dates: year round
Group Booking: Contact us for availability.
pricing: customized pricing for groups
Experience what makes Portland unique
The scene is set. The sounds and aromas of cooking are wonderfully pervasive. We will be combining our menu with the specialty of each region, but the intriguing thing in this trip is the possibility of cooking and dining with award winning chefs. Experience laughter and chatter as guests enjoy a unique cooking experience. Glasses clink together as the excitement builds. You know that you are in for an evening of pampered learning as guest chefs, vintners, and other culinary talents share their knowledge about everything from the bounty of the Pacific Northwest to Mediterranean sea salts.
Our itinerary is designed carefully to bring the warmth and color of the Portland landscape and its people to life and illustrate the fresh regional produce from the market to the table. We will be combining our menu with the specialty of each region; but the intriguing thing in this cooking experience is the possibility of cooking and dining with award winning chefs.
General Description:
- Our Chef will supply cards to each group indicating which food cart and/or type of cuisine they will sample and then cook.
- Our staff will greet your guests with a brand new embroidered chef coat, an optional extra, which they will love.
- Chef will speak to the entire group, orient them to the layout of the school, and introduce the instructors and the concept. He/she will explain the process, the judging criteria, and how to begin.
- Chef will generate excitement and inspiration by encouraging participants to experiment with spices and ingredients and will offer hints about how they can create the very best dishes from their list of ingredients.
- Each group will prepare one or two dishes for judging, depending on complexity of the dish. The process will be simple, streamlined, competitive, and loads of fun for the attendees.
- Once directed to the appropriate station, the participants will find recipes and ingredients waiting for the adventure to begin! (Stations will be set up in the front of the school as well as in the back commercial kitchen area.)
- The teams will have 90 minutes to prepare their dishes. Once the dishes are completed, a representative of the group will present the dish to our panel of judges who are well-respected chefs from the Portland area, just like in Top Chef.
- While the dishes are presented and judged, the entire group will be sipping a Portland micro-brew, celebrating their successes, and generally talking about how wonderfully or dismally they performed.
Again, just like on “Top Chef”, judging will be based on flavor, creativity, presentation, and overall appeal. It is our idea to offer the “Top Chef cookbook”, an optional extra, to each member of the winning team.
Optional extras include high-quality twill chef jackets with your logo: $50.00 each and “Top Chef Cookbook” $27.00 each
We also offer a professional photographer option, which can add a lot of fun and suspense to the entire event.
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Payment: On-line reservations can be made using a credit or debit card. Payment will be processed immediately to secure your reservation. Payment on day of pick up will not guarantee your reservation.
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