Feast 2017 In Photos

Feast 2017 was another fantastic year.

Perhaps my favorite Feast year in fact. I know, that’s a bold statement, especially as I’ve been lucky enough to attend all prior years. But it is quite possibly true.

These pecan sticky buns from Petunia’s Pies & Pastries at Because Breakfast were top notch.

Breakfast cocktails from Ransom Wine & Distillery at Because Breakfast.

I got to attend 3 Fun-Size Events which are my new obsession. With only 200 guests at those events, they are much smaller than the Main Events like Smoked, which equals less crowds and less stressing to get in line, and more time for relaxing and chatting with your companions. I got to attend Because Breakfast, The Late Late Show and Vegetables: A Love Story. I’m sold.

All the veggies! Avocado Crispy Rice from Butcher & Bee at Vegetables: A Love Story.

The weather was mild and perfect for grazing and touring around town.

Got to try Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar creations!

Five of my most crazy blogger friends and I won the annual (unofficial) Feast Flip Cup Tournament – holla! Big props to Rebekah, Bee, Allison, Meredith and Greg for being amazing teammates (also to Meg for kind of, sort of being on the team ). Our winning proceeds were donated to help rebuild the Columbia Gorge after the horrible summer wildfires. And parents say drinking games can’t be positive?!

General shenanigans with my foodie friends were in full effect as to be expected.

The most important part? The food was yet again spectacular. My top dishes? The Avocado Crispy Rice with escarole, peanuts and serrano chiles from Nashville’s Butcher & Bee at the new Vegetables: A Love Story event.

The Dungeness Crab and Spicy Oregon Bay Shrimp Coffin Toast from Danwei Canting at Sandwich Invitational.

Waypoint from Cambridge, MA brought the house down at Because Breakfast with their corn cake with topped with popcorn and peppers.

This incredibly flaky and decadent Salted Double Chocolate croissant-doughnut from NOLA Doughnuts in Lake Oswego? Swoon!

In total there were 134 chefs, 31 wineries, 15 breweries, 11 artisans, 12 distilleries, and nearly 18,000 attendees this year. Even better, net proceeds went to Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, working to end hunger in our state. Great food for a great cause.

Gimme all the rose! We got a lot of good samplings at the Rose All Day drink tank.

Did you get to attend Feast this year? If so, what was your favorite part? Any spectacular events or eats you’d like to share?

Congrats to the Feast team, Little Green Pickle PR, all the volunteers and of course the talented chefs and artisan vendors who worked so hard to make year 6 another success.

Mark your calendar for September 13-16, 2018 now! I’m pretty convinced you won’t want to miss year 7.

The winners of Sandwich Invitational: Lardo’s Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich with bacon, honey butter, sweet pickles and Duke’s Mayo.

Incredibly beautiful and delicious beet ice cream with mushroom candy from Salt and Straw at Vegetables: A Love Story. You can always count on Tyler Malek to bring something unique!

Beautiful made-to-order savory crepes from Suzette on Belmont.

“Is this what a cloud tastes like?!” The perfect description for the Coconut x Coconut x Coconut from Portland’s new Wailua Shave Ice with coconut milk, haupia foam and roasted coconut flakes.