Bite of Eugene

07/30/2013

Tuesday Farmers Market is happening at 8th & Oak Street
10 am to 3 pm
Come down and enjoy an afternoon at the market.
Lane County Farmers Market accepts Food Stamps and W.I.C. coupons.

07/29/2013

We are quickly becoming huge fans of Noisette Pastry Kitchen!

The ultimate sweet tooth taste test: Apple Caramel Streusel Brioche, our newest Bbrioche addition. Come try one for yourself!

07/20/2013

The Bite is TODAY! 11am-10pm and admission is $5 (children under 12 are FREE)! So bring your family and friends to Alton Baker Park for a day filled with fun, delicious food, live local music, and interesting classes (learn how to make ice cream!). And don't forget that Iron Chef Competition! We hope to see you there!

07/19/2013

So wonderful to see all the shout outs for Bite of Eugene on our news feed. Thank you for helping spread the word!

07/18/2013

Bite of Eugene is two days away! Pick up a copy of today's Eugene Weekly for a Bite of Eugene insert containing an event map and schedule, or visit biteofeugene.com for information about the event.

June 20th from 11am to 10pm at Alton Baker park. $5.
Food and drink to sample from local vendors, seminars, classes, Iron Chef competition, music, and a kid's area!

www.biteofeugene.com

The 5th annual American Family Insurance Bite of Eugene is a celebration of our local food scene and culinary culture with a focus on sustainability. This year's event will be held on July 20th from 11am-10pm at Alton Baker Park in Eugene.

07/17/2013

The Iron Chef competitors are now confirmed for this year's Bite on July 20th (that's 3 days away!) at Alton Baker Park:

Chefs are:
3:00pm Battle Chinook Salmon
Chef Brendan Mahaney (Belly)
vs. Chef Brad Burnheimer (Agrarian Ales/Burnheimer Meat Co.)

5:00pm Battle White Elm Mushrooms
Chef Justin Trent (Belly Taqueria)
vs. Chef Max Schwartz (Old Pad)

7:00pm Iron Chef Eugene Championship: Battle Hazelnuts
Winner Battle Chinnok Salmon
vs. Winner Battle White Elm Mushrooms

07/15/2013

Just added to the Bite schedule: Learn to make ice cream with chef Emily Phillips of Red Wagon Creamery at 2 pm!

Bite of Eugene is next weekend. Mark your calendars and spread the word to help us make this the best Bite yet!

July 20th at Alton Baker Park from 11 am to 10pm.

07/12/2013

People can now sign up to volunteer at the Bite of Eugene by visiting our website and clicking on "VOLUNTEER!" or by going directly to biteofeugene.com/volunteer.php

Volunteers are needed for all areas of the Bite, including the Kids Area, music and event stages, the beer and wine garden, and a multitude of other jobs. The available shifts are:

07/10/2013

Volunteers are still needed for Bite of Eugene!

This year's Bite of Eugene is going to be Saturday, July 20th from 11am to 10pm at Alton Baker Park. In addition to tons of great food, beer/wine/mead, and other local beverages, this year will include live music, free culinary classes and DIY seminars, a kid's area, lots of local vendors, and (of course) the Iron Chef Eugene competition.

Needless to say, it's a big act to put on, and we're looking for a few good foodies to help out. Here's the scoop:

Available shifts:
Friday, July 19th - 5pm to 8pm
Saturday, July 20th - 10am to 2pm
Saturday, July 20th - 1:30pm to 6pm
Saturday, July 20th - 5:30pm to 10pm

What you get:
Free admission all day long (kids under 12 are free!)
A Bite of Eugene t-shirt (make sure to tell us your size)

Free food voucher
Free beverage voucher

Interested? Email [email protected] or call 541-686-6608 -- feel free to include any special skills or interests you might have. You can find out more about the Bite at biteofeugene.com

07/09/2013

Here is a list of vendors to expect at this year's BOE:

Vendors & Booths

Wild Duck Cafe Food Pavilion:

Bates Steakhouse
Belly
The Boulevard Bar & Grill
Cafe Lucky Noodle
Canby Asparagus
Cornbread Cafe
Cornucopia
Delacata
Party Downtown/Party Cart
The Granary
Papaya Asian Food
Raw Love
Ring of Fire
Belly Taqueria
Wild Duck Cafe

Lochmead Dairy Dessert Pavilion:

Divine Cupcake
Edible Arrangements
Lochmead Dairy
Off the Waffle
Red Wagon Creamery
Vanilla Jill's Frozen Yogurt

Non-Alcoholic Beverages:

Agrarian Ales Soda
J-Tea International
Kore Kombucha
Last Stand Coffee
McKenzie Mist Water

Wine Garden:

Capitello Winery
Kandarian Cellars
King Estate
Patchwork Cellars
Territorial Vineyards

Beer & Mead:

Agrarian Ales
Blue Dog Mead
Falling Sky Brewery
Hop Valley Brewery
Ninkasi
Oakshire

Mountain Rose Herbs Food as Medicine Pavilion:

Camas Country Mill
Community Rights Lane County
Mountain Rose Herbs
Occupy Medical
Pasta Plus
Premrose Edibles
Red Duck Ketchup
Sweet Creek Foods
Territorial Seed Co.

07/09/2013

Bite of Eugene event schedule! Getting excited!

Mountain Rose Herbs FOOD AS MEDICINE Stage Schedule

12:00 noon - 12:45 Food as Medicine with Sue Sierralupe (Occupy Medical)

1:00 - 1:45 Making Raviolis with Sarah O'Grady (Pasta Plus)

2:00 - 3:00 Fermenting Fun with Yaakov Levine, NTP

3:15 - 4:00 Food Bill of Rights with Paul Cienfuegos (CRLC)

4:15 - 4:45 5 Pesky Weeds You Can Eat with Erin McIntosh (MRH)

5:00 - 5:30 Pairing Beer & Cheese with Jamie Floyd (Ninkasi)

5:45 - 6:15 Sustainable Food Systems and Preserving the Summer Bounty for Winter with Paul Fuller (Sweet Creek)

8:00 - 8:30 Brewing Kombucha with Curtis Shimmin (Kore Kombucha)

8:45 - 9:30 CSA's - Meet the Farmers with Lynn Fessenden (WFFC)

American Family Insurance Chef Stage Schedule

12:00 noon - 12:45 Cooking Class-featuring Iron Chef Oregon 2010 Gabe Gil (Soubise)

1:00 - 1:45 Cooking with Duck - featuring Iron Chef Oregon 2012 Jeff Strom (Koho Bistro)
- duck confit method
- pan seared duck breast
- duck confit hash
- duck confit hindquarter

3:00 - 4:30 Iron Chef Battle 1

5:00 - 6:30 Iron Chef Battle 2

7:00 - 8:30 Iron Chef Championship Battle

Music schedule

12:00 noon - 1:00 David Stuart Bowers

1:30 - 2:30 Tyler Fortier

3:00 - 4:30 Pop Rocks

5:00 - 7:00 Moon Mountain Ramblers

Territorial Seed Co., sponsor of the Family Fun Pavilion, will be giving away seeds, soil, and containers for kids to plant and take home from the event and grow their own beanstalk. Rainbow Garden will also be doing kids activities in the Family Fun Pavilion.

07/09/2013

Bite of Eugene is just days away. Mark your calendars for July 20th to experience great food and music, and fun and informative foodie seminars, not too mention action-packed Iron Chef competitions between Eugene's culinary elite!