7 Awesome Food Events at Feast Portland

It’s that time again: we’re heading to the luscious Pacific Northwest to get our fill of the best of Oregon at Bon Appetit’s Feast Portland, running September 18 through September 21.

We’re thrilled to drink our fair share from local breweries and Willamette Valley wines, have many a tasting from the best local restaurants, meet with top chefs, and do our part to keep Portland weird. With four delicious days and lots of ground to cover, here’s where you’ll find us.

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Thursday, September 18

The Hot 10 Dinner, Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants in America

This dinner showcases the best restaurants in the entire 50 states with a multi-course tasting dished out by past and present recipients of Bon Appetit’s “Hot 10”, the magazine’s annual list of the best new restaurants. These are bites from the best of the best!

Friday, September 19

Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines

Oregon has so much to offer from cheese and meat to wine and beer. At Feast Portland's Grand Tasting, held at the iconic Pioneer Courthouse Square, you can get a taste of them all and meet and mingle with artisans, purveyors, sommeliers, and more. You can also watch some of the best chefs in the country cooking live at the KitchenAid Main Demo Stage.

USA Pears Night Market at Zidell Yards

This is a meal with a view: at the Night Market, below the Ross Island Bridge and overlooking the Willamette River, celebrate the street food of Portland and beyond. Here you’ll be able to indulge in Asian, Argentinian, Indian, and more, while also tasting craft beer, wine, and spirits.

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Saturday, September 20

Coffee Talk with Liam Kenna from Stumptown Coffee Roasters

We’re grabbing a front row seat to chat with Liam Kenna, the brewing expert of the famous Stumptown Coffee. This class is all about how you can make barrista-quality coffee in your very own kitchen and covers the basics you need (the gadgets and the beans) as well as how to use them.

Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Presented by Alaska Airlines

A second chance to hit up all the vendors we missed or were too stuffed to try. We’ll also be checking out Hugh Acheson, Chris Cosentino, and more on the KitchenAid stages.

Hog Tied with Adam Sappington and Camas Davis

We’re going back to basics with a class on home butchery from Camas Davis, the founder and owner of the Portland Meat Collective and butcher Adam Sappington. We’ll be learning how to split the whole sides of pork into edible piece and how to cook every part, from snout to tail. We’ll be experts at lechon!

Sunday, September 21

Tillamook Brunch Village

We’ll be saying adios to Portland with a stop at the Tillamook Brunch Village at Pioneer Courthouse Square. This boozy brunch features chefs from all around the country dishing out bacon, eggs, pastries, cocktails, and more. There will also be a raucous “I Woke Up Like This” Cocktail Competition, a competition to find the best, hangover-curing libation.