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Feast Portland 2018 // Part 2

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This post is sponsored by my friends at Feast Portland. 

A cheese and charcuterie board with a bowl of yellow sauce. this recipe

I’m baaaaaack with Round 2 of my Feast Portland recap! For a full run-down of this year’s festival (and why I love them so much) check out Part One.

Today, I’m going to dive right in – because this year, we have a VIDEO! Watch the video recap below, and keep scrolling for the rest of this year’s photos, restaurant recommendations, and event wrap-ups.

VIDEO: FEAST PORTLAND 2018

ON TO THE PHOTOS!

Woman's hands holding a poster that says 'because in a state with an abundance of food, it's not right that 1 in 4 kids faces hunger.'

Forever grateful to be part of a festival that supports such important work by organizations like Partners For A Hunger Free Oregon (ABOVE) and Urban Gleaners. 

Cauliflower and labneh on the table at Shalom Y'all Restaurant.

NIGHT MARKET

Appetizer bites of meat and rice on small white plates on a red floral tablecloth.

(ABOVE) I could eat this rice from Carlo Lamagna (you might remember him from the very first at the table post!) of Magna PDX forever and ever and ever.

Tillikum Bridge lit up in the evening.

(ABOVE) Night Market is held in front of the stunning Tilikum Crossing, the first bridge of its kind in the U.S. Tilikum is open only to public transit, pedestrians, and cyclists – no cars!

Hands mixing a bowl of fried cauliflower with buffalo sauce.

(ABOVE) This sweet & spicy fried cauliflower from Parachute Chicago was one of the best bites of the night.

A man's hand holding a snow cone next to a bowl of mashed avocado.

Lobster roll appetizers on individual plates on a floral print tablecloth.

Hand putting a garnish on a row of tacos with purple shells.

Hand grabbing an appetizer off a table of small plates.

Braised beef on a small white plate.

Man's hands assembling two banh mi sandwiches on a black prep table surrounded by ingredients.

Dozens of small white bowls filled with pieces of sliced raw salmon.

Portland's Tillikum bridge lit up in green lights.

A table of appetizers from Carlo Lamagna of Magna PDX.

IRON MIXOLOGIST

Feast and Williams Sonoma teamed up to crown Portland’s best bartender through three rounds of cocktail competition.

Man's hand pouring juice from a measuring cup into a cocktail shaker.

Attendees watch a bartending competition inside the Portland Williams Sonoma.

Multiple cocktails on a glass table.

Man's hands pouring a green cocktail from a shaker into a cocktail glass.

SMOKED!

One of Feast’s flagship events, Smoked! celebrates all things cooked over an open flame.

Large pieces of meat hanging over a fiery grill.

Man's hands using tongs to flip pork rounds over on a large grill.

Man's hands rolling pizza dough into a circle with a wood rolling pin.

Plastic squeeze bottle drizzling caramel over miniature pies.

Oysters in a black cast iron pan being smoked over a large fire.

Corn on the cob sitting on a large metal sheet tray.

Flatbread on a white plate topped with berry jam and chopped parsley.

White plates filled with various appetizers on a black table.

Black table covered in bloody mary glasses topped with vegetables.

Meat skewers on a grill.

Meat hanging on metal hooks over a large grill with an open flame.

Hands rolling out pizza dough next to white appetizer plates full of grilled corn.

Woman's hand drizzling caramel over miniature peach pies.

Slabs of meat cooking on a grate over an open flame.

Several large pork shoulders cooking over a large grill.

Meat and oysters being cooked on large grills.

Hands in black gloves slicing a large piece of brisket on a wood cutting board.

This amaaaaazing brisket (ABOVE) was destined for a bonkers delicious smoked brisket taco from Vidal Miguel of Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ in Austin. Easily one of the best bites I had all weekend (didn’t even get a picture because I was too busy stuffing my face #SorryNotSorry).

Large pieces of beef on a large grill with smoke billowing around them.

Dozens of white appetizer plates of a black table, each holding grilled corn on the cob.

Jerk corn from Nina Compton of Compère Lapin in New Orleans.

Man's hands using a spatula to flip a small piece of beef on a large grill.

Meat smoking on a large grill over an open flame.

Hands in black gloves slicing brisket on a wooden cutting board.

BRUNCH VILLAGE & SUNDAY TAILGATE

The final Feast Portland Flagship event (Brunch Village) and one of the last Fun-Sized Events of the year (Sunday Tailgate) were a celebration of delicious food, community, and the close of another fabulous year at Feast.

Hands flipping round pastries over a griddle.

Aebleskiver (Danish Pancake Balls, ABOVE and BELOW) – one of the coolest things we saw all weekend. Aebleskiver were completely new to me, and we must have watched the chefs from Broder Nord flip these spherical pancakes around for half an hour (MESSSSSMERIZING). Good news: They have these babies on their regular menu, so if you’re in Portland, please go order a hundred of them so I can live vicariously.

Three pastries on white plates with red jam.

Breakfast sandwich from junebaby at feast portland.

This breakfast sandwich (ABOVE) from Edouardo Jordan of Junebaby in Seattle looks simple, but it packed a ton of flavor. One of the highlights of Brunch Village this year. 

Mini hot dogs in small white bowls next to a large grill with meat.

A pile of multi-colored cherry tomatoes.

Bacon being coated with crispy breadcrumbs over a red baking dish.

Bacon lollipop in a small white cup.

This is a BACON CHOP. It was grilled, dipped in Alabama White Sauce, and rolled in crispy pig skin by the folks at The Country Cat, one of my favorite brunch places in Portland.

Hand in a blue glove holding a mini lobster roll.

One of the highlights of the weekend: These lobster rolls by the Kingpin Lobster Pop-Up team from Lardo PDX.

Mini Chicago Hot Dogs in White Bowls.

Hands in blue gloves stuffing lobster into a small roll.

Hand sprinkling salt over burgers on a grill.

Mini lobster roll next to fresh potato chips on a white appetizer plate.

Thanks to my friends at Feast Portland, Travel Oregon, and Tualatin Valley for hosting me at this year’s events! 

The next Feast Portland is September 12-15, 2019. Click here to sign up for updates or follow them on Instagram to be in the loop when tickets go on sale next year!

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