PASTAWORKS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARYSaturday, August 18th, 1–4pat Providore Fine Foods, 2340 NE Sandy Blvd In 1983, Peter de Garmo and Don Oman opened a small storefront on Hawthorne Boulevard with freshly made sheet pasta, twenty wines, five cheeses, and ravioli on Saturdays. Thirty-five years later, Pastaworks has grown and moved and welcomed many, many customers through our…
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What a week of wine at Pastaworks!
Winemaker Tasting: Joao Marques of Luis Pato Wednesday, May 16th, 5–7p Providore Fine Foods Join us for a tasting with Joao Marques, representative from Luis Pato in Portugal’s Bairrada region. These “neo-traditional” wines blend modern techniques with celebrated native regional varietals for one-of-a-kind tastes. Sparkling, still, and vintage wines will be shared! Regional French Wines…
April Tastings at Providore and City Market
PASTAWORKS WINE (AND SAKE!) TASTINGS Weekly at Providore Fine Foods + City Market NW Our passionate Wine + Beverages team has planned a full slate of tastings with local producers, visiting winemakers, and other industry insiders. See below for the free tastings we’ve scheduled, and check in regularly at providorefinefoods.com/calendar for all of the updates. Meet…
Holidays at Providore: Pok Pok Book Event and Loads of Tastings
FEATURED EVENT POK POK: THE DRINKING FOOD OF THAILAND Thursday, December 14, 5:30–7:30pm at Providore Fine Foods Join us for an evening toasting to Andy Ricker’s new book, Pok Pok: The Drinking Food of Thailand and the vibrant drinking culture of Thailand. James Beard Award-winning restaurant critic Karen Brooks (Portland Monthly) will lead a conversation with Andy…
Drink your bubbles this Thursday at the Sparkling Wine Extravaganza
2ND ANNUAL SPARKLING WINE EXTRAVAGANZA Thursday, November 30, 7:30–9:30pm Providore Fine Foods, 2340 NE Sandy Boulevard Tickets: $20 General, available online or at Providore Our Sparkling Wine Extravaganza returns for a second year of seasonal celebrations! Join us for an evening of Champagne, Lambrusco, Prosecco, Cremant, Cava, and other sparkling wines, poured by some of our favorite distributors….
Two Exciting Events: Cheese Tasting and Champagne Tasting
MILK, MICROBES & REINVENTING THE WHEEL Sunday, November 19, 3–5pm at Providore Fine Foods Tickets: $40, including a guided cheese tasting and a signed copy of Reinventing the Wheel by Bronwen & Francis Percival “A rich and eye-opening insider’s account of the modern cheese world.” — Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking In Reinventing the Wheel, Bronwen Percival (cheese…
November at Providore: Cheese Tastings, Book Signings, and Sparkling Wine
FEATURED EVENT MILK, MICROBES & REINVENTING THE WHEEL Sunday, November 19, 3–5pm at Providore Fine Foods Tickets: $40, including a guided cheese tasting and a signed copy of Reinventing the Wheel by Bronwen & Francis Percival “A rich and eye-opening insider’s account of the modern cheese world.” — Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking In Reinventing the…
Saturday at Providore: 100% Chocolate
100% CHOCOLATE – October 28, 10–5pm at Providore Fine Foods FREE Celebrate National Chocolate Day the Providore way: in excess! We’ll indulge in chocolate from brunch to lunch straight through the cocktail hour with a full day of tastings, treats, and tipples. Whether you raise a glass, break into a bar, or tuck into a rich tart, we…
Milk, Microbes & Reinventing the Wheel: Cheese Tasting & Book Signing
Sunday, November 19, 3–5pm Pastaworks at Providore Fine Foods 2340 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR Tickets: $40, includes a guided cheese tasting, discussion, and a signed copy of Reinventing the Wheel by Bronwen & Francis Percival. Buy tickets online: http://milkandmicrobes.eventbrite.com In little more than a century, cheesemaking has changed from a locally-rooted, artisanal practice…
Providore Winemaker Tastings this Week – 10/16/17
TONIGHT: LI VELI WINE TASTING – Monday, Oct. 16, 5–7pm at Providore Fine Foods Meet the winemakers of Masserie Li Veli in Puglia at this special evening tasting. Using indigenous grapes such as primitivo, negroamaro, susumaniello, fiano, others, Li Veli is raising the standard for the region’s wines. More details here… Mark your calendars for the October…
Special Albariño Tasting This Friday August 5th at Providore
WEEKEND EVENTS ALBARIÑO “The Summer Quencher” We were inspired when we saw Eric Asamov’s (wine writer for The NY Times) Wine School for August. It’s Albariño and we happen to have 2 of his 3 suggestions on our shelves. We are adding a few more Albariños to the tasting – just for fun. Come to…