One day only! April 13, 2006. Portland, OR.
Still Hungry?
Still hungry? Get a second helping of inspiration during intimate dinners at some of Portland’s hottest restaurants. Let us know what looks good to you when you register and we’ll confirm your dinner date via e-mail. Dinner parties go dutch – all parties will be responsible for their own meal cost. The inspiration is free.
Dish with your peers
Kitchen speakers will play table hosts for the night, offering you a chance to dig deeper into the issues presented during the day, brainstorm and trouble-shoot with peers and explore new ways of enhancing your marketing programs. Sign up for your dinner topics of choice when you register.
Word of mouth marketing: Explore what all the “buzz” is about and how your company can take advantage of the latest trends in communication.
Street marketing: What’s the best way to set up a sampling program? How much does it cost? Find out more.
Public relations: Get feedback from the experts on what’s newsworthy about your company.
Packaging: Think your brand needs a tune-up? Here’s your chance to find out.
Values-led marketing: Need help selling a cause-related marketing program? Wondering how to get the word out about your company’s great works?
Internet marketing: Get some frank answers from an industry expert about what it takes to get your Web site noticed.
Retail Sales: Get some frank talk from retail experts about what it takes to get on store shelves.
Brand building: Join successful entrepreneurs as they discuss their adventures in business – both the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.
Restaurant Venues
Wildwood
Enjoy menus based on the wealth of premium ingredients found only miles from the restaurant in the lush Willamette Valley, coastal mountain ranges and diversified farmlands of Oregon and Washington.
Higgins
Higgins turns out fine cuisine in support of the premise that food is community - an idea that creates respect, commitment and responsibility from farmer to chef to diner in an agricultural region that provides unparalleled abundance and diversity - from wild salmon, mushrooms, and huckleberries to some of the finest wines in the country.
Park Kitchen
Noted one of the Top 10 Best New Chefs of 2004 in America, Chef Scott Dolich chooses the best seasonal ingredients and dishes that highlight those foods are developed and perfected each day.
Fratelli Ristorante
Delicious, hearty Italian fusing fresh, local ingredients in a warm, intimate setting - right in the heart of The Pearl District.
Lauro Kitchen
With a menu inspired by the cuisine of Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy and Greece, the menu reflects chef/owner David Machado's simple and authentic cooking style and his insistence on using the freshest, locally grown and sustainable ingredients available.
Paley's Place
Since the restaurant opened in February, 1995, enthusiastic critics from the New York Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Orange County Register,and Oregonian, among other publications, have endorsed the Paley's success. Most recently, Vitaly Paley was named Winner of the Best Chef 2005 James Beard Award.
Hurley's
The best local, seasonal ingredients are artfully prepared in what is meant to be a multicourse experience, according to City Search. This highly recommended venue is “tucked into a quiet residential corner of Northwest, a study in relaxed elegance.”
Bluehour
Gourmet Magazine has described Bluehour as “the most sophisticated, contemporary food in town.” Simple, delicious and classic describes the Mediterranean cuisine. A fresh menu is printed daily.
