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Feast Portland 2013 Recap Day 2: Imperial PDX Media Breakfast, OR Grand Bounty Tasting, Cookbook Social

September 21, 2013 by Pechluck 7 Comments

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

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Whole Foods Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff at Feast (Free Event!) on Sat!

September 20, 2013 by Pechluck 1 Comment

Sponsored Post for Whole Foods. Disclosure: I was provided a gift card for Whole Foods in order to create a meal using the surf and turf from Whole Foods Market, and asked to promote the Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff event at Feast. There was no other compensation. But 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.

I previously wrote a little bit about the upcoming September 21 Feast Portland event with Whole Foods, the Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff, summarizing the previouslies in that post. After already winning regional competitions, 11 butchers and 11 fishmongers will be here at Director Park from 11am-2pm Saturday for the final battle.

Overview of the Contest and Faceoff Event

The contest and faceoff consists of a series of quick-fire challenges in front of a live audience (which could include you- it definitely is going to include me!) and panel of expert and celebrity judges (recognizable names include Jenn Louis and Paul Qui who have been on Top Chef Masters and won Top Chef respectively, as well as owning restaurants; also Adam Sappington of Country Cat and Aaron Franklin of Franklin BBQ).

See the detailed list of the panel and the competitors at the The Whole Foods Newsroom, but here’s a quick glance!

Meet the Butchers and Fishmongers at the Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff at Feast 2013, September 21 at Director Park

According to the Feast Website for this event, besides being dazzled by their presentation, craftsmanship, and swagger, there will also be opportunities to sample some surf and turf from Whole Foods Market’ partners, and also enjoy live music and a photo booth.

Whole Foods Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff at Feast 2013, September 21 at Director Park

Get to Know your Whole Foods Meat and Seafood

In addition, this is also an opportunity to learn about the background behind the sustainable meat and seafood at the counters of Whole Foods. I spoke with a local fishmonger at the nearby Whole Foods in the Pearl, and was impressed to hear that one of his coworkers, Jesse, won in competing with his other coworkers at the store in terms of yield. He then faced off against all the other fishmongers at the Portland stores and won, which then took him to the regionals to compete. Although he did not win the regionals and is not competing tomorrow at the Fishmonger Faceoff, you may find that your neighborhood Whole Foods gives you access to some pretty top notch talent!

I also learned that they are all ready to help you get your seafood prepared for your dinner. Do you want to buy that fresh shrimp, but don’t want to deal with deveining/removing the tail? They’ll totally do it for you.

Want some help deciding how to flavor your seafood for your meal? They have tasted all the rubs and marinades and can help you pick out what to add to your selected seafood- and will season it for FREE for you! There are 14 rubs and 7 marinades for you to choose from! That’s right- FOURTEEN rubs and SEVEN marinades.

The flavors options they offer are wide, varying from Lemon Dill or Blackened to Northwest Chipotle, Tandoori Spice, Tequila Lime, or Thai Curry or more for rubs, and choices such as Caribbean Mango, Ginger Teriyaki, Maple Chipotle and Raspberry Chipotle to select from! My rep was quite fond of Lemon Dill for fattier fish and the Maple Chipotle (though if you want more heat Raspberry Chipotle is hotter). They also provide several options in whcih are already prepped for you, and just waiting for you to finish and cook!

Whole Foods Market, Seafood

When you see they have specials with that whole fish, don’t be intimidated to ask them for help on cutting it for you- it will save you so much work and worry, and they are more than happy to give you a hand and be of service.

I wanted to also mention one of the reasons that when I do purchase meat, I like going to Whole Foods. I am willing to pay a little bit extra because they label all their meat with a scale of 1 through 5+ based on the animal welfare standards. This ranges from 1-no cages, no crates, no crowded as the minimum to 2 -enriched environment 3-enhanced outdoor access 4-pasture centered 5-animal centered no physical alterations step 5+animal centered, entire life on same farm. Of course, this is not the same thing as organic. However, I strongly support stepping away from factory farms and a return to farming and ranching with respect for the life that is being taken.

Whole Foods Market, butcher

Meanwhile, as I was admiring the case, I became interested in a cut I had never seen before- a Jersey Boneless Short Rib Steak. Apparently, there is only one cut of this per animal, and you don’t see it in stores much because butchers usually take it home to their families. I’ve had short rib before, noticeably and most often in Kalbi, a marinated grilled Korean version of the meat, which I love. But this is a boneless short rib. And, just like with kalbi, they are a very rich cut that includes some good fat content. I’ll circle back with more detail in a future post.

For now though, I encourage you to think about attending the FREE Feast event at Directors Park- both for seeing the mastery of the sharp knives from the butchers and fishmongers and also the surf and turf samples! Come cheer on the butchers and fishmongers as they can demonstrate their craft at this event, and learn about the meats and seafood of Whole Foods!

Disclosure: I was provided a gift card for Whole Foods in order to create a meal using the surf and turf from Whole Foods Market, and asked to promote the Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff event at Feast. There was no other compensation. But 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 Portland: Late Night Tillamook Comfort Call

September 18, 2013 by Pechluck 7 Comments

Feastivus is almost here! Feast Portland is only a day away! Eeeeeeee!!!!! It’s Feast Eve!!!

Feast, of course, is amulti-day food festival raising money for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign and Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon September 19-22. 2013.

I just found out about some great stuff Tillamook Cheese has planned for Feast, and wanted to share with all my other cheese lover readers. In fact, I mean this literally- find me during Feast and let’s have some TIllamook cheese together! Here are the deets about the cheese:

Last year and this year, Tillamook is one of the sponsors of Feast. As they explained here in their blog post Loaf Life: Comfort Call: “Tillamook, being the cheese-nerds that we are, couldn’t just hand out samples. Yes, we wanted to hand out samples, but we couldn’t just stop there. The next logical choice was, of course, grilled cheese sandwiches.”

Yes, of course Tillamook. That is the next logical choice. Hot melty cheese a la Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tillamook Cheese.

The concept of the Tillamook Comfort Call is that Tillamook plans to hand out a certain number of special phones (“Tillaphones”) for Feast which are a direct line to calling in a grilled cheese emergency and ordering a grilled cheese delivered to you (assuming you are in the appropriate radius of the Feast festival) during the late night hours (11pm-3am) on Friday and Saturday of Feast.

Tillamook handed out special flip-phones at Feast Portland whose sole purpose was ordering a grilled cheese sandwich from Tillamook between midnight and 3am – just when you need it most!

LOVE. LOVE.

I hope to see if I can acquire a Tillaphone, and make a Tillamook Comfort Call! Then you should look for me at the ChefStable after party and Portland Penny Diner Popup party on Fri and Sat late night so I can “Share the Loaf”- i.e. share the Tillaphone so other Feast attendees can enjoy Comfort Call too. Just let me take a photo of the deliciousness, ok? If I can’t acquire a Tillaphone, I am so stalking Urban Bliss Life- check out her informative post on Tillamook and Feast too! She is sweet, smart, and will surely be enjoyable company while enjoying melty cheese.

So what’s on the Tillaphone menu?

The Triple Threat Grilled Cheese – Tillamook Colby Jack, Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar and Sharp Cheddar Cheeses
Sweet & Spicy BBQ Grilled Cheese – Tillamook Sharp Cheddar and Pepper Jack cheese with caramelized onions, BBQ sauce and bacon
Dessert Grilled Cheese?

That’s right, a Dessert Grilled Cheese!

Tillamook will be sampling three dessert grilled cheeses at the Widmer Brothers Brewing Sandwich Invitational Presented by Lincoln Motor Co (tickets sold out). Attendees will get to sample and vote for their favorite at the event through social media, and the fan favorite will be featured on the Comfort Call menu. The contenders for the dessert grilled cheese are:

The Dark Chocolate Ginger – Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar with dark chocolate and candied ginger
The Ooey-Gooey – Chocolate covered pretzels with bananas, peanut butter and Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese
The Marionberry Waffle – Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Marionberry compote on Ego waffles

Thankfully, I also already bought myself a ticket to the Sandwich Invitatational (which I blogged about here), so I will report back on on these sandwiches, and will stalk around looking for a Tillaphone, hopefully to participate in a Tillamook Comfort Call! I hope to sample all these sandwiches. I am a dedicated reviewer of cheese.

Besides the Sandwich Invitational, Tillamook will also be present at the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting on Friday and Saturday September 20, 21, offering cheese samples of the Tillamook Sharp Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Keep in mind that Tillamook’s Sharp Cheddar won “America’s Best” at the 2013 United States Championship Cheese Contest (as did their Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar and Colby Jack). The Monterey Jack won “America’s Best” at the 2011 United States Championship Cheese Contest.

Make sure you keep apprised on Twitter by following @TillamookCheese! The Tillamook County Creamery Association is a cooperative of 110 dairy farming families since 1909, and their products are made with only the highest quality milk from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. You can feel good about supporting local as you eat their delicious products.

You know what else you could do when you visit Tillamook at the Grand Tasting? Get this… they are offering the ability to grill your face onto a grilled cheese sandwich. Ok, grill your face digitally, but still!

If you are looking for me at Feast, my current Feast schedule includes the Widmer Sandwich Invitational (sold out), both days of the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting presented by Alaska Airlines (tickets still available for Friday and for Saturday!), the Cookbook Social (free/$5 donation) on Friday- for a list of the various authors attending and what they wrote, check out my cookbook lineup homework here.

For Saturday, besides the Grand Tasting I will also be at the Whole Foods Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff (free!) and High Comfort at the Nines by Portland Monthly (tickets sold out). Both Fri and Sat I will be at most of the various Speaker Series events (tickets available, $10 each), and also the ChefStable after party and Portland Penny Diner Popup party. The Portland Penny Diner Popup mentioned is not a ticketed event: you can read more about them and other unofficial Feast events here at Eater Where to Eat During Feast Portland 2013. And I might be at more! Check out where I am on foursquare or @pechluck on Twitter!

What do you think of the 5 Tillamook grilled cheese creations above? Which would you pick to try for your Tillamook booty call?

Update! Recap:

Trying a the Sandwich Invitational the 3 Tillamook cheese sandwiches! Tillaphone- time for a late night grilled cheese call! It's a Tillamook delivery!

Disclosure: I was granted a Bloggers Pass for Feast Portland 2013 which grants me access to the Media Lounge and Grand Tastings and Speaker Series. I was asked to help promote Feast but they did not require that I write this post and I am not otherwise being compensated.

The tickets to the Sandwich Invitational and High Comfort at the Nines were purchased out of my own pocket. I have no affiliation with Tillamook except that I love their products, and they make cheese, I love cheese, and so I wanted to promote what they are doing at Feast. 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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Updated Details on the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting, Feast Portland

September 16, 2013 by Pechluck Leave a Comment

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!

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:

• 2:30-3:15pm – Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon

• 4-4:45pm – Chris Cosentino, Incanto

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)

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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Feast Ice Cream! (Unofficial to Feast Portland)

September 14, 2013 by Pechluck 3 Comments

Feast Portland is almost here! Feast is almost here (September 19-22, 2013)! Feast Feast Feast!

A few unofficial Feast ice cream events are currently happening in Portland that you can catch. I thought I would point these out particularly because even though it’s mid-September, it is 90 degrees out. Whaaaa!!??

1. Ruby Jewel Scoops: Best of the Northwest Ice Cream Contest

From September 9 through 17 from noon to 11 pm at the two Ruby Jewel Scoops locations (3713 N Mississippi St and 428 SW 12th Ave) you can join in to cast your ballot for your favorite Northwest Ice Cream inspired ice cream flavor. All of these ice cream flavors celebrate local Northwest ingredients. You can try the four contending flavors, which include

Garden Tomato with Basil (seriously, it tastes just like a farmers market fresh caprese salad)
Hazelnut with Honey Bar
Chevre with Spiced Peach Jam
Espresso with Housemade Chocolate Covered Almond Brittle

Feast Ice Cream selection, Ruby Jewel Scoops Best of the Northwest Ice Cream Contest

The ingredients in the ice cream celebrate and support other local artisans, such as nuts from Freddy Guy Hazelnuts, honey bar from Beans and Bees, the chevre from Portland Creamery, peaches from Baird Family Peaches, and espresso from Nossa Familia Coffee Roasters.

As if eating the ice cream isn’t enough incentive, participating voters will be entered to win a ticket to the Feast Grand Bounty Tasting (which I previously wrote about here, in case you want to check it out) and three pints of ice cream.

Ruby Jewel will be present at the Widmer Brothers Sandwich Invitational at Directors Park on Thu Sept 19 6-9pm (which I previously blogged about here). The tickets just sold out to the Sandwich Invitational yesterday on the 12th, but you still have a chance to try out what Ruby might be offering at this event, which was $95 a ticket. Visit one of their two locations now, plus win a possible ticket to the Grand Tasting! The winner will be randomly selected on September 18, so get in there, taste and vote!

Feast Ice Cream selection, Ruby Jewel Scoops Best of the Northwest Ice Cream Contest, an ice scream sandwich to give me the strength to fill out this ballot

2. Salt and Straw Guest Chef Collaboration Series #2

For the month of September, Salt and Straw is doing their Second Annual Guest Chef Series! They have five new limited edition ice creams made in collaboration with world-renowned chefs participating in Portland’s Feast Food Festival that are special just for this month. A portion of the proceeds from these flavors are donated to Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon.

Loaded Baked Potato, a flavor collaboration with Michael Voltaggio that “on a playful note, where savory collides with sweet” is loaded with bacon chocolate crumbs, onion juice caramel, and white cheddar cookie dough.
Sweet Corn, Waffle Cones & Caramel, a flavor collaboration with April Bloomfield that has sweet corn as the foundation and then folds in chocolate covered waffle cones, salted brown butter, and ribbons of vanilla caramel
Mint Leaves with Sea Urchin Meringues, a flavor collaboration with Jenn Louis with west coast harvested sea urchin and fruity Italian pimente d’espelet that are utilized to make little meringues then folded into the steeped in mint leaves ice cream
Hawaiian PB&J, a flavor collaboration with Gabe Rucker, which translates to toasted bark from a Heart of Palm tree, peanut butter crumbles, and caramelized pineapple jelly
Coconut Milk with Cashew Brittle & Pandan, a flavor collaboration with Gregory Gourdet which results in a vegan ice cream built on a coconut ice cream foundation with spiced, candied, and compressed pineapples, hand-burned cilantro-pandan caramel, and crunchy brittle spiked with red Thai chilies.

CRAZY right? INTRIGUED? I am! You can check out these flavors at Scoop shops at 3345 SE Division St, 2035 NE Alberta St, or 838 NW 23rd Ave. Salt and Straw is also one of the participants for the Oregon Grand Bounty Tasting on Fri and Sat 20/21 12:00pm – 5:00pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Tickets for this event ($60, all inclusive) are still available for the Friday Grand Tasting or Saturday Grand Tasting events!

Now don’t you want some ice cream?

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Whole Foods Best Butcher Contest and Fishmonger Faceoff at Feast (Free Event!) on Sat!

Overview of the Contest and Faceoff Event

Get to Know your Whole Foods Meat and Seafood

Feast Portland: Late Night Tillamook Comfort Call

Updated Details on the Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting, Feast Portland

Feast Ice Cream! (Unofficial to Feast Portland)

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