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Winter wine tasting season in Oregon’s Willamette Valley kicks off with the 25th annual Wine Country Thanksgiving from November 23-25, 2007 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This annual event traditionally held the weekend after Thanksgiving brings families together to explore the pastoral beauty of the Willamette Valley an

“Family, Food, Celebration” – The Heathman Restaurant and Bar’s longstanding Thanksgiving tradition of a grand buffet as well as a prix fixe menu brings generations together to celebrate the day and the bounty of Northwest ingredients prepared by award-winning Chef Philippe Boulot. The Heathman offers the prix fixe menu

Vitaly and Kimberly Paley let loose every week for their informal Wine Wednesday tradition when they pair flights of wine with food not typically served at the restaurant. “We try to demystify wine with a playful approach,” says Kimberly Paley. “We want our customers to come in each Wednesday and be surprised – from the

Known as “primeur” or the year’s first wine, Beaujolais Nouveau has enjoyed popularity in the United States since the 1970s and continues to draw revelers who want to be among the first to sip the newest vintage. Chef Philippe Boulot of the Heathman will partner with the French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific

Join the Portland Farmers Market in celebrating the bounty of fall at their annual Great Pumpkin Event, from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, October 27, on the campus of Portland State University between SW Harrison and SW Montgomery Streets. Typhoon! restaurants and Food Services of America are generously donating pum

Week of October 17th, 2007 Hunker down, folks, I've got a long and informative email headed your way. I've got two top notch menus for this weekend to talk about, a very special winemaker's dinner next week to talk about, and a little bit of this and that at the end. It should be a good one, though, so hold tight

Weekend of October 19th, 2007 Greetings! WASHINGTON STATE Our neighbors to the north are really hitting their stride with wine these days. This is the time of year when we get to dive into all of the new realeases. I think the wines from Washington state do an amazing job at representing "p

Artist's reception Cathy Pitters' "Saints and Icons" show Come by Alma Thursday evening (10.18.07) for an opening reception for artist Cathy Pitters' new show "Saints and Icons". You may remember her beautiful found object shrines and crosses from this time last year and now she is back with new work. There wi

Living with celiac disease does not have to limit your culinary adventures. Join us to celebrate the launch of “Gluten-Free Girl: How I Found the Food That Loves Me Back…and How You Can Too” by blogger Shauna James Ahern at Andina Restaurant on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 6-8 p.m. The book party is $55 and includes a variety of

Hello everybody! Chefs David Padberg and Scott Dolich of Park Kitchen are planning an evening for the vegans, although anyone is welcome. The meal is 5 courses, paired with vegan-friendly Northwest wines from Peacock Wine Company. It will be hosted in our private dining facility. The evening starts at 6:30 PM and costs