Find out what food events are happening this week:
Salt Straw Dinner at Lincoln Restaurant: On June 4th at 6:30 p.m., Chef Jenn Louis and Tyler Malek of Salt Straw will be collaborating on a family-style dinner, with dishes including a chilled clams and mussels cocktail, pork osso buco and avocado “dip n’ dots.” Seats are $65/person with an optional beverage pairing available. To make a reservation, call 503.288.6200.
Normandy Feast at Multnomah Athletic Club: In honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, also known as the Battle of Normandy, two Normandy chefs, Philippe Boulot of the MAC and Dominique Geulin, St. Honore Boulangerie, will come together to serve a three-course dinner at 6 p.m. on June 6. Courses include a crepe station, tarte flambee, mussels and braised pork cheeks in apple cider. Reservations are $55/person for food and gratuity, with drinks available separately for purchase. Reservations can be made here.
Chefwich Party at Lardo: On Sunday June 8, six Portland chefs, Adam Sappington (Country Cat), Gregory Gourdet (Departure), B.J. Smith(Smokehouse 21), Nick Zukin (Mi Mero Mole), Chris DiMinno and Sarah Schafer (Irving St. Kitchen) will be throwing down one more time on a sandwich celebration to benefit their charity of choice. Complete with a tap takeover by Crux Fermentation Project, Chefwich will be bringing back all six chefs back for a final tasting and vote. Entry is $20/person at the door, or free with a completed chefwich card. The event will be from noon – 4 p.m. at the S.E. Hawthorne Lardo, 1212 S.E. Hawthorne.
Brewer’s Dinner at Raven Rose: As part of PDX Beer Week, Raven Rose is hosting a brewer’s dinner on June 8 at 6:30 p.m in the Rookery. Five different beers from Samuel Smith’s Brewery will be paired with an English-style supper of roasted meats, gravy, farmer’s market vegetables and Yorkshire puddings. Dinner is $60/person. To make reservations, email Natalia@ravenandrosepdx.com. For more information, visit their events page.
PDX Urban Wine Experience Tasting: The 4th annual premier wine tasting of all 11 members of PDX Urban Wineries will be taking place on June 8 from 3 – 6 p.m. at RefugePDX, 116 S.E. Yamhill St. Each winery will be pouring two to three wines. Participating wineries include Helioterra, Viola, Bow Arrow and Clay Pigeon Winery. Bottles will be available for sale, with discounts on 6- and 12-bottle purchases. Small plates will be provided by Crown Paella, plus sampling and sales byJacobsen’s Salt, Portland Creamery, Tabor Bread and Tabor Tavern. Advance tickets are $32/person. At the door they will be $40/person. To purchase tickets and for more info, visit their website.
Pasta Pinot at Grassa: On June 10 at 6:30p.m., Apolloni Vineyards is pairing up with Grassa for their last Pasta Pinot dinner of the season. The four-course dinner (two are pasta), paired with Apolloni wines is $50/person. Reservations and further details can be found on their website.
Cuisines of China: From June 1 – 30, 14 Portland-area Chinese restaurants, chefs and food experts will be giving talks and tastes every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at noon, at the Lan Su Chinese Garden. Topics include the history and art of dumplings, pot stickers, Lanzhou-style noodle pulling, dim sum, marbled tea eggs and the history of Szechuan cuisine. Participating restaurants, chefs and experts include: The Baowery, Frank’s Noodle House, Szechuan Chef Restaurant, The Tao of Tea and Portland’s Culinary Workshop. And, from 1 – 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday, test your chopstick skills with the “Chopstick Challenge,” an opportunity to see how well you can do with a pair of chopsticks. For more information, including detailed talk and taste topics, visit Lan Su’s website.
Second Annual Negroni Week: From June 2 – 8, participating bars and restaurants across the country in collaboration with Campari and Imbibemagazine will be donating a portion of their sales from negronis to the charity of their choice. Participating Portland restaurants/bars include Hop Vine, Imperial, Church, Clyde Common, Interurban, Nostrana, Dig a Pony and Teardrop Lounge. For the full list of participating places, visit the Negroni Week website.
French-themed menus at The Heathman Restaurant and Bar: The Heathman, 1001 S.W. Broadway, will be offering a series of six-course menus inspired by French cuisine. Their second dinner, available through June, will draw inspiration from the Lyon region. The Lyon-inspired menu will be $90/person (including wine) or $60/person (without wine). Menu options include crispy sweet breads with candied beets, salade Lyonnaise and braised beef cheek with parsnip puree. For more information or to make reservations, call 503.790.7752.
Upcoming events:
Farm to Table Brewer’s Dinner at Saraveza: Saraveza’s next door brunch and event space, Bad Habit Room, will be serving a five-course, “Farm to Table” dinner paired with Agrarian Ales on June 11. The menu includes spicy manhattan clam chowder with roasted corn, an asparagus and new potato salad and other plates. Dinner is $55/person, gratuity not included. Tickets can be purchased at their website.
DaNet Monthly Russian Pop-up at Portland Penny Diner: Starting June 12 at 6:30 p.m., and continuing through August, Vitaly Paley will be launching DaNet, a family-style, five-course Russian pop-up, at Portland Penny Diner. Menu items include both traditional and potato blinis, with various toppings, including house made caviar, sour cream, jam, smoked fish, dumplings, soups, piroshkis, meat and/or fish and dessert. Dinner is $65/person, plus gratuity. Upcoming pop-ups will be on July 10 and Aug. 14.
7th Annual Local Hero Award/Summer’s First BBQ: On June 12, Edible Portland and Ecotrust will be holding the 7th annual Local Hero Awards to celebrate local food heroes. Seven Portland chefs, including John Gorham (Toro Bravo), Scott Dolich, (Park Kitchen) Greg Higgins (Higgins) and Ashley Bisagna (Feastworks) will be teaming up with six local breweries (Breakside, Commons, Gigantic and more) and Salt Straw for the event. All proceeds support Ecotrust’s work building a resilient regional food system. The BBQ-focused menu includes roasted Anderson Ranch goats, grilled fish from Port Orford Sustainable Seafood and smoked Carman Ranch Spanish longaniza sausage.
To learn more about the Local Hero Awards, visit their site. The event runs from 5:30 – 10 p.m. at 721 N.W. 9th Ave. Tickets are $50/person for food and drink only (entry at 8 p.m.) or $65/person for an all-inclusive ticket (includes keynote speaker and awards ceremony) and can be purchased here. Fore more info on the event, visitthe website.
Corks + Forks: In support of the Classic Wines Auction‘s five benefitting charities, the Corks Forks event will include Antica Terra, Boedecker Cellers, Love and Squalor, Montinore Estate and others, Portland-area restaurants,Gruner, Irving Street Kitchen and Meriwether’s Restaurant, sommeliers and DJ entertainment. The event will take place on June 12 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Boedecker Cellars, 2621 N.W. 30th Ave. Tickets are $45/person and can be purchased online or by calling 503.972.0194. For more info, visit their website.
Plunderathon 2014: The yearly pirate-themed pub crawl will be taking place on June 14, starting at the Skidmore Fountain. The crawl begins at noon-ish (with people arriving anytime between 11-12). Follow their Twitter, @DrunkenRampage, for location updates. Visit their website for more information.
The Cigar and Whiskey Affair at El Gaucho: On June 17 at 6 p.m., head to El Gaucho Portland’s cigar lounge for an evening of rare scotch and cigars. Scotch pairings including Oban 18 year, Johnnie Walker Platinum 18 year and Glenmorangie 18 year. The event is $75/person. Visit their Facebook page for more information.
Chefs Go Coastal in Depoe Bay: Restaurant Beck in Depoe Bay will be hosting Chefs Go Coastal, an event celebrating the food of the Northwest and the ingredients available in Lincoln County on the Oregon Coast, from June 26 – 28. Attending chefs include Seattle’s Brian McCracken and Dana Tough (Spur), Aaron Barnett (St. Jack), Anthony Cafiero (Racion) and Katy Millard (pop-up Coquine). Chefs will be cooking over the three days in various groups, with all the chefs collaborating on the final evening. The first two evenings are six-course dinners, starting at 6:30 p.m., and the final is 12 courses starting at 5:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, check out the event page or call Restaurant Beck at 541.765.3220 for more details.
Chef in my Garden Dinner Series: Starting in July and continuing through September, 10 Portland restaurants will be teaming up with Growing Gardens for the 2014 lineup of Chef in my Garden. Partcipating restaurants include Ned Ludd, Beast, Bluehour, Imperial, Ava Gene’s and Clyde Common. The first dinner on July 13 will be cooked by Ned Ludd. Tickets for each event are $150/person and include dinner and wine pairings. More information on the series is available here.
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— Samantha Bakall Follow @sambakall