Shuck Portland
Location: All over the place, Portland OR
Dates: Recurring annually the first week of February
Attendance: 1,000+
Type: Public festival fundraiser
Scope of work: co-founder, sponsorship acquisition, volunteer coordinator, client manager, event producer
Photos:
https://www.shuckportland.org/
Sponsor and Partners: Beam Suntory, The Redd on Salmon, several dozen oyster farms
Charitable Partners: The Wetland Conservancy, Friends of Netards Bay WEBS
Shuck Portland intends to build on “sea” grass-roots efforts to help restore natural habitats for wild oyster reefs.
Oysters are filter feeders, cleaning up to 50 gallons of water a day, making them a vital part of keeping waterways clean. After the gold rush, the West Coast saw a rise in hydraulic mining, paper mills and population creating a concentration in coastal water pollutants and killing off wild oyster reefs. So, we're working with local organizations to reestablish them.
Through dinners, classes, parties and panel discussions, the festival invited diners, chefs, and producers who want to change by eating sustainable foods, supporting efforts of conservation, and by conveying the message of sustainability for the entire country to see. Join us.
The Shuck team are ocean ambassadors who love good food, a good party and want to make sure oysters are a part of it all for generations to come.
Fellow Shuck Team:
Lyf Gildersleeve the owner Flying Fish Co. in Portland
Maylin Chavez the Chef/owner of Olympia Oyster Bar in Portland
Jaret Foster the Chef/Owner Tournant in Portland
Shawn Mitchell our Oyster Guru and Community Engagement for Shuck
Natalia Toral our Event Producer fisherwoman
An age-old celebration of the pig; Maialata is a workday and feast steeped in ancient Italian traditions in accordance with folklore and biodynamic practices.
In the small mountain towns of Northern Italy, winter months afford the natural refrigeration necessary to process an entire animal into sausages, salumi, prosciutti and ragù that will feed a family for the year to come. This process of butchering, salting and preserving animals is no small task. So, rural communities would come together in a central town and work all day to prepare their pigs with each others’ help. Later that night, the group would celebrate the successful day with a feast of the bounty and pay respect to the animals that provide their nourishment.
Cathy Whims and Rudy Marchesi, along with a little help from Dario Cecchini, have recreated this experience at the Oregon Maialata recurring for nearly a decade. The event welcomes over 100 attendees - including chefs, butchers, historians, friends and enthusiasts - to gather in the chilly winery and farm lands of Montinore Estate to learn butchery and cookery from each other.
In the morning, Dario Cecchini leads a porchetta butchery demonstration with the drama and individuality that only a world-famous personality like his can offer. Then, we all join together for an extraordinary lunch by The Nightwood Society made of unlimited meats, cheeses, vegetables, dips, spreads, pickles and the world-famous Nostrana salad.
Montinore Estate wine and Caffé Umbria coffee flow freely all day, as we make our way to hands-on workshops, and eventually into the cellar to dine in convivial fashion on the meats and sauces made during the day.
We hope you will join us for this long day of learning and bonding
At the end of the day, sit together for unforgettable multi-course subterranean dinner in the wine cellar with masterfully prepared food from the day's production, presented by Cathy Whims’ team of chefs including Paolo Calamai of Burrasca, Rick Gencarelli of Grassa/Lardo, Rob Roy of Nostrana, Eric Bartle of Abbey Road Farm, and Sarah Schneider of The Nightwood Society. Dinner will be paired with yet more Montinore Estate wine.
Location: Montinore Estate Vineyards, Forest Grove, Oregon
Attendance: 150
Type: offsite, hands-on experiential farm day
Scope of work: event coordination, day-of management, and communication liaison for Nostrana, Montinore, PR, chef's, and staff
Pono Brewing, five bartenders (many from the 7th Negroni Social!), five restaurants, hundreds of oysters and a long list of Shandy cocktails come together in one place: Shandytown.
Setup like a mini food festival married with a cocktail competition, you will roam the party eating plates from each chef and tasting all of the five Shandy cocktails to vote for your favorite variation and crown People’s Choice: "The Commissioner of Shandytown” and 3 local celebrity judges will do the same to name Judges Choice: "The Mayor of Shandytown”. Winners receive a key to Shandytown and will defend their title next year.
Tickets include 5 shandy cocktails, yacht rock on the speakers and food until you’re full (and maybe beyond that)! Use code IMHUNGRY when purchasing tickets on Feastly to get 20% off.
Proceeds benefit Growing Gardens.
***COMPETING BARTENDERS***
Angel Teta - Ataula
Eric Nelson - Shipwreck
Nathan Gerdes - La Moule
Natasha Mesa - Raven & Rose - PEOPLE'S CHOICE Commissioner
Michelle Ruocco - Han Oak - WINNER! Mayor of Shandytown
***GREAT FOOD BY***
Big's Chicken / Ben Bettinger
Twisted Filipino / Carlo Lamagna
Taqueria Nueve / Brent Richford
Oysters by Tournant
Eb & Bean Ice Cream
***DRINKS+SPONSORS PROVIDED BY***
Pono Brewing
Dear Mom Wine
Angel's Envy Bourbon
Pueblo Viejo Tequila
Combier Distillery
Aria Gin
Thomas & Sons Distillery
House Spirits
The Commissary
Linie Aquavit
Aalborg Akvavite
Tournant
Corfini Gourmet
Oregon Berry Commission
Location: Taqueria Nueve
Date: September 25, 2017
Attendance: 200
Type: public event/party, fundraiser, brand activation, cocktail competition, theme party
Scope of work: design, concept, co-founder, and most other stuff
Photos: Rachelle Hacmac
***Due to the very specific nature of this food and alcohol centered event, requests related to dietary restrictions are politely declined***
"Ham & Eggs"
FEAST 2017 Opening Night After Party
Miami Vice themed featuring caviar and carved ham bar.
Location: Bar Casa Vale, Portland OR
Date: September 14, 2017
Attendance: 500
Type: private industry after-party
Scope of work: aesthetic, setup, client management, production
Photos: Aubrie LeGault - @pdxfoodphotos
Sponsor and Partners: Portland Monthly Magazine, Lagunitas, Tillamook, Sokol Blosser, Guittard, Regalis Fine Foods, Bar Casa Vale, Modernist Cuisine, The Nodoguro, Jeffery Morgenthaler.
And...a veritable mountain of caviar. Mountain, I say!
Feast Portland: a food and drink festival that showcases the energy, creativity and enthusiasm that’s driving America’s food revolution while celebrating two of the culinary world’s most inspiring places: Portland and Oregon.
The festival is made up of Main Events, "Fun-sized" Events, classes, and dinners. All of those sponsors, curators, purveyors and instructors come together at the end of every night to enjoy each others' company at the Epic After Parties.
"Dear Salty, Stay Sweet"
FEAST 2017 Closing Night After Party
Location: Bollywood Theater, Portland OR
Date: September 16, 2017
Attendance: 500
Type: private industry after-party
Scope of work: aesthetic, setup, client management, production
Photos: Alan Weiner - @alanweinerphotos
Sponsors and Partners: Eater, Washington Wines, Campari America, Full Sail Brewery, California Olive Ranch, Bollywood Theater, Soulva SF, Boke Bowl, Hat Yai, Lardo, Shipwreck PDX
Feast Portland: a food and drink festival that showcases the energy, creativity and enthusiasm that’s driving America’s food revolution while celebrating two of the culinary world’s most inspiring places: Portland and Oregon.
The festival is made up of Main Events, "Fun-sized" Events, classes, and dinners. All of those sponsors, curators, purveyors and instructors come together at the end of every night to enjoy each others' company at the Epic After Parties.
To celebrate the the release of their Horseradish Vodka, Kachka’s teamed up with their Grand Avenue neighbors: Oso Market+Bar, Dig A Pony, Bit House Saloon and Slow Bar to host a Bloody Mary Bloc Party on May 1, 2016.
The event began at Kachka with a shot of chilled Horseradish Vodka, then on to four other bars for Bloody Marys and brunch bites, then attendees voted on who makes the “Best Bloody Mary on Grand.”
Photos by Carly Diaz
Location: Kachka, Dig A Pony, Oso, Bit House Saloon, and Slow Bar
Attendance: 350
Type: public event, with ticket sales, active consumer participation, food, beverage, and prizes.
Scope of work: full planning, worked with designer to create creative collateral, worked with PR representative to promote ticket sales, managed process of making badass swag, event management.
For the 8th year, Montinore Estate hosted a crush party. An all-ages day at the winery enjoying the last days of summer with great food, live music, face painting, balloon animals, wine, and - of course- a competitive grape stomp competition.
Location: Montinore Estate, Forest Grove
Date: September 9, 2017
Attendance: 300-400
Type: public, large-scale, festival-type
Scope of work: vendor curation and management, event management, graphic design
Photos by Michael G Ingram
The Negroni Social is an annual costume gala for industry professionals and is the inspiration for Negroni Week. We're proud to be the roots behind this now internationally successful fundraising initiative presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari®.
2017 broke a record for the fifth year in a row for Negroni Week, raising $537,000 for a range of charities around the world and bringing total donations to almost $1.5 million over the lifetime of the program. The 7th Negroni Social at Buckman Public House broke records itself. After a stiff competition of 58 cocktail submissions, we picked 12 winning bartenders to serve their variations as the featured cocktails for the night. At the "2017: A Future Odyssey" themed party, we hosted over 500 people and collectively served 1600 Negroni! Our charitable donation to Outside In will help provide health and wellness to homeless teens and marginalized youth in the Portland area.
For the third year, we worked with Beckham Estate (Sherwood, OR) to age more than 300 Negronis for the party’s welcome cocktail in amphorae, hand-made clay vessels crafted by Andrew Beckham at the vineyard. Douglas will be creating a classic negroni of Campari, Bulldog Gin and Cinzano 1757 sweet vermouth And, for the most exciting part - after the amphorae are filled with the cocktail, the vessel is buried underground to age for two months. When guests arrived at the Negroni Social, they were greeted by a bartender nestled between large amphorae and handed one of the aged subterranean cocktails.
The event benefited Outside In for the 7th year, a Portland non-profit organization that provides medical and mental health services and resources to homeless youth. To date, we have donated $15,000 to the cause, and we hope 2018 will be the best year yet.
The invite-only gala is free to attend, with guests buying Negroni ($10) as a way of raising funds for the cause. A recipe book featuring the 12 selected cocktails is also available for purchase ($10).
Location: Buckman Public House
Date: June 4, 2017
Attendance: 15
Type: invite-only fundraiser and costume gala for industry professionals
Scope of work: girl friday, event producer, logistics guru, cat wrangler, and all the other stuff that Douglas Derrick, the founder and co-producer, doesn't do. :)
Negroni Social
A day of education for bartenders on all things meat: raising, slaughtering, butchering, cooking, preserving and eating. With hands-on butchery demonstration with Zeph Shepard of Proletariat Butchery, Spanish food from Plaza del Toro, and cocktails by Angel with Angel's Envy Bourbon.
Location: Plaza Del Toro
Date: March 27, 2017
Attendance: 15
Type: private curated event for bartenders only
Scope of work: consulting, setup, photography
The first in a series of events lead by Maya Lovelace and a large showing of food and beverage community leaders to raise money for non-profit organizations.
EVENT #1 Not My President's Day
RAISED $12,000
CHEFS
Maya Lovelace - Mae
Tommy Habetz - Pizza Jerk
Greg & Gabi Denton - Ox
Earl Ninsom - Hat Yai
Sam Smith - Tusk
Sarah Minnick - Lovely’s 50/50
Patrick Fleming - Boke Bowl
Kate McMillen - Lauretta Jean’s
Ryan Kennedy - Water Ave Coffee
BARTENDERS
Angel Teta - Atuala
Jessica Braasch - Bible Club
Jon Lewis - Rue
FOOD
Cattail Creek Farms
Corfini Gourmet
BEVERAGE
Altos Tequila
New Deal Distillery
Burnside Brewing Co.
Clear Creek Distillery
San Pellegrino
Dogwood Distilling
Hazelfern Cellars
VENUES
Boke Bowl
Water Avenue Coffee
Bunk Bar
OTHER
Factory North
Little Green Pickle
Location: Water Avenue Commerce Center: Boke Bowl, Bunk Bar, Water Ave Coffee
Attendance: 300
Type: fundraiser, food festival, brand activation
Scope of work: promotion, curation, event management, high-fives
Photos by Jason Horvath
Annual retreats for hospitality-industry professionals to the mountains and the coast.
Presenting sponsors: Four Roses bourbon, Ninkasi brewing, New Deal distillery, Hammer & Tongs, Oregon Bartender's Guild, and Baby Barrels.
Partnerships: Proletariat Butchery, Spella Caffe, Atlas soda, Spindrift soda, Bit House Saloon, Brewery Branding, BG Reynolds Syrups, Liquid Sunshine Lemonade, Jacobsen Salt Co., Bee Local Honey, Scrappy's bitters, Red Bull, and Krystle Clear Events.
Location: All over the place!
Attendance: 25-75 per group
Type: brand activation
Scope of work: promotion, curation, chef, photographer, creative designers, and manager
Annual hospitality-industry costume party, benefitting Outside In.
Photos by Michael Ingram, Casey Campbell, and Casey Nolan
Location: Century Bar
Attendance: 450
Type: costume and cocktail party, fundraiser
Scope of work: full event design, creation and curation, event promotion, event management and host
Four Roses bourbon and Strong Water Beverages take talented hospitality-industry professionals - who are active in their Oregon community and love Four Roses - to get together for an unforgettable three days in the woods.
Th event provides transportation on the bourbon bus, lodging in an old sheep ranch, main meals including a pig roast, super-awesome swag like a a hoodie and a Dear Mom Wine Co. Yeti Camping Mug, plus a load of bourbon and beer in an outdoor wonderland!
Location: Silver Falls State Park
Attendance: 25-75 per group
Type: brand activation, bonding, retreat
Scope of work: promotion, curation, photographer, creative designer, producer, and manager
Sponsors:
Four Roses
New Deal Distillery
Dear Mom Wine Co.
Red Bull
Oblivion Brewing
Proletariate Butchery
Hundreds of holiday sweaters, six bar professionals make one eggnog each, for 250 guests. Three blind judges vote and the winner is crowned Portland's Best Egg Nog.
Benefitting Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.
Founded by Natalia Toral, Estanislado Orona, and Molly Wolfe
2014 LINE-UP, HOSTED AT RAVEN & ROSE
Competitors: Jesse Card of Bit House Saloon, Pete Maben of Vintage Bar, Chino Lee of Bit House Saloon, Sarah Rehman of 12 Dollar Ladle, Tyler Hauptman of Pizza Jerk, and Tommy Klus of La Moule.
Judges: Tommy Habetz of Bunk Bar, Anthony Garcia of Shift Drinks, and Molly Wolfe of Vinum Distributing
Judge's Choice Winner: Jesse Card
People's Choice: Tyler Hauptman
2015 LINE UP HOSTED AT HOLOCENE
Competitors: Heather Wiese of Williams Beverage, Aaron Howard of Neat, Chelsea McAlister of Taqueria Nueve, Chris Churilla of Bit House Saloon, Sue Erickson of The Fireside, Clint Bissell of Altabira Lounge.
Judges: Mike Thelin of Feast, Jesse Card of Bit House Saloon and 2014 Winner, Daniel Osbore of Bull in China
Judges Choice Winner: Aaron Howard
People's Choice: Clint Bissell
Attendance: 250
Type: branded cocktail event with competition and fundraiser
Scope of work: promotion, curation, and management
2016 LINE UP HOSTED AT RONTOMS
Competitors: Kate Bolton of Ava Gene's, Adam Robinson of Deadfast, Brian Quigley of Ataula, Nic Nye of The Knock Back, Brandy Feit of Headwaters, Jon Lewis of Rue
Judges: Maya Lovelace of Mae, Hoke Harden, and Aaron Howard the 2015 Champion
Judges Choice Winner: Kate Bolton
People's Choice: Brian Quigley
MC: Jesse Card
DJ Expensive Taste
Attendance: 250
Type: branded cocktail event with competition and fundraiser
Scope of work: promotion, curation, and management
Bombay Sapphire and USBG present the Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender 2015 Regional Finals at Cooper's Hall in Portland, Oregon.
All photos by Morgan Stone Grether.
Location: Cooper's Hall
Attendance: 150
Type: cocktail event with competition and branding
Scope of work: liaison between venue and brand and offsite event management
Oregon's Community Table, hosted at Jacobsen Salt Co., on May 12, 2016.
The event was Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon's celebration of their friends throughout Oregon and the work they've accomplished together. The food-focused evening honored the legacy of their founding and retiring executive director, Patti Whitney-Wise, and toasted to their 10th Anniversary and the future of ending hunger in Oregon!
Guests enjoyed a seated dinner by Jose Chesa, award-winning chef and a 2016 nominee for a James Beard Foundation Best Chef NW award.
Raffle packages included some of Oregon's best travel experiences.
Food sponsors: Chesa, Tournant, Umi Organic Ramen, Elephant's Delicatessen, The Schooner, and Alma Chocolate.
Beverage sponsors: New Deal distillery, Cana's Feast winery, Montinore Estate Vineyards, The Bitter Housewife, and Terminal Gravity brewery.
Location: Jacobsen Salt Co.
Attendance: 150
Type: cocktail hour, seated dinner, with programing
Scope of work: full planning, creative collateral, staffing, management
A private supper club for intrepid diners and lovers of cannabis.
I "borrowed" this write-up and picture from the Feast website.
Feast Portland is more than a food and drink festival. It’s a movement that showcases the energy, creativity and enthusiasm that’s driving America’s food revolution while celebrating the culinary world’s most inspiring places: Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. From spirited one-of-a-kind large-scale events featuring trendsetting chefs from all over the country, to intimate hands-on classes, collaborative dinners and panels, Feast offers some of the most compelling experiences and original programming in the modern food festival conversation.
Feast Portland is proud to support charities working to end childhood hunger in Oregon and across the country. Since its inception in 2012, Feast has donated more than $230,000 to charity. Feast Portland’s sole charitable partner in 2016 is Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.
Entering its sixth year, Feast Portland has been called “the best food festival in the country” by Thrillist National, the “food festival to beat” by Tasting Table and applauded by local and national media alike, including USA Today, Serious Eats, Eater National, The Wall Street Journal, Food Republic, New York Post, Forbes and The Oregonian, and named among Fodor’s Travel North America’s Top 15 Food Festivals for being “done to such perfection you’d think one of the Pacific Coast’s biggest-catch food events was in its 30th year.”
A 3-day festival of over 5,000 attendees, WhiskeyTown USA brings together local, national and international whiskey distillers, with Portland restaurants and vendors, live music, fine cigars, a cocktail competition and live pig races.
Benefiting the Children's Cancer Association.
Location: Portland Night Market
Attendance: 7,000
Type: branded cocktail festival
Scope of work: promotion, curation, and management
The event hasn't happened yet. Which means you can come!
Check it: this is a brand new festival experience held at the historic Timberline Lodge, seen in Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece THE SHINING as the location of the infamous Overlook hotel, located just over 60 miles east of Portland in Government Camp, Oregon on Mt. Hood.
Presenting superior film programming with an expanded focus on experiential events, the festival showcases exciting new work in new and classic independent horror cinema alongside the latest in interactive and live shows for a fully immersive weekend. As a summer camp for genre fans, The Overlook is a community event bringing the best of horror in all its forms to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience within an intimate and inspirational environment.
Contact: ntoral@overlookfilmfest.com
