A Good Time With Sandor Katz and His New Book at Ferment Brewing Co.

The exterior of the modern Ferment Brewing Co. building as the sun was setting.

On Monday evening I made my way to Ferment Brewing Co. in Hood River for an evening with fermentation legend Sandor Katz to hear him talk about his new book, Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys. He spoke to a more than full house, with eventually close to 60 people sitting in the space and around the perimeter.

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Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys Book Launch in Hood River November 29

Very exciting news: Sandor Katz, fermenter extraordinaire, has a new book called Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys, and will be doing a book launch party at the aptly named Ferment Brewing Co. in Hood River on November 29. This will be a nice chance to hear Sandor speak about a topic he is deeply well-versed in—traditions in fermentation—and watch his technique for making a ferment in the modern surroundings of Ferment Brewing Co. It should be a fun and interesting time. The event is free and unticketed.

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La Fête du Macaron is Almost Upon Us

Photo credit: Pix Patisserie

If you’re like me, Thanksgiving food is on your mind this week. And while turkey (roasted or deep fried?), cranberry sauce (canned or homemade?), and pie (pumpkin or pecan?) are easy to obsess about, for a change of pace consider the French macaron—and La Fête du Macaron at Pix Patisserie that starts on Thanksgiving day and lasts through the weekend. I’ve had Pix’s macarons and can say with assurance that they are some of the best in Portland.

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