To get a taste of what to expect at the 2010 Portland Indie Wine & Food Festival, check out the delectable dishes prepared by our restaurant and chef partners in 2009. 2010 participating chefs and restaurants and their dishes will be announced Friday, April 2nd.
2009 restaurants and purveyors included:
Alma Chocolate
Selection of handmade chocolates
Biwa
Saba Nanbanzuke, an escabache-like dish of mackerel introduced
into Japan in the 17th century by the Portuguese
California Pizza Kitchen
Assortment of exclusive restaurant-inspired frozen pizzas; Buffalo Style Chicken, Chipotle Chicken, Spinach Artichoke
Caffe Vita
Espresso bar
Country Cat Dinnerhouse and Bar
Grilled Texas toast with smoked steel head, fennel pickles,
clabber cream and watercress purée
Davis Street Tavern
Opah and macadamia nut poke in a cucumber cup
Marché
A selection of Laughing Stock Farm pork charcuterie and Provisions bread
Pazzo Ristorante
Prosciutto wrapped dates with gorgonzola; cured wild salmon on
walnut toasts, caper, chervil and hard egg
phresh organic catering
phresh-made tortillas with pulled pork carnitas, hazelnut mole & rhubarb salsa
Pyramid Brewery
Teriyaki Beef and pineapple skewers, grilled shrimp cocktail skewers,
chicken satay skewers, BBQ pork sliders
Red Star Roasthouse & Tavern
Lamb tartare, chickpea cake, mint, cumin yogurt and sweet pea mousse,
port glaze, young greens
Rogue Ales
Serving a selection of fresh draft beers
Simpatica Catering and Dining Hall
New York Strip with Mascarpone and truffle cheese on crostini
Ten 01
Bone marrow gougères – savory bone marrow filled cream puff
Volcanic Minerals
100% Natural mineral water
Whole Foods
Local artisan cheeses served with a variety of fruit and crostini
Wildwood
Grated radish and spring onion salad on house made cracker bread with sea salt mascarpone and soft herbs