Portland food news and views
Well, Feast Portland has come and gone, and my time as a volunteer is over. From all I’ve read and watched—as well as from my own experience—it was a rousing success. Scenes from the four-day food and drink festival were plentiful on social media; it’s no surprise that people were having a great time.
Continue reading “A Volunteer’s Look Back At Feast Portland 2017”If I could give those of you attending Feast Portland’s Grand Tasting—or really any of the events that involve a lot of eating—one tip for enjoying the vast amounts of food that will be in front of you, I’d say chew your bites thoroughly. It will force you to slow down just a little bit, and your digestive tract will thank you.
Happy Feasting!
We are about a week or so out from what many food lovers in the Portland area consider “the most wonderful time of the year”—the annual Feast Portland. This week I’ve heard a number of people compare Feast to Christmas, and local gastronomes are pretty giddy right now.
Continue reading “It’s Almost FEAST Portland 2017 Time”Last year when I moved to Portland, I came to know about Feast Portland embarrassingly (but understandably so) late in the game—pretty much all events were sold out by August, and I was still recovering from the intense move across the country, so attending was just too much to consider.
I’m pleased to say that I’ll be there this year, just not as an attendee—I’ll be a volunteer!
I’m pretty psyched, to say the least. I attended numerous food events as press over the years in NYC, and I saw how hard the volunteers and staff work to make each event a success. It’s my time to give back and be a volunteer myself. I think it’s going to be a great experience.
