Pinot 365 Wine Tasting 

What: Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day this year by picking up a bottle of local pinot noir from one of the wineries of Pinot365—the fourteen destination wineries in the Willamette Valley that are open 365 days a year, 7 days a week. Sample vintages from wineries like Sokol Blosser, Montinore Estate, Adelsheim, and Elk Cove and enjoy a laid back evening of imbibing with snacks, goodies, and live music at downtown Lake Oswego’s scenic Foundry.
When: Thursday, Feb 13 from 5–8 pm
Where: The Foundry, 320 Oswego Pointe Drive in Lake Oswego
How Much: $20 per person. Reserve your spot on Eventbrite.

Lompoc Black Out Beer Fest

What: Experience the full range of dark, heady brews in this festival all about these opaque beers. Showcasing breweries like Alameda, Breakside, Cascade, The Commons, Ecliptic, Laurelwood, Lucky Lab, Pfriem, Lompoc, and Widmer, discover your favorite while you groove to Leslie Lou and the Lowburners at this rollicking festival celebrating wintery ales.
When: Friday, Feb 21 from 4–11 pm
Where: Sidebar, 3901 N Williams Ave
How Much: Free admission, $15 per person tasting package (10 tickets) with $1 per additional ticket (required to drink). 

8th-Annual Chowder Challenge at Lompoc Brewing 

What: Will the Ice Axe Grill take home another championship or will a new restaurant unseat the chowder champion this year? Witness a dozen restaurants go head to head for this year’s Chowder Cup at Lompoc’s Fifth Quandrant. Sample contenders’ New England–style clam chowders, enjoy live music from Leslie Lou and the Lowburners, and support the Portland’s Community Transitional School at this rambunctious, family-friendly benefit.
When: Saturday, Feb 22 from 12–4 pm
Where: Lompoc’s Fifth Quadrant, 3901 N Williams Ave
How Much: Free to attend, chowder sample trays are $10 per person.

Traditional Kaiseki Dinner Pop Up

What: Jane Hashimawari (of Japanese curry and soul food stand, Ippai), and William Harper (of Biwa and Castagna) will join forces to serve up a 10 course traditional Japanese Kaiseki dinner with drink pairings at PaaDee’s next door pop up kitchen. Kaiseki describes traditional Japanese haute cuisine consisting of a sequence of small, seasonal and artfully plated dishes with a seafood focus, so ready your chopsticks for an evening of meticulously prepared and gorgeously plated dishes.
When: Sunday, Feb 23 at 6 pm
Where: 6 SE 28th Ave (next door to PaaDee)
How Much: $100 per person. For more information or to reserve your spot, check out Hashimawari’s website.

Pages to Plate: Whole Grain Mornings with Megan Gordon

What: Upgrade your granola cred at this book signing and demonstration with Megan Gordon. In addition to her recently published book, Whole Grain Mornings, Gordon has been churning out small batch granola with her Seattle based Marge Granola since 2010. Watch the pro whip up some crunchy goodness and take some home for yourself at this sweet signing and demonstration.
When: Saturday, Feb 23, 10 –11:30 am
Where: Baker and Spice Cakery, 6306 SW Capitol Hwy
How Much: $20 per person. Price includes a copy of Whole Grain Mornings. Call 503-546-3737 to reserve your spot. 

Foster’s Craft Cooking: Grand Bo Ssam

What: Bo Ssam is Korean for “wrapped” and the dishes at this decadent, take-no-prisoners communal feast all feature this signature preparation style. Enjoy slow roasted pork shoulder, kimchi, and rice tucked into leafy lettuce pouches. The dinner starts off with a cocktail and oysters in a half shell and then moves on to the family style Bo Ssam spread, followed by chocolates, citrus fruit, and plenty of beer. Loosen your tie and delight in this tactile, hands on, and boozy dinner prepared by Portland Farmer’s Market director Jaret Foster.
When: Thursday, Feb 27 at 7 pm
Where: Good Keuken Event Space, 5031 NE 42nd Ave
How Much: $50 per person. For more details or to save your spot, check out Eventbrite.

Mardi Gras at Acadia

What: Chef Adam Higgins is doing his part to bring the decadent culinary binge fest that is Fat Tuesday to Portland, offering a Mardi Gras tasting menu in addition to Acadia’s New Orleans’s inspired offerings. This over the top, four course menu includes a crawfish remoulade, Cajun red bean cassoulet with house made Andouille sausage, not to mention a King’s Cake with cream cheese icing and a traditional plastic baby hidden inside for one lucky diner. Between feasting, sharing beads, vintage masks, and imbibing in a few cocktails, you’ll be primed to enter Lent in true New Orleans style at Acadia. 
When: Tuesday, March 4, 5–10 pm
Where: 1303 NE Fremont St
How Much: $45 per person. To reserve your table, call 503-249-5001.