Feast Portland Recap

Congrats to the people at Feast Portland for running a well-organized and well-attended event.  Wonderful  local food and drink (and parties!) as well as national & some Int’l culinary talent and knowledge spread throughout Portlandia.   And while we couldn’t get to all the events in this 4-day festival of the foodie, we did manage to take in some of the sights, smells, tastes and a few slurps…

The kick-off Sandwich Invitational event garnered Naomi Pomeroy of Beast the title of best sandwich for her maple-glazed pork belly with watermelon slaw. Honorable mentions went to Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Kitchen for her Cuban sliders (with the wonderful name of “Say Hello to My Little Fritas”) and Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue in Austin, who made taste buds sing with his smoked cheese steak with melted jalapeno cheese.

The Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting gave visitors more than a taste of the local bounty, providing 2 days of great food and drink. Friday night brought an asian-style Night Market to Portland, led by Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker. And Saturday’s High Comfort gave guests even more tasty treats, focusing on re-working classic comfort food.

Need more recaps? Check the links below:

Bon Appetit has a round-up of the Sandwich Invitational, along with a picture slide-show: Feast Portland Kicks Off With More Sandwiches Than We Ever Knew Existed

Need more pictures from the festival? The Oregonian’s got you covered: Feast Portland: Food and Drink Festival (photo essay)

Zagat has a great recap for your reading pleasure: Feast Recap: The Dream of the Foodies is Alive in Portland

And if you want to try some of Feast Portland’s recipes at home, The Oregonian managed to get some of those for you, including Seamus Mullen’s Corn and Crab Salad, April Bloomfield’s Green Pea and Ham Soup and Paul Qui’s Turkey Kalbi and Eggplant With White Peach Kimchi.
Bring Feast Portland home with accessible dishes from visiting national chefs

Feast Portland 2012 may be over, but we can all look forward to Feast Portland 2013.

 

Tags: Feast PDX, Portland