no. Feast isn’t until September, so hopefully it’s just confirming there isn’t a wedding or vacation during that time. If you are mainly looking at the marquee events, since those number many hundreds of guests you will have longer to coordinate since they have a larger number of tickets available. The smaller events obviously have less tickets, so can sell within the day, or hours, sometimes even minutes. Events do and will sell out.

I believe it’s easier to have a specific person be in charge of buying the tickets for the small events (specifically dinner series and hands on events) and then decide how you will exchange money/tickets afterward. Obviously pick the one who will be most responsible AND is sure to be free at 9 AM in case some of the events sell out quickly. I know I’m in charge already of tickets for the Japanese dinner. If there are multiple events, consider have different people in charge of each event purchase.

Once the ticket is confirmed tomorrow, send the calendar invite to your dining companions so that you already have on your calendar so it is definitely blocked and won’t be forgotten or double booked later a few months from now!

Alternatively, just buy the ticket for yourself and worry about coordinating later! Everyone at these events is extremely friendly and loves food and drink – and it is easy to start a conversation with strangers about what they have enjoyed so far at the event. Being at Feast is sort of like being able to talk to anyone and everyone rooting for your same sports team at a game – but here the game is FOOD.

Prioritize Deciding on the Smaller Events

You have less than 24 hours before the tickets go on sale. Some of them will sell quickly. The fastest thing to sell out are the dinner series events and the smaller events like “fun size events”. These are both smaller affairs then the big marquee events, so that is the first thing you should look at and discuss which one(s) you want to splurge on. Last year, I jumped immediately at the chance to not have to wait hours in line in Austin to get Aaron Franklin’s BBQ and see the legend himself.  Last year that sold out in 15 minutes or so and let me emphasize it’s totally worth it. You can see my recap of the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout event  from Feast 2015 here.

The most beautiful brisket I've ever seen being carved into slices for me by Aaron Franklin personally The Lonesome Billies entertained us as we waited in line and ate our BBQ

The year before I was a little classier attending a modernist cuisine dinner with a star studded list of chefs for a State of the Art dinner. These are more towards the fine dining than the casual small events, and you could even dress up for them.

Feast 2014 Dinner, State of the Art with Adelsheim Vineyards and Willamette Valley Vineyards Feast 2014 Dinner, State of the Art with Adelsheim Vineyards and Willamette Valley Vineyards, Buttermilk Custard with Truffle served in an Egg, Homaru Cantu

Buy Tickets in Priority Order Event by Event, Small Ones First

I set up a calendar reminder 15 minutes before 9 AM on Friday to prepare to buy the tickets, and I have it blocked so I don’t have anyone setting up a meeting during that time – I’ll even go hide in a conference room. No one is going to interrupt me or get in my way.

I do not buy all my events at once. I immediately purchase each small event immediately. I don’t want to spend time filling up my entire shopping cart and then checking out – so I will check out multiple times.

Multiple tabs are also your friend here – I have them queued up and ready at 9 AM for each event!

I also figure by being prepared to check out as soon as the sales start, and with multiple tabs to try, I have better chances of completing everything before the site traffic gets slammed with everyone else.

At least, the above is what has worked for me.

What events are you looking at attending?

Disclosure: I was granted a Blogger Pass for Feast Portland 2013-5 for blog post and social media coverage but I am not otherwise being compensated. I also purchased my own Feast event tickets each year for additional events.  I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences I may be given. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own

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Feast 2015 Brunch Village Recap

May 6, 2016 by 5 Comments

This weekend is Mother’s Day, which for many people means enjoying brunch. For me, it makes me think of the annual best brunch event ever in Portland, the brunch at Feast Brunch Village. In a mere 2 weeks the schedule for Feast Portland 2016 will go live on May 19 9 AM PST, and I hope Brunch Village makes its 2016 return as a marquee event. If you’re not sure whether Brunch Village is for you, here’s a Feast 2015 Brunch Village Recap so you know how the deliciousness went down last year.

As always, for one price all your food and drink are covered essentially for all you can eat during the time of the event. Last year, this included

Chef Offerings

Whenever I see Rick Gencarelli of Lardo and Grassa at an event I make a beeline because he always has a crowd pleaser dish. This time was no different, delivering with Brisket Benedict with Sunny Quail Eggs and Smoked Hollandaise on a House English Muffin. I mean how adorable is that with the little egg, and how Rick makes sure to lovingly plate each one for you.
At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Rick Gencarelli of Lardo pleased the crowds with Brisket Benedict - Sunny Quail Eggs, Smoked Hollandaise, House English Muffin At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Rick Gencarelli of Lardo pleased the crowds with Brisket Benedict - Sunny Quail Eggs, Smoked Hollandaise, House English Muffin At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Rick Gencarelli of Lardo pleased the crowds with Brisket Benedict - Sunny Quail Eggs, Smoked Hollandaise, House English Muffin

Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde from New York offered Lemon Ricotta Pancakes and showed how chefs have no feeling in their fingers anymore and can cook with their bare hands, ha ha.
Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde from New York offered Lemon Ricotta Pancakes Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde from New York offered Lemon Ricotta Pancakes Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde from New York offered Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Fingers that feel no pain are demonstrated also by the team lead by Daniel N Oseas of Broder as they turned fresh made Aebleskiver with Lingonberry Jam
Brunch Village Feast 2015 the team lead by Daniel N Oseas of Broder Café offered fresh made Aebleskiver with Lingonberry Jam Brunch Village Feast 2015 the team lead by Daniel N Oseas of Broder Café offered fresh made Aebleskiver with Lingonberry Jam Fingers that feel no pain are demonstrated at Brunch Village Feast 2015 by the team lead by Daniel N Oseas of Broder Café as they turned fresh made Aebleskiver with Lingonberry Jam Brunch Village Feast 2015 the team lead by Daniel N Oseas of Broder Café offered fresh made Aebleskiver with Lingonberry Jam

Patrick Fleming of Boke Bowl prepared Spicy Black Bean Pork, Turnip Cake, Small Egg, Berry Bean Bao which delivered on a lot of flavor.
Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Patrick Fleming of Boke Bowl prepared Spicy Black Bean Pork, Turnip Cake, Small Egg, Berry Bean Bao Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Patrick Fleming of Boke Bowl prepared Spicy Black Bean Pork, Turnip Cake, Small Egg, Berry Bean Bao Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Patrick Fleming of Boke Bowl prepared Spicy Black Bean Pork, Turnip Cake, Small Egg, Berry Bean Bao

Also representing Portland chefs at Brunch Village was Jason French of Ned Ludd who created Pork Tenderloin Ham on a Cheesy Corn Cake with Fermented Green Tomato and Cured Egg Yolk.
At Brunch Village Feast 2015, Jason French of Ned Ludd created Pork Tenderloin Ham, Cheesy Corn Cake, Fermented Green Tomato, Cured Egg Yolk At Brunch Village Feast 2015, Jason French of Ned Ludd created Pork Tenderloin Ham, Cheesy Corn Cake, Fermented Green Tomato, Cured Egg Yolk At Brunch Village Feast 2015, Jason French of Ned Ludd created Pork Tenderloin Ham, Cheesy Corn Cake, Fermented Green Tomato, Cured Egg Yolk

Longest line of the Brunch Village 2015 was for Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York who impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin how many hundreds of eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish Eggs served with bread to dip. I mean look how many eggs are in that circulator! This was my favorite dish for 2015 Brunch Village.
At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole from New York impressed (and so did his heroic sous, crackin eggs the entire event) to offer the adoring crowds Turkish eggs

I also loved the freshly fried chicken by Simpatica who was rocking it like a well oiled (stainleess steel) machine making their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup. As you can sorta see I went back maybe a couple times… they ran out of waffles but not fried chicken and I can’t complain about a little tray of multiple morsels of fried chicken.
At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup At Brunch Village for Feast 2015 Simpatica pleased the crowd with their Fried Chicken and Waffles with Green Tomato Syrup

Ben Ford of Ford’s Filling Station from Los Angeles offered Lamb Rillettes, goat cheese, chile, mint
At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station from Los Angeles offered Lamb Rillettes, goats cheese, chile, mint At Brunch Village for Feast 2015, Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station from Los Angeles offered Lamb Rillettes, goats cheese, chile, mint

Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Kitchen, always a big supporter of the fight against hunger, made Smoked Bison Brisket Tamales
During Brunch Village at Feast 2015, Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Kitchen, always a big supporter of the fight against hunger, made Smoked Bison Brisket Tamales During Brunch Village at Feast 2015, Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Kitchen, always a big supporter of the fight against hunger, made Smoked Bison Brisket Tamales

Alissa Frice of Frice Pastry brought various kind of Madeleines, including these Biscuits & Gravy Madeleines,  Steak and Egg Madeleines, and also Banana Chocolate Chip Pancake Madeleines.
For Brunch Village Feast 2015, Alissa Frice of Frice Pastry brought various kind of Madeleines, including these Biscuits & Gravy Madeleines For Brunch Village Feast 2015, Alissa Frice of Frice Pastry brought various kind of Madeleines, including these Steak and Egg Madeleines as well as Biscuits & Gravy Madeleines and Banana Chocolate Chip Pancake Madeleines

Nate Snell of Pip’s Original Doughnuts brought his mobile cart to hand out Raw Honey & Sea Salt and Blackberry Lavender mini doughnuts along with Handcrafted Chai. Meanwhile, Jackie Ellis of Beaucoup Bakery from Vancouver BC, Canada offered Petit Chocolate Almond Croissants.
At Feast 2015 Brunch Village Nate Snell of Pip's Original Doughnuts brought his adorable little mobile cart to hand out Raw Honey & Sea Salt and Blackberry Lavender mini doughnuts along with Handcrafted Chai Brunch Village at Feast 2015 - Jackie Ellis of Beaucoup Bakery from Vancouver BC, Canada offered Petit Chocolate Almond Croissant

More Bites and Sips by Participating Sponsors

USA Pears, one of the participating sponsors, really brought their A game with their Creamy Coconut and Star Anise Poached Pears and a Pear Shrub with Sparkling Prosecco or Soda Water
At Feast Brunch Village 2015, USA Pears, one of the participating sponsors, really brought their A game with their Creamy Coconut and Star Anise Poached Pears and a Pear Shrub with Sparkling Prosecco or Soda Water At Feast Brunch Village 2015, USA Pears, one of the participating sponsors, really brought their A game with their Creamy Coconut and Star Anise Poached Pears and a Pear Shrub with Sparkling Prosecco or Soda Water

Titled sponsor of Brunch Village Tillamook brought what they dubbed Pine State’s Tillatart A La Mode with bourbon apple butter and Tillamook Smoked Cheddar
Sponsor at Brunch Village Feast 2015 Tillamook brought what they dubbed Pine State's Tillatart A La Mode with bourbon apple butter and Tillamook Smoked Cheddar Sponsor at Brunch Village Feast 2015 Tillamook brought what they dubbed Pine State's Tillatart A La Mode with bourbon apple butter and Tillamook Smoked Cheddar

Participating Sponsor Whole Foods Market gave us a bit of health with a Balancing Act Smoothie
Participating Sponsor Whole Foods Market at Brunch Village during Feast 2015 gave us a bit of health with a Balancing Act Smoothie Participating Sponsor Whole Foods Market at Brunch Village during Feast 2015 gave us a bit of health with a Balancing Act Smoothie Participating Sponsor Whole Foods Market at Brunch Village during Feast 2015 gave us a bit of health with a Balancing Act Smoothie

Travel Oregon had a booth area where during Feast they had visiting restaurants from Oregon show off dishes from all over the state. This included Novak’s Hungarian Restaurant from Albany, OR who offered Hungarian Meatballs and Red Cabbage for another ethnic take on brunchy food while Sammich of Ashland, OR brought House-Cured Pastrami with Double R Brisket on Light Rye with Swiss, Slaw, and Housemade Russian dressing.
Novak's Hungarian Restaurant from Albany, OR offered Hungarian Meatballs and Red Cabbage for another ethnic take on brunchy food at Brunch Village, Feast 2015 Sammich of Ashland, OR brought House-Cured Pastrami with Double R Brisket on Light Rye with Swiss, Slaw, and Housemade Russian dressing at Brunch Village, Feast 2015 Sammich of Ashland, OR brought House-Cured Pastrami with Double R Brisket on Light Rye with Swiss, Slaw, and Housemade Russian dressing at Brunch Village, Feast 2015

I was also super pumped to see a Nuvrei booth at Brunch Village I adore their croissants and macaroons. Particularly I go for the savory Sesame Thyme or Ham and Cheese croissants instead of the chocolate ones – I always have passed them up for the macaroons but this was my chance to get them! They generously gave each guest a choice a little bagged to take home Matcha Chocolate Crosisant, Chewy Chocolate Cookie, Mini-Canele, Chocolate Croissant, or Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant. I picked the Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant.
Nuvrei gave you a choice at Feast 2015 Brunch Village between a little bagged to take home Matcha Chocolate Crosisant, Chewy Chocolate Cookie, Mini-Canele, Chocolate Croissant, or Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant Nuvrei gave you a choice at Feast 2015 Brunch Village between a little bagged to take home Matcha Chocolate Crosisant, Chewy Chocolate Cookie, Mini-Canele, Chocolate Croissant, or Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant Nuvrei gave you a choice at Feast 2015 Brunch Village between a little bagged to take home Matcha Chocolate Crosisant, Chewy Chocolate Cookie, Mini-Canele, Chocolate Croissant, or Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant Nuvrei gave you a choice at Feast 2015 Brunch Village between a little bagged to take home Matcha Chocolate Crosisant, Chewy Chocolate Cookie, Mini-Canele, Chocolate Croissant, or Matcha Chocolate Almond Croissant

What is your favorite brunch place in Portland? What of these brunch bites sounds good to you? Are you doing a Mother’s Day brunch?

Are you thinking of going to Feast Portland this year? Will you be with me at 9 AM on May 19 carefully reading the schedule and prioritizing which events you want to go to, and buying tickets on May 20?

 

Disclosure: I was granted a Blogger Pass for Feast Portland 2015 for blog post and social media coverage but I am not otherwise being compensated. I also purchased my own Feast event ticket to the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout.  I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences I may be given. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own

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Aaron Franklin’s Stumptown Coffee Cookout at Feast 2015

October 2, 2015 by 4 Comments

My strategy when the Feast Portland tickets go on sale (mark your calendars now- Feast 2016 is slotted for September 15th – 18th, and the schedule comes out sometime in May 2016) is to first look at the small events. Specifically, this means immediately quickly examining what is listed in the Dinner Series, as those only have so many seats and are apt to sell out the fastest out of all the Feast events. After that, check out the Hands On Classes before browsing the rest of the events. Many events will sell out for Feast, but the other events tend to have greater capacity so you are a little safer not buying your tickets within those first few hours that the Feast website goes live with 2016 events.

My other tip is that don’t go shopping around putting multiple things in your shopping cart and then checking out. As soon as I decide I want something, I check it out right away. This saves me clicks from trying to recreate my shopping cart in case the website isn’t taking the load well. At the same time in another browser tab you know I’m reading about other events as I go through the shopping card purchase transaction.

As a backup, I have the Feast twitter feed – there are sometimes issues with the website, though I have never experienced it (then again I’m likely one of the first 100 or so people using the site since I have it set on my calendar early). There, you can tweet questions and sometimes get additional contact info for help.

This year, I pulled the immediate trigger when I saw the Aaron Franklin’s Stumptown Coffee Cookout. While many of the dinner events costs hover close to $150-$200, this one was a mere $75 and offered three hours of bbq. Usually, to get this low and slow delicious meat you would have to fly to Austin, wait in line for a few hours (even if you go when Franklin’s BBQ opens there’s a line! The first person there in line gets there around 6 AM usually!), and Aaron Franklin may not even be there. For the relatively much lower price of $75, I would save the travel, the time, and see the BBQ god himself. Sold!
Stumptown Coffee & Aaron Franklin BBQ Cookout as part of Feast 2015 Menu for the Stumptown Coffee & Aaron Franklin BBQ Cookout as part of Feast 2015

So that’s how at 3:30 or so after my Lyft deposited myself and NomNerd at Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s location on SE Salmon, I was the fifth person or so in line, smelling the aroma of that smoke like Pepe Le Pew.
Pepe Le Pew

Once we entered, there was a small lull where we were supposed to get beverages, so I helped myself to some Buffalo Trace Bourbon neat although they were also offering cocktails and slushees (!!). There was also wine by Acrobat available, amazing Bonfire Iced Tea which I multiple cups of thanks to Steven Smith Teamakers (I may have also used the tap of this tea in the media lounge many, many times throughout the weekend and now I want my own kegarator of just tea).
Buffalo Trace offered cocktails or a frozen slushie fortified with their bourbon and Stumptown coffee Drinks by Widmer Brothers beer and Buffalo Trace bourbon

Widmer Brothers Brewing also offered two of the special Feast collaboration beers they had created for Feast:

  • The collaboration with Aaron Franklin: a Rauch und Kirschen Helles Lager brewed with 10 pounds of cherries smoked by Aaron Franklin
  • The collaboration with Stumptown: El Injerto Coffee American Style Pale Ale with Guatemalan Finca el Injerto Bourbon coffee

Widmer Brothers brewing serving up the Rauch Und Kirschen beer that was a beer created in collaboration with Aaron Franklin, and the El Ijerto Pale Ale created in collaboration with Stumptown Coffee, as well as their classic Hefeweizen
PS the only one I didn’t get to try was the one from Andy Ricker, so if you see it go on anywhere, please let me know 🙁

Ok, so there was still a line to get Aaron’s wagyu brisket, ribs, and sausage along with Snake River Farm Tri-tip steak from the nation’s first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly, plus sides of spoon bread, spicy slaw and Woodsman baked beans from The Woodsman Tavern’s Andrew Gregory. There was sliced white bread (which I ignored) and also a special Espresso Barbecue Sauce, naturally. Dessert came via Woodblock Chocolate Moonpies.
Stumptown Coffee & Aaron Franklin BBQ Cookout as part of Feast 2015

While in line (which is where I had my chocolate since it was on the way to the meat…) everyone got to admire the smoker that Aaron Franklin himself helped build and which was freshly driven up from Austin. We also were entertained by the honky tonk music from the Lonesome Billies
Smoker that Aaron helped build and that was driven from Austin Texas up to Portland The Lonesome Billies entertained us as we waited in line and ate our BBQ

I ran into someone I knew from the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association judging circuit, Gary Fujino who was closely observing the bbq behind the scenes! More importantly, check out that smoker behind us!
Myself and Gary Fujino (who I know through the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association) posing in front of the smoker Aaron helped build and which was brought up from Austin Texas to Portland

But it was a mere 15 minute line to get this… first the “snack station” of the Tri-Tip Steak from Daniel Vaughn. Naturally I had to carefully observe the slicing of this… I should warn you now this is going to be a meatastic post too so vegetarian eyes may want to turn away now.
The nation's first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly serving up the tri-tip the nation's first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly serving up the tri-tip steak the nation's first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly serving up the tri-tip steak the nation's first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly serving up the tri-tip steak the nation's first and only BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly serving up the tri-tip steak

And now the approach to getting the sausage and that wagyu brisket (sourced from Snake River Farm) sliced for you by the man himself, Aaron Franklin. I suddenly turned into paparazzi. Somehow, I was speechless and just silently squealed but didn’t have the courage to say hi to Andy Ricker (who was also hanging out for BBQ from the man), but put Aaron Franklin in front of me and I go crazy. I’m so lucky- at my turn at the table he just pulled out a new brisket too! You can literally seeing me taking a photo with every step ha ha. If I only I had a real camera with a faster shutter speed there would be 6x as many.
Aaron Franklin carving up the brisket and sausage for each guest Aaron Franklin carving up the brisket and sausage for each guest Aaron Franklin carving up the brisket and sausage for each guest Aaron Franklin carving up the brisket and sausage for each guest Aaron Franklin carving up the brisket and sausage for each guest I'm so lucky- at my turn at the table Aaron Franklin just pulled out a new brisket I'm so lucky- at my turn at the table Aaron Franklin just pulled out a new brisket

The most beautiful brisket I’ve ever seen being carved into slices for me by Aaron Franklin personally
The most beautiful brisket I've ever seen being carved into slices for me by Aaron Franklin personally The most beautiful brisket I've ever seen being carved into slices for me by Aaron Franklin personally

OMG that wagyu brisket, best brisket of MY LIFE.
Wagyu Brisket - juicy and from Aaron Franklin himself

Then the ribs
Slicing up the ribs at the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout

This is the BBQ OF MY DREAMS.
BBQ Plate from the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout BBQ Plate from the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout

The Lonesome Billies entertained us as we waited in line and ate our BBQ The Lonesome Billies entertained us as we waited in line and ate our BBQ

The end of this blogpost.
BBQ Plate from the Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout

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Disclosure: I was granted a Blogger Pass for Feast Portland 2015 for blog post and social media coverage but I am not otherwise being compensated. I also purchased my own Feast event ticket to this Aaron Franklin Stumptown Coffee Cookout and am covering it because I just wanted to easily be pull up pictures of this spectacular meat whenever I want by searching my blog.  I will always provide my honest opinion and assessment of all products and experiences I may be given. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own.

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