Mark Bitterman’s New Book Comes Out May 28th 4 New Salt Block Cooking Classes in June & July Salt Block Cooking: 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing, and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks Release Date: 5/28/2013 Guided only by a hunger for flavor and an obsession with the awesome power of salt, The Meadow’s own [...] Read more »

Jo Robinson “Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health” Thursday, June 20, 7:30pm, Powell’s on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland) For more information, please contact: Carolyn O’Keefe, Little, Brown and Company, 212-364-1464, carolyn.okeefe@hbgusa.com  The next stage in the food revolution–a radical way to select fruits and vegetables and reclaim the [...] Read more »

Powell’s Books Presents the Following Food Events in May   Janet Fletcher “Cheese and Beer” Sunday, May 5th, 2pm, Pastaworks on Hawthorne (3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland) For more information, please contact: Emily Farris, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 816-581-7499, efarris@amuniversal.com   The booming worlds of artisan cheese and craft beer meet in this first-ever guide, an [...] Read more »

ROOTS: THE DEFINITIVE COMPENDIUM WITH MORE THAN 225 RECIPES BY DIANE MORGAN WINS 2013 IACP COOKBOOK AWARD FOR SINGLE SUBJECT   PORTLAND, Ore. – April 10, 2013 – The International Association of Culinary Professionals last night announced the 2013 Cookbook Awards at a gala event at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Hotel in San Francisco as [...] Read more »

Hello Portland, You are invited to the following event: Food Matters for Writers: Digging Deep into Food Issues Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Friday, April 12, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT) 721 NW 9th Ave. Portland, 97209 View Map Attend Event Share:   Only 1 day left [...] Read more »

hashcapades The art of the perfect hash adventure Hash Goddess at VQ! Every endeavor deserves an icon, a patron saint, an inspiration or a muse. In my case, I found “Veronique”, goddess of hashcapades and eye-catching siren of hash! Worship here! Spring Cleaning Book Sale If you haven’t taken the plunge and picked up a copy [...] Read more »

Sarah Matheny “More Peas, Thank You” Sunday, April 7th, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W. Burnside St., Portland) Matheny will be joined in conversation by Grant Butler, food/arts writer for the Oregonian’s Foodday. For more information, please contact: Lathea Williams, Harlequin, 212-553-4206, Lathea_Williams@harlequin.ca   “More of the recipeas you love” There’s no gimmick here. [...] Read more »

  Hello Portland, You are invited to the following event: Food Matters for Writers: Digging Deep into Food Issues Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Friday, April 12, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT) 721 NW 9th Ave. Portland, 97209 View Map Attend Event   Share:    Food Matters [...] Read more »

“Oh, ya know, just eatin’ and hikin’ and figurin’ out how to pay the bills and all …” Does this look all goofy and stuff? View it in your browser. Paul Gerald’s Breakfast Bulletin News, Reviews, and Interviews So here’s a first-world problem: Having a hard time managing your various commitments and still getting out [...] Read more »

Hi to all, Months ago, I recorded a segment on NPR’s All Things Considered that will air today at 5:50pm (I assume that time is the same across all time zones). The segment is about the history of the carrot and making my carrot top pesto.It is called The Found Recipe.  Listen in if you happen to [...] Read more »