Lately, I’ve been putting together a list of dinner party / themed party ideas. As you might expect, each is somewhat, if not directly food-related. Even as the list grows, I have every intention of fulfilling each one. The first step towards making things real is to share the idea or thought with others. What better way to explore a notion than to blog about it?
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Dinner Party Galore
North Portland Supper Club
A new food venture is underway for Good Man Eats here in North Portland. Ever since I got into cooking, way back when in Seattle circa 2005-06′, I dreamt of preparing multi-course meals. There’s something romantic about the European dining experience. Think Spain or France or Italy. Think late dinner through the evening. Think long, inebriated discussions and plates of fantastic cuisine. Well, among the various fantasies I harbor, I hope to manifest a handful of these in my newest food project. I introduce to you: The North Portland Supper Club.
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The Oregon Sustainability Experience
Sustainability is all the rage.
Last week I boarded a bus with 30 professionals, grad students and other food politic wonks to explore the pieceses of an ever-increasing sustainable food system here in Oregon. Coined “The Oregon Sustainability Experience,” the week-long adventure drove us all over, visiting multiple participants and benefactors to the evolving sustainable food systems across Oregon. From Portland to Hillsboro to Monmouth to Corvallis to Philomath to Tangent to Junction City to Salem to Brooks to Woodburn and then back to Portland, we invested 40+ hours to investigation, analysis, reflection and immense discussion on the various topics that be.
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Wild Salmon CSA
"Local Food" on a whole new level.
Sourcing “The Local”
What does “local” mean?
In the neighborhood, down the street or across town? Maybe the nearby countryside fits the bill or the afternoon cruise to the mountainous or oceanic regions? Once we determine the meaning of the term, then we can talk about the owner of locality. For example, does the farmer determine her blueberries to be local or does the family at the farmers market? Clearly, both the consumer and producer have a stake in the word and its ambiguous meanings. That being the case, who are we to trust?
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