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CapitalPress.com
November 3, 2017
Dine Around Oregon will be biggest, best yet
By GEOFF PARKS
For the Capital Press
Dine Around Oregon con-
tinues to grow along with the
Willamette Valley Ag Expo,
according to Jill Ingalls,
event coordinator.
The wildly popular dining
event continues a 5-year tra-
dition by increasing the seat-
ing and selling more tickets
this year.
“We’ll be offering a total
of 850 tickets, which is the
largest we’ve seen,” Ingalls
said, “but hopefully this year
we won’t turn anyone away.”
Seating areas have been add-
ed as well as some additional
gathering spots to accommo-
date everyone.
The concept for Dine
Around Oregon isn’t new, but
this one will be a bit differ-
ent, she said. That’s because
there is a full meal buffet
with a different theme in each
building — “and you can
eat your way through all of
them!” she said. You’ll also
find local products to sample,
such as Oregon olive oil, and
even local craft brews and
spirits (not included with the
Courtesy of Kristi Crawford
Dine Around Oregon at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo draws a
hungry crowd.
Courtesy of Kristi Crawford
Patrons line up at Dine Around Oregon in 2016.
meal ticket).
Dine Around Oregon has
turned Wednesday night of
the Willamette Valley Agri-
culture Expo into “a bit of a
reunion,” Ingalls said. “So
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many folks look forward to
seeing their neighbors and
suppliers at this fun event.”
The value of a similar
meal would exceed $30 any-
where else, she said.
“But here at the Expo, our
sponsors and partners bring
the hard cost of this meal
down to just $12. For exam-
ple, the Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association contributes Or-
egon beef products, the Or-
egon Dairy Women bring
pounds and pounds of Ore-
gon cheese and the list goes
on with each type of food
product,” she said.
“What started out as a
nice idea for a fun activity
on Wednesday evening has
turned into a lovely event
with high demand for tick-
ets,” Ingalls said. “Vendors
love the activity at night, and
stay open to accommodate
shoppers and farmers that
can’t attend the Expo during
the typical daytime hours.
“Small farms and home
or backyard operation pro-
ducers tend to show up
on Wednesday night, as
many work off the farm
at a regular 8-to-5 type of
job.”
Dine Around Oregon runs
from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednes-
day, Nov. 15. Ingalls said
tickets are available online at
http://wvaexpo.com.
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