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Saturday January 16th 2010 Pastaworks events We hope you can join us at one of these upcoming events at Pastaworks. These events, as well as selected recipes, also can be viewed online in the latest Pastaworks newsletter. Cecilia Bottai from Tenuta Le Velette. Over the years we have met many [...]

Wednesday February 17th 2010 Stuzzichini & Giuseppe Vajra The last time Giuseppe Vajra from Piedmont's G. D. Vajra winery visited Pastaworks he was encased in a leg cast, awaiting surgery, from a skiing accident. This was way before the Vancouver winter Olympics. Giuseppe is returning to Portland this [...]

Thursday December 10th 2009 Happy holidays from Pastaworks! The shelves at all Pastaworks stores are loaded with your favorite seasonal items, including Pan Forte and Panettone. Look for a broad selection from Le Tre Marie, Fiasconaro,Corsini, Rustichella and Pearl Bakery. Pastaworks' selection of olives oils and vinegars [...]

February 9, 2010

7:00 pm, Pastaworks on Hawthorne

In Rustic Fruit Desserts (Ten Speed), James Beard award-winning chef Cory Schreiber shares his repertoire of classic fruit desserts, including crumbles, crisps, bettys, buckles, and pies, which showcases the freshest in-season fruit available

Presented by Powell's Books, http://www.powells.com...

Internationally recognized chef and author, Cory Schreiber, joins The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Portland as Culinary Artist-in-Residence. Winner of the James Beard award and long-time devotee of local and sustainable food, Schreiber is most recently known for his work with the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Farm-to-School program--a program that connects Oregon's K-12 schools and local farms, with the goal of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias. "Chef Schreiber brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience to bear as he takes on his new role as an educator at the International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Portland. Over the last 30 years, he has made a mark as a visionary in the culinary arts. His thoughtful approach to education supports our overall mission to prepare our students to be future leaders in the field," said Chef Ken Rubin, Culinary Department Director at The Art Institute of Portland.

amazingly good truffles (sold at Pastaworks on Hawthorne Blvd, Portland)

I've been feeling lately that my food hasn't been leaving a big enough carbon footprint lately. That's why last night, rather than trying to convince myself that those pencil thin stalks of asparagus at QFC were from some local greenhouse (local...at $1.99/#...sure), I just grabbed what I needed without thinking about jet fuel, ozone depletion, and the fact that there was a good chance some 6-year old picker was shuffling sadly through the fields from whence this came (I mean who's hands are better suited to deftly plucking these slender stalks than a 6-year old, right?). I went home and with, okay, maybe a tinge of guilt, and set about chopping and combining with some smoked salmon (excellent smoked coho from Trader Joe's) and some fresh tagliatelle from Pastaworks...

[ July 4, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. July 21, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. July 25, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] _ Wednesday July 1st 2009 Please join us for these upcoming events at Pastaworks EVOE goes to the dog,,, Saturday July 4th 2009 11 AM - 4:30 PM 3731 SE Hawthorne (or through Pastaworks on Hawthorne ) To celebrate the 4th in style, Kevin Gibson and staff are going to the dogs...grilling all beef hot dogs, [...]

Posted by Kristen Imes Time for Happy Hour? err? Lunch! – Slow Food Portland Happy Hour and Time for Lunch Campaign With nearly 32% of children ages 2 to 19 considered obese or overweight, and 1 in 3 born since 2000 in jeopardy of developing diabetes in their life time, it is clear that nutritional reform [...]