The Pongo Fund is Oregon’s only full-time charity focused on fighting animal hunger because hungry people have hungry pets. We work tirelessly to reduce shelter populations and keep families together by providing free services including emergency pet food assistance and vital veterinary care for the family pets of those less fortunate. In just seven years,…
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St. Jude Autumn Harvest
Reserve your seat at the table for the St. Jude Autumn Harvest benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The evening will showcase Portland’s finest, led by 2017 Culinary Chair Chef Aaron Barnett of La Moule & St. Jack. The lineup of culinary talent includes Chef Nick Arnerich from Renata, Chef Graham Chaney from Stammtisch, Chef Jason French from Ned Ludd, Chef Earl Ninsom from Hat Yai, Chef Sarah Pliner from Aviary and Michelle…
The Wedge 2017 – Celebrate All Things Cheese October 7
New Venue Brings the NW’s Biggest Cheese Festival Indoors Portland, Ore. (Sept. 22, 2017) – On October 7, cheesemakers from around Oregon and the US will gather for the culmination of the first-ever Oregon Cheese Month at The Wedge 2017, the Oregon Cheese Guild’s signature event celebrating cheese and everything that goes with it. Hundreds…
Portland’s Chef Melvin is cooking up something wild with Melvin Brewing
Are you game for something hoppy and delicious? Barkada’s Chef Melvin is cooking up something wild with Melvin Brewing (Portland, OR) Melvin Brewing’s first madness themed pop-up dining experience will take place on September 29th in Portland, Oregon. Chef Melvin, from the esteemed Food Network Show “Cooks vs Cons” will be presenting a Filipino inspired…
Food Network Star Chef Eric Greenspan Partners with Comfort Hotel and Portland’s Own Home Plate Sliders Food Truck to Serve FREE Flavored Waffles for #WhatsYourWaffle Campaign
WHAT: Food Network Star and “Iron Chef” contestant Chef Eric Greenspan is partnering with Comfort Hotels and Portland’s own Home Plate Sliders food truck to hand out FREE samples of flavored waffles in celebration of the hotel brand’s #WhatsYourWaffle campaign. Chef Greenspan will help serve a variety of flavored waffles to the city of Portland,…
King Leroy is this Sunday at Chalino!
I had so much fun at FEAST this year, but now I’m back to King Leroy Sunday Suppers! I wanted to share that King Leroy is popping up again at Chalino this Sunday, Sept 24th at 6:30pm. The menu is 6 courses for 49.00 (plus a take-home treat). Relish Tray with Sunday Eggs Dirty Rice, Black-Eyed Pea…
Seafood Sunday at Teutonic Wine Company
Teutonic Wine Company’s weekly Seafood Sunday’s series is welcoming Hey Fish! this Sunday, September 24th. Hey Fish! will prepare their signature fish tacos, as well as Rajas tacos and an assortment of sides from 1 pm to 7 pm (or until the food runs out) for $12 per serving. This will be their last Seafood…
Fund Raising Dinner to Support Oaxaca After Earthquake Damage
Fundraising Dinner to Support Oaxaca After Earthquake Damage On September 9th, an 8.4 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico off the coast of Oaxaca — that’s almost 8 times stronger than the quake that destroyed much of San Francisco in 1906. Over 100 people were killed, many more injured, and the infrastructure of the Mexican state was…
Get Your Tickets Now for Nicky USA’s 17th Annual Wild About Game Before They Sell Out
The Pacific Northwest’s meatiest cooking competition returns on October 8, 2017 at the Resort at the Mountain on the slopes of Mt. Hood, featuring rising star chefs, an artisan marketplace, and a brand new cocktail competition PORTLAND, Ore. (September 18, 2017) – We’re less than one month away from Nicky USA’s Wild About Game, the…
Marotti Campi Wine Dinner
Italian Wine Dinner Marotti Campi – Carina Lounge – Tuesday, September 19th – 7pm (free onsite parking) Carina Lounge – 410 NW 21st Ave. PDX, OR 97209 $60 per person including six wines and four courses Call 503 2741572 to secure your reservation Lorenzo Marotti Campi (owner/winemaker) is coming to Portland from his La Marche…
Carlita’s to open at 1101 NW Northrup Monday!
It’s time… The new Southwestern dining concept from Portland’s Urban Restaurant Group, Carlita’s: Tacos, Tequila, and Whiskey, will open its doors to the public Monday, Sept. 18th at The Sitka, 1101 NW Northrup. With a menu inspired by tacos and street food (plus more than 300 bottles of tequila, whiskey, and specialty house concoctions) this new restaurant is sure to become…
Oregon Truffle Festival Announces Full Schedule of Events
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL OREGON TRUFFLE FESTIVAL North America’s premier truffle celebration announces full schedule of events taking place in truffle and wine country January 25 – 28, 2018 and February 16 – 18, 2018. Portland, Ore. (September 18, 2017) — The Oregon Truffle Festival returns in early 2018 with two truffle-packed weekends:…