Our interest in farmers and the meat they produce dates back to when Watershed Director Lisa Donoughe worked with 5,000 deer farmers in New Zealand to help market their meat in the US – now a fairly common product on restaurant menus. Since that time, we have worked with local farmers, such as Cattail Creek Lamb, to promote their ecologically sound and socially responsible products.

Our active interest in the provenance of meat has spawned a new 2009 event called Livestock. This sister event to Wordstock, is designed to inspire a passionate discussion on killing your dinner.  Livestock is being produced in collaboration with Camas Davis, former food editor of Portland Monthly and founder of the Portland Meat Collective.

Patrick Coleman featured Livestock in an article in the October 8th issue of the Portland Mercury.  In the article, Watershed Director Lisa Donoughe shares her experience of coming face-to-face with her food.

Livestock is scheduled for November 4th and November 11th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Portland.  To reserve your tickets please call 503-827-6564.

To view the article online click here.

San Francisco based freelance writer Laura Fraser looked to Watershed for culinary and wine country recommendations when assigned a story on Portland for Frontier Airline’s Wild Blue Yonder magazine. Watershed worked with Laura to craft a story on Portland’s spectacular restaurant scene and Oregon’s beautiful wine country.

Laura uncovers the gems of Portland and Oregon’s wine country in her feature story “Portland in its Prime,” published in the September issue of Wild Blue Yonder.

You can also read this story on Wild Blue Yonder’s website – http://www.gowildblueyonder.com/

Cafe Nell was profiled in the August 21st issue of Just Out.  Cafe Nell serves American Brasserie cuisine and is located in Portland’s Nob Hill.     

Springfield Creamery, the makers of Nancy’s Yogurt, was profiled in the Fall 2009 issue of Food & Drink magazine. Springfield Creamery was the first in the U.S. to introduce yogurt with live acidophilus cultures and is located in Springfield, Oregon.

Check out the profile below by Staci Davidson.

Check out our clients in the August/September issue of Ultimate Northwest. The Country Cat, Mother’s Bistro & Bar, Ten 01, Tabla and Nostrana were all included in the Best Restaurants: Editor’s Picks roundup.

Chef Adam Sappington of The Country Cat was also pictured as winning the 2009 Original Portland Iron Chef competition.

Congratulations to Tabla Mediterranean Bistro for a fabulous review by Food Dude on Portlandfoodanddrink.com!

Gather some insights about chef-farmer relationships, the benefits of buying local and more in this month’s NorthWest Stir Q&A piece between Cattail Creek Lamb Owner John Neumeister and Nostrana Chef Cathy Whims.

Burgers galore! The August issue of Portland Monthly contains two burger focused stories – “Create the Perfect Burger” and “Eat Me”.

“Create the Perfect Burger” was a competition between three local chefs and judged by three other culinary professionals/chefs including Nostrana Chef Cathy Whims and Mother’s Bistro and Bar Chef Lisa Schroeder.

“Eat Me” is a best of round-up of burgers in Portland. Ten 01’s Chorizo Burger was a runner-up in the non-beef category.

From high-end restaurants to happy hour joints, check out where you should go to get your next burger in the August issue of Portland Monthly.

It’s Oregon Craft Beer Month, the Oregon Brewers Festival kicks-off this Thursday on the waterfront and barbecue season is in full swing.  LAD worked with the Oregon Brewers Guild and asked several Portland chefs what they would recommend as the perfect barbecue and beer pairing. John Foyston of the Oregonian picked up the pairings and posted them on Oregonlive.com.  Check out the full list of pairings here.

Whether it is ribs with a Bridgeport Blue Heron Pale Ale or lamb with a Terminal Gravity IPA, check out these recommendations from local chefs and try them out at your next barbecue.

It’s Oregon Craft Beer Month and Red Star Tavern & Roast House is teaming with Eugene’s Ninkasi Brewing Company for a 5-course beer pairing dinner this Wednesday night.  Check out more about this dinner in the July 10th A&E.