SEVEN CHEFS SEVEN GARDENS SEVEN ENCHANTED EVENINGS…

CHEF IN MY GARDEN

Join Portland’s most innovative chefs as they create exquisite meals using seasonal, local ingredients paired with the best wines and take-home sweets, in the area's most beautiful and interesting gardens.

TIME

SUNDAYS, 4 TO 9 PM

TICKETS

$125 PER DINNER ($80 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE) SEATING IS LIMITED ADVANCED PURCHASE REQUIRED

CONTACT [email protected] 503 284 8420 — JULY 11— Kenny Giambalvo {}

—JULY 18— Kasey Mills {}

—AUGUST 1— Gabe Rucker {}

—AUGUST 8— David Anderson {}

—AUGUST 15— Dolan Lane {}

—AUGUST 29— Jake Martin {Fenouil}

—SEPTEMBER 12— Scott Ketterman {Simpatica} JULY11 Kenny Giambalvo of Bluehour, at the home of Maryellen Hockensmith and Michael McCulloch. Chef Kenny draws on his Italian heritage and classical French culinary training to create his seasonally inspired dishes from the vast bounty of the Pacific NW. Enjoy a wonderful meal in the setting of a Pietro Belluschi-designed home with breathtaking overlooks and owner-designed cascading terrace gardens. Wine: Adelsheim Sweets: Two Tarts

JULY18 Kasey Mills of Toro Bravo, in the gardens of Carl Munz. Chef Kasey Mills showcases his appreciation of purity with a focus on classic regional dishes. Enjoy his wide array of specialties in a unique double garden setting in NE Portland. Carl Munz opens up his adjoining lots to reveal a layering of various styles of urban backyard gardening. Wine: Purple Hands/ROCO Sweets: Alma Chocolate

AUGUST1 Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, at Lonesomeville Pottery Co. Chef Gabriel Rucker serves vibrant French-inspired food using classic techniques to build and develop flavors. His adventurous cooking finds the perfect setting at Lonesomeville, a SE haven of craftsmanship, lovingly restored by owners/artists Wayne and Danny. Wine: Elk Cove Sweets: Pix Sponsor: New Seasons Market

AUGUST8 David Anderson of Genoa, at the Lake Oswego home of Mike and Linda Darcy. Chef David Anderson’s own experience and inspiration transform classic Italian recipes into regionally-inspired cuisine. Local celebrity Mike Darcy (“In the Garden with Mike Darcy”) and his wife Linda have created a purposefully designed garden by arranging plantings in rooms of unfolding treasures. Wine: Small Vineyards Sweets: Pix Sponsor: Performance Health Technologies

AUGUST15 Dolan Lane of ClarkLewis, at home of Jess and Jered Bogli. Chef Dolan Lane’s hearty dishes from the wood-fired hearth/rotisserie find their perfect complement in the fresh flavors of regional ingredients, amongst the simple and utilitarian edible garden at Jess and Jered’s contemporary NE Portland home. Sweets:Pix Sponsor: Organically Grown Co.

AUGUST29 Jake Martin of Fenouil in the Pearl, at the home of Michael Bums and Paul Beal. Chef Jake Martin emphasizes color, fancy and the seasons in his modern, French- influenced cuisine. Dine on terraces overlooking Michael and Paul’s steep (no high heels please!) hillside garden with Asian and Italian influences, filled with whimsical and fanciful garden art. Sweets: Xocolatl de David Sponsor: The Dussin Group

SEPTEMBER12 Scott Ketterman of Simpatica, at Linda Wisner’s Flicker Farm on Sauvie Island. Chef Scott Ketterman creates a cuisine that is sometimes simple, sometimes striking, and always satisfying to eat. Venture from the central courtyard to wander along shady paths, through sunny Mediterranean plantings and herb gardens, and into two bountiful vegetable gardens. Wine: AtoZ/REX HILL Sweets: Sahagun

GROWINGGARDENS digs at the root of hunger in Portland, Oregon by building organic gardens in urban backyards and schools. Our Youth Grow school garden clubs create future veggie eaters and growers. Our Learn & Grow classes cover garden basics, cooking, preserving & more. We help people GROW!