Feast Portland 2015 Announces Lineup; Tickets Now on Sale

Feast Portland (which is officially titled Bon Appétit Presents Feast Portland: A Celebration of Oregon Bounty) is gearing up to invade the Rose City for the fourth consecutive year with four days of dinners, panels, parties, and classes. Tickets for the event, which will take place September 17-20, are now available on the Feast Portland website. Prices vary per event, but tickets to the marquee event on September 19, "Smoked!," cost $135. Full details below.

Local chefs participating include Elias Cairo (Olympia Provisions), Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton (OX Restaurant), Jason French (Ned Ludd), John Gorham (Toro Bravo), Stephanie Pearl Kimmel (Marché), Gregory Gourdet (Departure), Vitaly Paley (Imperial), Naomi Pomeroy (Beast), Andy Ricker (Pok Pok), Adam Sappington (The County Cat), Cathy Whims (Nostrana), and more.

The list of out-of-town chefs is impressive, and includes Andrew Carmellini (Bar Primi), Adrienne Lo (Fat Rice), Harold Dieterle of (Kin Shop),  Aaron Franklin (Franklin Barbecue), Vivian Howard (Chef & the Farmer), Michael Hung (Faith + Flower), Paul Kahan (The Publican), Harold Moore of (Harold's Meat + 3), Nancy Silverton (Mozza), Alex Stupak (Empellon), Rachel Yang (Joule), and more.

Feast Portland will showcase its Dinner Series, which bills itself as "utterly unique, intimate, multi-chef collaboration dinners hosted at top local restaurants." It will also feature a panel called Drink Tank, in which national drink experts explore topics like "European-style farmhouse ales at American microbreweries, rare beers with cult-like followings, alcohol and balance in Pinot Noir, the resurging popularity of margaritas, and the love and lore of American whiskey."

Event highlights and Dinner Series schedule are listed below:

Widmer Brothers Brewing Sandwich Invitational Presented by Dave's Killer Bread
Location: Director Park | Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 | Time: 6pm-9pm | Price: $95

Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square | Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 and Saturday, September 19, 2015 | Time: Friday 1pm-5pm and Saturday 12pm-5pm | Price: $60 (per day)

USA Pears Night Market at Zidell Yards
Location: Zidell Yards | Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 | Time: 6pm-9pm | Price: $135

Oregonian Media Group Smoked!
Location: The Fields | Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015 | Time: 6pm-9pm | Price: $135

Tillamook Brunch Village Presented by Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square | Date: Sunday, September 20, 2015 | Time: 11am-2pm | Price: $75

Hands-On Classes & Drink Tank Tasting Panels
Location: Throughout Downtown Portland | Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 - Sunday, September 20, 2015 | Prices: $35-$75

Dinner Series

Location: KitchenCru Culinary Prepspace and Various Portland Restaurants | Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 - Sunday, September 20, 2015 | Time: 7pm | Prices: $75-$175

Thursday, September 17

KitchenCru Dinner Series: Bon Appétit Hot 10 Dinner hosted by editor in chief Adam Rapoport and restaurant and drinks editor Andrew Knowlton

Dinner Series: Andrew Carmellini and Joshua McFadden at Roman Candle Baking Co.

Dinner Series: Ken Forkish, Rich Meyer and Nancy Silverton at Trifecta Tavern & Bakery

Dinner Series: Paul Qui and Andy Ricker at Sen Yai

Dinner Series: More Girls! Girls! Girls!: Amanda Cohen, Elizabeth Falkner, Jenn Louis and Sarah Schafer at Lincoln Restaurant

Friday, September 18

KitchenCru Dinner Series: London is a City in Oregon: Ollie Dabbous, Brad Farmerie, James Knappet and Gabriel Rucker

Dinner Series: Aaron Franklin's Stumptown Coffee Cookout

Dinner Series: Jason French and Chris Shepherd at Elder Hall

Dinner Series: Heartlandia Dinner at The Country Cat Calico Room

Dinner Series: David Briggs, Scott Dolich and Matt Lightner at Park Kitchen

Dinner Series: Chris Cosentino, Sam Mason and Vitaly Paley at Paley's Place

Saturday, September 19

KitchenCru Dinner Series: Norway/Portland/Austin: Christopher Haatuft, Naomi Pomeroy, Kyle Linden Webster, Paul Qui, Will Preisch and Joel Stocks

Sunday, September 20

KitchenCru Dinner Series: Crucifery, Vegetables Rock: Franklin Becker, Viet Pham, Katy Millard and Cathy Whims

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