If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’re well aware that I work as a meat distributor. You might even know that every year the company I work for hosts a huge meaty gathering where our vendors and other friends (think people involved with salt, cheese, and alcohol) get to mingle with our chefs. Four and a half hours later, everyone — staff included — is full of beer and booze and practically shaking from the meat sweats.
This year I even gave away two tickets to the event on my Facebook page. I would say it was a huge success — I’m pretty sure I saw the winner and his guest still hanging out at the after party bonfire around midnight.
What can I say? We know how to have a good time!
Anyways here’s some pictures I took of the day event to give you an idea of how deliciously awesome it was:
The grand prize winning dish of the cooking competition. Guinea fowl leg stuffed with guinea fowl sausage, plum sauce, pea tendrils and carrots. By Chef Aaron Barnett of St. Jacks, Portland, OR.
The view of Mt. Hood from the Timberline Lodge
Foie gras ice cream in sugar cones, by Chef Chris Carriker of 23 Hoyt, Portland.
Foie gras pastry cream stuffed doughnuts…Yes, you read that right.
Foie gras doughnuts for days!
Foie Gras chocolate from Xocolatl de David. He also had a pig’s blood chocolate but this is my favorite.
Portland Creamery goat cheese with roasted beets
This is nothing unusual….
Oregon at its finest: Rabbit and Chantrelle Terrine
A table full of salt, by Mark Bitterman of The Meadow
People’s Choice winning dish: Water buffalo adobo with coconut sticky rice and padron peppers. Chef Joey Serquinia of Harvest Vine, Seattle.
Water buffalo sirloin, liver, and rib with Maderia and elderberries. By Chef Chris Diminno of Clyde Common, Portland.
Seared Kobe beef, black garlic, dried tomatoes and crispy nori. There was always a line for this plate! Sampler by Chef Gregory Gourdet of Departure, Portland.
The Commons Brewery Gose — pretty color, delicious beer.
Manchester Farms Quail Egg Shak-Shuka.
It’s hard to beat this view!
A beautiful glass of Burnside Brew’s saison
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best. job. ever. (I’m pretty sure I’ve left this exact comment before 🙂 )
Right?! It’s pretty amazing! =)
What a fantastic event – the food and drink look beyond amazing!
It’s pretty incredible — every year I manage to eat something new and different. And you can’t complain when every where you look there is beer, bourbon or wine to taste!
OMG!
One of these years you should come — after all you have family in Oregon, make the trip! Second weekend every Sept. Iberico, Kobe, Foie, Foie, Foie and even Salt & Straw ice cream. It’s craziness!
I’ll totally plan that! I’d love to do that.
Brave!
Delicious! =)
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This all looks so amazing !
It’s incredible! But besides hangovers, WAG does cause meat comas and the occasional meat sweats. It’s not for the weak!
I’m not that much of a internet reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it
up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your website to come back in the future.
Cheers