Fireside Dining returns with local Autumn flavors
PORTLAND – Elephants Delicatessen is pleased to host their first ever Cheesemaker’s Dinner featuring Pat Morford, founder of Rivers Edge Creamery. Elephants’ Executive Chef, Scott Weaver, has selected a number of Rivers Edge cheeses to incorporate into this four course dinner and show off new ideas for cooking with cheese. Each course is matched with wine pairings included in the price per guest. This dinner will give diners a unique perspective on how cheeses can be incorporated into meals as well as insights on how they are made from Pat, an award-winning local cheesemaker. The dinners are served in the private dinning space, Elephants Garden Room, at the flagship Northwest 22nd Ave location.
One 6:30 p.m. seating only, $49.95 per person. Reservations are required. Call 503-299-6304 for reservations.
Menu as follows:
Appetizer
Romesco Pizza with Sunset Bay Cheese:
A soft-ripened, ash covered cheese with a smoked paprika vein
paired with Eric Texier Cotes du Rhone Blanc
Salad
Mache Salad with Roasted Beets, Walnuts & Warm Chévre Crottin of
Jupiter’s Moon: A softer cheese washed in late harvest white wine
paired with J.Christopher Cristo Misto Blanc
Entrée
Roasted Porkloin stuffed with Up in Smoke:
Maple-smoked fresh chévre, wrapped in a bourbon-spritzed maple leaf
paired with Airfield Estate Syrah
Dessert
Tart of fresh chévre with roasted hazelnuts and Frangelico liqueur
About Elephants Delicatessen:
A locally owned company since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen has remained a pioneer in the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest, and now has six locations. As a deli, café, sack lunch and catering company, Elephants offers a complete menu of services and great local foods from scratch prepared daily by in-house chefs and bakers. Four of the retail locations have indoor and outdoor seating, as well as meals available for take-out. Elephants in the Park is their newest café, offering healthy grilled favorites and overlooking Director Park in downtown. The Airport location offers indoor seating and most of the menu offerings can be taken through security. Elephants On Wheels is a kiosk on the downtown transit mall, offering fresh choices on the fly. The Portland company’s flagship location, in the city’s popular Northwest district, features a full cocktail bar and the Garden Room, a private venue space for social and corporate events. This location also features cases filled with house-made pastries, breads, salads, soups, classic entrees, as well as a wood-fired pizza oven, wide assortment of artisan cheese & charcuterie, extensive retail wine selection and distinctive gifts. Elephants prides itself on its sustainability efforts and has earned Silver Certification through Portland’s Sustainability At Work program. Locations include: Elephants Delicatessen at 115 NW 22nd Avenue; Flying Elephants at Fox Tower, 812 SW Park Avenue; Elephants on Wheels, 625 SW Fifth Ave; Elephants in the Park, 877 SW Taylor St; Flying Elephants at Kruse Way, 5885 SW Meadows Road, Lake Oswego; Flying Elephants at PDX, Oregon Marketplace inside Portland Intl Airport, and Elephants Central Kitchen, home to Catering and Sack Lunch divisions, 1611 SE 7th Avenue. For more information, please visit www.elephantsdeli.com or call 503-224-3955.