Sommelier Michael Garofola and Genoa cordially invite you to an evening of food and wine with Ben Anderson of Neal Rosenthal Wines.
Since the 1970’s, Neal Rosenthal has pursued his passion for fine wine and has sought out and imported wines from a number of Europe’s greatest estates. The wines bearing the Rosenthal label have always stood for purity, sense of place, and honesty. This will be a rare opportunity to meet and listen to stories from Neal’s West Coast representative, Ben Anderson, whose always down to earth approach to talking about wine will make for an interactive evening that will enlighten and inspire.
The meal will commence at 6:30pm on Thursday, May 24th with hors d’oevres and sparkling wine, followed shortly by a four course pre fixe menu high lighting the Pacific Northwest’s spring bounty with wines from Neal’s Northwestern Italian portfolio.  The wines we will be featuring include some of Neal’s more obscure and rare Northwest Italian selections that rarely leave the regions where they are made, let alone make it all the way to Oregon.
Dinner plus wine pairings for $110, excluding gratuity. Seating is limited for this event, so please contact Michael at Michael@genoarestaurant.com for further details or to reserve a seat.

Reception + Ferrando Erbaluce Spumante

Antipasto

Calamari ripieno- Monterey Bay calamari stuffed with peas, herbs, breadcrumbs and served with a slow fried vegetable battuto
Bisson, “U Pastine”, Bianchetta Genovese, Golfo del Tiguilo, Liguria 2010
Primi
Gnocchi di cacio di cabra- Handmade Portland Creamery goat cheese gnocchi with spring vegetables and morel mushrooms
Danilo Thomain, Enfer d’Arvier, Vallée d’Aosta 2009
Insalata
Insalata di asparagi- Viridian Farms asparagus served with wood sorrel, hazelnuts, and dressed in a morel vinaigrette with ricotta salata
Ermes Pavese, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, Vallée d’Aosta 2010 (in Mags!)
Secondi
Uccelletto al mattone- Grilled artisan cornish game hen with artichokes, crispy polenta cake and pea tendril salad
De Forville, “San Lorenzo”, Barbaresco, Piedmont 2007 

The focus of the first class on June 3 is tempeh, a highly nutritious form of compressed soybeans that is used widely as a staple food in Javanese diets. Showcasing tempeh manufactured in Hood River by Turtle Island Foods, (makers of the famous Tofurky^®), Chef Surja reveals the secrets of three easy-to-make tempeh dishes: curried, fried using tamarind and exotic spices, and sautéed with a broth infusion.

Portland-made Jorinji miso is in the spotlight for the second class on July 15. Class participants will create an exotic miso paste blend from the mountains of Java for barbecuing a banana leaf-wrapped fish. The same paste will be used to make a vegetable dip and stir-fry.

For the final class on August 5, Chef Surja shares his techniques for making gado-gado, an exotic Indonesian salad using cooked vegetables and other savories, topped with a gourmet peanut sauce and chips made from Javanese melinjo nuts.

WHEN:                      Sundays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

June 3, July 15, and August 5

WHERE:                   West Linn Adult Community Center, 1180 Rosemont Road, West Linn,

COST:                        Per class fee of $30 for West Linn residents; $35 for non-residents; $5 discount for couples. Additional materials fee of about $5 payable to Chef Surja at class.

DETAILS:                 Visit www.chef2go.biz for full details.

REGISTRATION:   Register separately for each class. Call West Linn Parks and Recreation at (503) 557-4700 or go online to www.westlinnoregon.gov.

About Chef2Go

By teaching cooking classes and leading small group tours of Asian food markets, Chef Surja Tjahaja inspires people to expand their culinary repertoire with easy-to-make, delicious foods. All the right ingredients for adventures in multi-ethnic cuisine and bringing people together.

Dayton, Ore. (May 18, 2012) – Owner, Paul Durant, will once again be offering summertime walking tours through the picturesque vineyards & olive groves of Red Ridge Farms. This is a rare opportunity to get an in-depth look into the history, terrior & flavors of our wines and olive oils. Enjoy tastings of the wines and oils directly from the locations they were harvested from and finish the tour with a picnic lunch on our patio. For more information please visit Red Ridge Farms website, www.redridgefarms.com. 

WHERE

Red Ridge Farms

5510 NE Breyman Orchard Road

Dayton, Ore.

WHEN

June 24, July 1, July 29, August 19

10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

August 9

4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

DETAILS

$40 per person ($30 for members) includes a guided tour with owner Paul Durant, private wine tastings in the vineyards, olive oil tastings and a picnic luncheon on the beautiful Red Ridge Patio. Please bring appropriate footwear/clothing for outdoor summer hiking.

About Red Ridge Farms

Red Ridge Farms, as featured in Food & Wine Magazine and EveryDay with Rachael Ray magazine, is a family-owned, unique destination in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with a nursery and garden shop, the Oregon Olive Mill, Durant Vineyards and a country cottage. Two lodging accommodations are available for guests, a one bedroom guest suite overlooking the valley and the two bedroom Stoneycrest cottage, which overlooks Durant Vineyards. Both properties are available to rent by the night, weekend or week and feature full kitchens and breathtaking views. The Durant family planted their first vineyard in the Dundee Hills of Oregon in 1973 and are pioneers in Oregon’s wine industry. Many of the original vineyards continue to flourish and produce grapes today. Leading the way in agricultural ventures, the Durants opened Red Ridge Farms in 2001, a herb and specialty plant nursery, and have planted one of the largest olive groves in Oregon. At the Oregon Olive Mill, they process their olives into oil using olive varietals grown on site including: Arbequina and Picual from Spain, Leccino, Pendolino, and Coratina from Italy and Koroneiki from Greece. The bottled olive oil is augmented by additional olives from California as the trees reach their full maturity. The Oregon Olive Mill also houses an event space with a patio overlooking the Willamette Valley used for corporate and private events. Durant Vineyards provides wine grapes to the premier wineries in Oregon and also produces over 1,600 cases of Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay. For more information about upcoming events and lodging availability, please call 503-864-8502. Red Ridge is located at 5510 NE Breyman Orchard Road, Dayton, Oregon. Find more information at www.redridgefarms.com, on Facebook or Twitter @OregonOliveMill.

Wine Wednesday is offered each week with three flights of individually priced wines and a complimentary “mystery” wine. If guests can guess the varietal and producer of the mystery wine they receive their flight “on the house.” Chef Vitaly Paley enjoys being creative with the food pairings and chooses ingredients and dishes that compliment the wines or reflect the food of the region. Wine Wednesday is available every Wednesday in the bar or dining room from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

MAY AND JUNE 2012 Wine Wednesday Flights

MAY

23 – Luring Chenin Blancs from the Loire

30 – Spring Sparklers

JUNE

6 – Reveling in Rosé

13 – An Evening with Ken Wright Cellars

20 – Charcuterie & Chablis

27 – Summer Patio Finds for the Sunshine

About Paley’s Place:

Consistently recognized as one of America’s Top Restaurants by Zagat, Paley’s Place Bistro & Bar has been a Portland, Ore., institution since its February 1995 opening. Owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Vitaly and Kimberly Paley the critically-acclaimed restaurant located within the trendy NW district prides itself on perfectly-executed, elegant and soulful fare that clearly showcases the Paleys’ boundless love and admiration for local, sustainably-produced food. Featured on the acclaimed“Saveur 100” list in 2011, Chef Paley also received the 2005 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Pacific Northwest award, nominated as a 2012 James Beard Foundation Semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, was a recent victor on Food Network’s popular series Iron Chef America and Paley’s Place has been named one of the city’s top restaurants in the Oregonian’s 2011 Diner, Portland Monthly and Willamette Week. Chef Paley created Handmade at Paley’s Fruit & Nut Bar, available at select gourmet grocers and outdoor stores, as well as online atwww.paleybar.com. For reservations and information, please call 503-243-2403 or visitwww.paleysplace.net. Follow Paley’s Place on Twittter at @PaleysPlace and on Facebook. Paley’s Place is located at 1204 NW 21st Avenue, Portland, Oregon.

Bobrow-Strain is associate professor of politics at Whitman College in Washington, where he writes and teaches on the politics of the global food system. In White Bread, he provides an accessible and thoroughly researched history of store-bought industrial bread, using it as a lens to explore America’s  ongoing debate about what qualifies as “good food.” As Bobrow-Strain uncovers, when the nation discusses this issue, larger questions about race, class, immigration, and gender arise.

An avid home baker and self-professed “bread geek”, Bobrow-Strain will be hosted by Slow Food Portland. The Happy Hour event will be held Thursday, May 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Grand Central Bakery’s NW Portland location (2249 NW York, Portland). To learn more about this event, please visit http://slowfoodportland.com/events/.

In the heart of Rioja Alavesa in the town of Laguardia, their estate vines produce the following wines:

2011 Solar de Randez Blanco (100% 80-year old vine Viura)
2011 Solar de Randez Rosado (100% Garnacha)
2010 Solar de Randez Joven (100% Tempranillo)
2007 Solar de Randez Crianza (90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano)
2001 Solar de Randez Reserva (100% Tempranillo)
1997 Solar de Randez Cellar Reserve Rosado (100% Garnacha)
1997 Solar de Randez Cellar Reserve (100% Tempranillo)
2004 Pagos de ValdeOrca (100% 100-year old, pre-phylloxera vine Tempranillo)

If you drop by Tuesday night, you will have an opportunity to chat with Rai and to sample all eight of these wines. The wines will also be available for purchase at special pre-buy pricing.

Storyteller Wine Co. is located at 5511-B SW Hood Ave. in Portland’s Johns Landing neighborhood. For more information call 503.206.7029 or visit storytellerwine.com

The fourth-generation, family-owned company stands apart from the rest having pioneered the French Pot process of making only two gallons at a time with all-natural ingredients like heavy cream and pure cane sugar.  End result… a dense, creamy texture and massive chocolate chips.

Does this ice cream live up to the hype? Celebs such as Dr. Oz and Bobby Flay seem to think so, but we’ll let you be the judge.

We are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary and the release of our 2011 Big Fire Dry Rosé! We’ll also be celebrating you, loyal fans, for making the first 10 years fly by. Enjoy live music from Retta Christie, hors d’oeuvres by Chef Al Whittaker and great company! Not to be missed, come see us in downtown McMinnville.

This event is open to the public.

$10 tasting fee will be donated to Ecotrust’s Farm to School program.

This event is free for Club Members.

Spring Thank You Party

Saturday, May 19th
1-5p
R. Stuart & Co. Winery
845 NE Fifth Street
McMinnville, OR 97128
503.472.4477

Question? Email rebekah@rstuartandco.com

Students from the Sitton Elementary School Garden Program will ring the opening bell. They are a new participant in our Community Partnerships program, which distributes $10 vouchers throughout the community. The program was designed to increase access to fresh vegetables and fruits and is supported by a $2500 grant from New Seasons Market.

Musical entertainment includes the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band and Water Tower Bucket Boys keeping the market vibrant and exciting throughout the day.

Returning vendors include Food Works,  a certified organic farm on Sauvie Island supporting youth employment and empowerment by engaging 14-21 year old young people in all aspects of planning, growing, selling and donating produce.

The SJFM is an independent market run by volunteers, working to support a local, sustainable food supply while providing opportunity for small, emerging farmers, contributing to the health of all local residents, encouraging cross-cultural connections and dialogue, and enhancing the community and business vitality of St. Johns and North Portland.

Learn more about our programs and events on our website at www.sjfarmersmarket.com.

Liner & Elsen Wine Merchants • 2222 NW Quimby Street, Portland • website
e-mail •503-241-9463 • Mon.-Sat. 10am – 6pm

The Mediterranean-style bread is moist and nutty with a touch of sweetness, making it perfect for breakfast as well as a delicious accompaniment to hard or soft cheeses or charcuterie. Toast a slice and spread with sweet butter and marmalade, or for a Mediterranean treat, top with fresh ricotta, a drizzle of good olive oil and a few grains of fleur de sel. 

Seasonal loaves are a new addition to Grand Central’s menu of more than a dozen European-style rustic breads. Four times a year, the bakery features a seasonal loaf that uses special ingredients appropriate to the season.

Sesame Currant Bread sells for $2.25 and is available at Grand Central’s sixPortlandand threeSeattleretail locations.

Samples and photos available upon request.

About Grand Central Baking Company

Grand Central is a family-owned artisan bakery specializing in European-style rustic breads baked in a hearth oven. The bakery’s retail cafes serve hand-made pastries, scratch-made soups and salads and delicious, made-to-order sandwiches based on the best local ingredients available in season. In addition to its six Portland and three Seattle retail locations, Grand Central’s breads can be enjoyed at many of Northwest’s finest restaurants and purchased at the region’s favorite supermarkets, including Whole Foods, Fred Meyer, New Seasons, PCC, Metropolitan Markets and Town and Country Markets. Grand Central’s Comoloaf was recently named one of the top 20 artisan breads in America by Saveur.

Learn more at www.grandcentralbakery.com. Follow Grand Central on Twitter: @GrandCentralPDX

@GrandCentralSea . Like us on Facebook.  Subscribe to Grand Central eNews. 

The EDW Monthly Wine Club is recruiting. The idea is simple, the logistics are easy, and the wines are affordable and accessible. Two bottles, once a month, with total cost between $25-$35, never to exceed $35. You may specify “Only Reds” if you like; otherwise, there will be occasional bubbles, whites and roses in the mix, especially during summer months and appropriate holidays. One of the two bottles will always be a red.

How it works:

- Reply to this email to join. Credit card information will NOT be collected. We’re using the “promise to pick up” system. Weird, huh?

- Trust your EDW merchant to choose only fun and interesting wines — that are great values — by the 15th of every month.

- I will email the selections to you each month, informing you that the club wines are ready to be picked up.

- Pick up your club wines by the 30th of the month.
I will only select wines for the club that I would be willing to take home myself. I want to keep things affordable, and show you wines that exceed expectation based on the price. Some obscure, some crowd pleasers. Some party wines, some food wines. All reliable. This will be a lot of fun for all of us. Who knows, you may fall in love with a grape or region you’d never considered. All part of the joy of discovering wine… I’m looking forward to introducing you to my real “go to” wines.
As always, I really do appreciate your loyalty and support. I am one lucky local entrepreneur.

- Beth

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Don’t forget, Every Day Wine is a BRING YOUR OWN FOOD hang out (pizza, cheese & crackers, fresh baked bread, gourmet olives, chips ‘n salsa, chocolates, desserts, etc)… the bartender does retain the right to sample all the goods.

Remember to host your next birthday party (or book club, or anniversary, or bridal shower, or client appreciation party) at Every Day Wine.
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Thanks so much for your support!!! And don’t forget to forward this message to all of your wine-loving friends.

Every Day Wine is located at 1520 NE Alberta St.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 2pm-10pm
http://www.everydaywine.com