SAGRA DEL RADDICHIO 2020 Our friend Lane Selman, founder of the Culinary Breeding Network, works to connect farmers with cooks and eaters. Her Sicilian roots took her to Italy and inspired the Sagra del Radicchio, a wildly successful celebration of the bitter greens that’s taken place in Seattle the last two years. This year the sagra moves…
Our patio will close on November 1st, so bring your blanket & your bubble for one last al fresco meal! Don’t worry we’ve got rain cover along with plenty of vino and warm Tuscan hospitality – perfect for you hardy Oregonians who aren’t put off by a little nip in the air.Our full menu and wine list are available for…
Hopworks releases Abominable Winter Ale and partners with Next Adventure to give away two Winter Gear Rental Packages (PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 20, 2020) – Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) has released its winter seasonal Abominable Winter Ale for 2020. To kick the season off, the brewery has partnered with Next Adventure and its Winter Kingdom to…
Freevend [ frē vɛnd] noun Definition: A setting on a vending machine which allows all the compartment doors to open for free. “On Halloween night, the Pix-O-Matic will be set to FREEVEND for safe, contactless trick-or-treating during the pandemic.” That’s right! On Halloween the Pix-O-Matic doors will open for free between 6:30PM and 9:00PM. Behind the 114 doors we’ll have Pix…
News From Pigeon + Friends: Cellar Sale New Week, New Cellar Sale at Le Pigeon! What a week it will be with wines for you… and me. We have 3 new wine packs this week. First off we have our Collezione Sipper Italiana 6-Pack. 6 wines that stretch from the hills of Lombardy in the North to Puglia…
Higgins Restaurant is Now Accepting Reservations for Thanksgiving Indoor Dining and Thanksgiving Feast Boxes To Go PORTLAND, Ore.—Oct. 20, 2020—This Thanksgiving might look a little different thanks to the pandemic, but one restaurant is aiming to bring back some normalcy. Higgins, Portland’s pioneering farm-to-table restaurant, is now accepting reservations for Thanksgiving dinner in its dining room on Thursday,…
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists have analyzed almost 500 samples of wine and grapes from throughout Oregon in recent weeks to better understand the impact of smoke on wine. Wildfires devastated much of the West Coast of the United States last month, continuing a recent trend of wildfires occurring during the grape harvest…
Updrift IPA takes home Silver in the highly competitive American-style IPA category. Pacific City, Oregon (October 19th, 2020)—Pelican Brewing Company was honored last week during the first-ever virtual ceremony for the 34th annual Great American Beer Festival. The Brewers Association awarded Updrift IPA with Silver in the second most popular category in the competition, American-style IPA. This year’s competition…
Hi there, We’re still in the midst of our fight to save restaurants. With everything going on in the news and on Capitol Hill, we wanted to share the latest on where we stand. Before we dive in, we want you to know that we understand how devastating this continued uncertainty can be. We are giving it…
Buttermilk is bringing a taste of Cornwall, England (think Poldark, Doc Martin!) to Costco – vegan and dairy-free salted caramel cups. A much-loved Cornish firm will be bringing a taste of one of the UK’s most popular vacation hotspots to the States. Buttermilk’s Salted Caramel Cups (16oz/454g) will be priced at $10 and available from…
The Northwest Cider Association, a non-profit trade organization representing nearly 100 cideries in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and British Columbia is launching a first of its kind, the Northwest Cider Club nwciderclub.com. Club members will enjoy quarterly shipments of perfectly picked, carefully curated ciders made in the Pacific Northwest. With abundant fields of apples, fruits, hops, and botanical…