Oregon Food Bank opens its doors for a unique cooking and dining experience! After a tour of OFB's state-of-the- art facilities, the hub of our statewide emergency food distribution system, you will be welcomed into OFB's teaching kitchen for a cooking class with Chef Amelia Hard. You'll watch Amelia prepare each dish, have the opportunity for some participation if you like, and be able to ask lots of questions; after sitting down to enjoy the meal, you'll go home with copies of the recipes and all the knowledge you'll need to make them successfully in your own kitchen.
Menu:
Panzanella
The authentic recipe for this popular bread salad: chunks of day- old Italian country bread moistened with a flavorful mixture of chopped fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, black olives, fresh basil, extra-virgin olive oil, and red wine vinegar.
Gnudi (also called Gnocchi Verdi)
A famous Tuscan specialty: chard, kale, and mustard greens cooked with onions until tender, then combined with ricotta, eggs, and parmesan cheese to make delicate little dumplings
Involtini di Pesce
From Sicily, an elegant main course of sole fillets wrapped around a filling of toasted bread crumbs, red onion, pine nuts, currants, and parsley, then poached in a mixture of olive oil and orange juice.
Torta di Pere alla Paesana
A light delicious cake flavored with lemon zest and cinnamon and studded with chunks of fresh pear.
About Chef Amelia
Amelia has cooked in Portland for over 30 years, most notably as chef/owner of Genoa Restaurant, and is now a highly-regarded instructor at In Good Taste Cooking School. Learn More!
About the Oregon Food Bank
The OFB's mission: To eliminate hunger and its root causes … because no one should be hungry.
Oregon Food Bank is a nonprofit, charitable organization. It is the hub of the Oregon Food Bank Network, a statewide network of 20 regional food banks and 991 agencies and programs serving Oregon and Clark County, Wash. Oregon Food Bank recovers food from farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, individuals and government sources. It then delivers that food to 20 regional food banks covering OFB’s service area. Regional food banks distribute this food and additional resources from local donations to nonprofit programs serving low-income people in their communities.
Sixteen of the 20 regional food banks are independent charitable organizations. OFB directly operates the four regional food banks serving the Portland metro area, southeast Oregon and Tillamook County. Those four centers distribute food to 348 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other programs helping low-income individuals in Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, Washington, Harney, Malheur and Tillamook counties.
Oregon Food Bank also works to eliminate the root causes of hunger through advocacy, nutrition education, learning gardens and public education. Learn more!
Cost
Members Only Please: $75
Only 20 reservations are available, so register now!
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Agenda
5:30 - 6:00 OFB Tour
6:00 - 8:30 Cooking Seminar
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Location
Oregon Food Bank
7900 N.E. 33rd Drive
Portland, OR
503-282-0555
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