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Buy Your Tickets Now for Taste of the Nation!

April 9, 2014Filed in: Events

Wahoo! In just under two weeks, one of the most fun food events in Portland will be here! Taste of the Nation will be back Tuesday, April 29th at the Crystal Ballroom!

I seriously love this event. With over 25 of the best chefs Portland has to offer and about 30 local wineries, distilleries and breweries, it is a massive, amazing all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink free for all. (View the TOTN’s Portland page for the full list of participants.) Each of the participants set up a booth and serve up specialty food or drinks made just for this event. A lot of booth and guests all get crammed into the West End concert hall, so it gets a little stuffy and overwhelming. But it’s well worth it for how much good food and drinks there are. And because there are so many chefs participating, despite the crowds, there are rarely lines. Continue Reading...

Sauvie Island Center’s Toast the Farm

March 31, 2014Filed in: Events

Man, a lot has been going on the last few weeks. Usually I feel like winter is the slow time of year with everyone hibernating a bit to wait out the dreary, drizzly days but instead this March has been one of the busiest with most nights having some sort of event, either for work, a blogger event, or just trying to get to the gym. It’s been a bit of a struggle keeping up with everything!

That made this past weekend really great – I spent almost of it sleeping, getting much needed exercise, catching up with friends, and planning our crazy adventure to SE Asia for next fall. (I have spent most of my time researching where to eat, go figure!) Continue Reading...

Sauvie Island Center Farm to City Event

October 10, 2013Filed in: Events

One of my favorite stories about my brother when he was little was one day the kindergarten teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up.

He proudly responded “a firefighter! … or a dog!” Adorable, right?

I feel like I’ve always had a large number of various career aspirations (though I don’t think I ever wanted to be an animal…). Some of the odd ones include architect and musician, definite no-go’s since I’m pretty artistically challenged.