Event: Share a meal with the people who feed us

Meet local immigrant farmworker families

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May 1, 2009

Join Slow Food Portland at Woodburn’s Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC) to meet local immigrant farmworker families, join them in conversation, learn about their lives, and share a potluck lunch. Saturday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. Cost: $8. Reservations here.

Event: Portland Indie Wine Festival — May 1-2

Support craft winemaking in Oregon

By Culinate staff

April 28, 2009

May 1-2. The Fifth Annual Portland Indie Wine Festival is a delicious experience that pairs wine lovers with Oregon’s top 40 artisanal wineries in the heart of Portland at the Portland Wine Works.

Event: Benefit for James Beard Foundation at 23Hoyt

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April 23, 2009

On Wednesday, May 13, Chef Aaron Barnett (23Hoyt) and Chef Kenny Gambalvo (Bluehour) headline a benefit for the James Beard Foundation.

Announcement: New Robert Reynolds’ cooking class begins in May

From Local Bites PDX — Blog by Local Bites Portland

April 22, 2009

Next month, Portland chef, cooking instructor, and author Robert Reynolds will offer a range of cooking classes at his studio in SE Portland. For more information, visit the Chef's Studio.

Event (Correction): Potluck with immigrant farm workers

From Local Bites PDX — Blog by Local Bites Portland

April 22, 2009

Slow Food Portland is sponsoring a one-day trip to Woodburn on Saturday, May 2, to visit worker housing and join local immigrant families at a potluck. For details, visit the Slow Food events page. Tickets are $8; the event starts early: 8:30 a.m.

Event: Benefit for the Let Live Foundation

From Local Bites PDX — Blog by Local Bites Portland

April 22, 2009

On Friday, May 1, Isa Chandra and the folks at the Post Punk Kitchen will prepare a benefit at the Sweat Pea Bakery for the Let Live Foundation.