The lines were long to get into the packed tasting tent, where ticket holders were rewarded with three straight hours of feasting.
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The lines were long to get into the packed tasting tent, where ticket holders were rewarded with three straight hours of feasting.
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Once the doors opened, Feasters were unleased onto the dozens of vendors hoping to offer up a taste of their primo products.
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Once the doors opened, Feasters were unleased onto the dozens of vendors hoping to offer up a taste of their primo products.
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On hand was Jacobsen Salt Co.’s Ben Jacobsen, serving up Grand Central bread topped with Rose Valley butter, Bee Local honey, and his own hand-harvested Oregon sea salt.
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On hand was Jacobsen Salt Co.’s Ben Jacobsen, serving up Grand Central bread topped with Rose Valley butter, Bee Local honey, and his own hand-harvested Oregon sea salt.
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Laura Gordon, Director of Sales & Marketing at Apolloni Vineyards, displayed the recent Portland Monthly 50 Best Oregon Wines issue that highlighted Apolloni’s 2009 Pinot Noir as a top ten pick. Also at the tasting was our #1 and #2 picks, both from Whit
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Laura Gordon, Director of Sales & Marketing at Apolloni Vineyards, displayed the recent Portland Monthly 50 Best Oregon Wines issue that highlighted Apolloni’s 2009 Pinot Noir as a top ten pick. Also at the tasting was our #1 and #2 picks, both from Whit
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Attendees with a sweet tooth were well taken care of: On the left, Grand Central’s berry pies, and on the right, Marionberry Ginger pocket pies from Crave.
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Attendees with a sweet tooth were well taken care of: On the left, Grand Central’s berry pies, and on the right, Marionberry Ginger pocket pies from Crave.
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Excitement all around, including reps at Hopworks Urban Brewery and NW Elixer’s Andrew Garrett.
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Excitement all around, including reps at Hopworks Urban Brewery and NW Elixer’s Andrew Garrett.
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After a few glasses of wine, attendees were welcomed into the USA Pears Portlania-fied “tattoo pearlor” for custom airbrushed tattoos.
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After a few glasses of wine, attendees were welcomed into the USA Pears Portlania-fied “tattoo pearlor” for custom airbrushed tattoos.
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Friday and Saturday’s Grand Tasting transformed Pioneer Courthouse Square into a wonderland of Oregon’s top restaurants, artisans, wineries, and breweries serving up their best bites and sips to America’s culinary elite and local foodies alike. In addition to cream-of-the-crop food and drink, the Grand Tasting also featured cooking demonstrations from VIP chefs like Chris Cosentino, April Bloomfield, Cory Schreiber, and Naomi Pomeroy at the KitchenAid Main Demo Stage.
