Eugene, Cascades & Coast E-Newsletter	Fall 2013
IN THIS ISSUE * First Stop, Farmers Market * Dine with Iron Chef Oregon * Unearth Fungi-ful Glory * Take a Cooking Class UPCOMING EVENTSColonial Harvest Days October 1-31, 2013 Pleasant HillMount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival  October 27, 2013 Eugene Celebrate Arts! November 13-18, 2013 Florence Saturday Market’s Holiday Market  Mid November-December 2013 Eugene Thanksgiving in Wine Country November 28-December 1, 2013 Eugene LOOKING AHEAD Oregon Truffle Festival January 24-26, 2014 Eugene Winter Folk Festival January 18-19, 2014 Florence Zwickelmania Brewery Tour February 15, 2014 Eugene & Oakridge Oregon Asian Celebration February 15-16, 2014 Eugene Daffodil Festival March 15-16, 2014 Junction City Oregon celebrates its culinary abundance throughout the fall. Here are the best ways to experience the bounty in the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region. First Stop, Farmers Market Start your harvest like an award-winning chef. Farm-to-table pioneer and James Beard Award nominee Stephanie Pearl Kimmel picks her produce at the Lane County Farmers Market and serves it at Marché Restaurant at Eugene’s 5th Street Public Market. Watch Stephanie take her food from farmstand to feast. Take a Cooking Class Learn how to create your own feast with a Thai Cuisine cooking class at Sprout! Kitchen. Immerse yourself in new styles of cooking and techniques using local ingredients in a weekly lesson taught by a dynamic teaching force. The kitchen is in a beautifully renovated historic church. Visit the Marketplace @Sprout! every Friday from 3 – 7 p.m. Dine with Iron Chef Oregon See why Eugene chef Jeff Strom was just named Iron Chef Oregon for an unprecedented second year in a row. Jeff and his wife Angela take you on a gastronomic journey through Northwest cuisine at Eugene’s Koho Bistro. They use locally-sourced produce and techniques to turn simple favorites into works of mouthwatering art. Unearth Fungi-ful Glory Discover the bountiful beauty of mushrooms at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival,Sunday, October 27, 2013. This harvest party is the largest display of mushrooms on the west coast.Dance to live music and learn how to prep your pots for fabulous fall foliage. Find out what local wines and craft beer pair best with mushrooms and how to cook them to perfection.Hike Mount Pisgah’s 200-acre living tree museum, water garden and oak savanna. Discover the Oregon Fall Foliage Blog  The leaves are already changing around the state. Follow the Oregon Fall Foliage Blog on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest for daily updates from around the state. We’ll also post travel ideas for the best ways and places to see fall colors. Get your Oregon Truffle Festival Tickets  Tickets are now on sale for next year’s Oregon Truffle Festival, January 24-26, 2014. For the first time ever, the event will feature craft beer and spirits. Early bird pricing lasts through September. Buy tickets here. Travel Lane County 754 Olive Street | Eugene, OR | 97401 P: 800.547.5445 | www.eugenecascadescoast.org

Maralyn D. Hill, M.Ed.,  The Epicurean Explorer

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