FlavorFest!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on August 1 at Ninkasi Atrium for a delicious smorgasbord of our region’s farm-to-table bounty!
Every summer, FlavorFest tantalizes your senses with small plates custom-paired with cocktails, wine, beer and mocktails from some of our best local chefs, vintners, brewers and mixologists. Plus, enjoy live music and browse irresistible auction packages.
Proceeds benefit Cascade Health’s nonprofit services, including Pete Moore Hospice House, providing compassionate end-of-life care in Lane County.
2024 Restaurant & Beverage Partners
Small Plates
Bar Purlieu - French-inspired Pacific Northwest farm-to-table fare.
Osteria DOP - Regional Italian cooking in the heart of the Willamette valley.
Yabai Nikkei - Locally-sourced ingredients combined with inherited flavors inspired by the Japanese immigrant experience.
Yardy - West Indian-inspired dishes with a Pacific Northwest twist.
Drinks
Ninkasi (beer)
Oregon Wine Lab (wine)
Honeysuckle Bartending Service (cocktails)
High Street Tonics (mocktails)
Custom Small Plate & Beverage Pairings
Bar Purlieu
Braised lamb, flageolet beans, sundried tomato, crispy rosemary, summer mushrooms
Cocktail: New York Sour: Whiskey, demerara simple syrup, lemon juice, red wine float (Bordeau or Pinot), garnished with a Bordeaux cherry
Beer: Ninkasi Grisette
Wine: William Rose Al Fresco Pinot Noir
Mocktail: Summer Sansgria: NA Syrah, lemon-lavender tonic, New Orleans bitters, orange, strawberry, mint, seltzer
Osteria DOP
Panzerotto: a Piglian style fried calzone filled with ricotta, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil
Cocktail: Negroni Sbagliato: Prosecco, Campari, and sweet vermouth, garnished with an orange peel and grated cinnamon
Beer: Ninkasi Experimental IPA
Wine: William Rose Primitivo
Mocktail: Ceres: NA gin, grapefruit-basil spirit, NA vermouth bianco
Ceviche Nikkei: raw fish, miso leche de tigre, cherry tomatoes, cilantro and wasabi peas
Cocktail: Japanese Tom Collins: Gin, lemon juice, five-spice simple syrup, celery bitters, with a shisho garnish
Beer: Ninkasi Japanese-style Rice Lager
Wine: William Rose Dry Riesling
Mocktail: Daybreak: NA tequila, NA vermouth rosso, rose-orange-cardamom bitters, tonic water
Jerk pork, jerk sauce, herb & cucumber salsa
Cocktail: Passionfruit margarita: Tequila, orange liqueur, agave, orange juice, lime juice, passionfruit puree, garnished with lime and blackberry
Beer: Ecliptic Parsec Grapefruit Hazy
Wine: William Rose Gewürztraminer
Mocktail: Smoke & Mirrors: NA mezcal, lemon-lavender tonic, lime, cucumber, Botanica seltzer
