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Great food and
entertainment
wilt draw crowds
this weekend to
the Bite of
Oregon festival,
downtown at
Waterfront Park.
Bite
Take a
Out of Oregon
Restaurants set to
star in culinary and
entertainment event
Come eat your way across Oregon!
The Bite o f Oregon festival held this weekend
celebrates O regon's culinary bounties in a party at­
mosphere on the banks o f the W illam ette R iver at Tom
M cC a ll W aterfront Park.
The annual festival draws participation from doz­
ens o f statewide restaurants, w ith fo u r stages o f
entertainment, the Iron C h e f Oregon com petition, an
entire pa vilio n o f Oregon’ s finest wines, Oregon craft
beers and the state's top chefs dem onstrating a vast
array o f cuisines. Plus, there w ill be more than 40
Oregon attractions and a late-evening firew orks show
on Friday evening.
O f course, the m ain a ttra ctio n w ill be O re g o n 's
d e licio u s chow , fro m fresh O regon Dungeness
crab cakes, sm oked rib s, corn on the cob, hog w ild
w in g s, tra d itio n a l G yros and ho m e -style mac and
cheese to b e rry co b b ler, savory poached pears and
much more.
A lso on tap are specialty beverages - close to I (X)
items on the menu this year - represented by w ineries
from H ix x l R iver to J ack son vi I le and up and down the
W illam ette. Rogue and Umpqua valleys.
The B ite m ain stage w ill feature contem porary
national and in te rn a tio n a l talent along w ith to p ­
dra w in g regional acts. The PGE F ountain Stage w ill
Iron Chef Oregon winner Daniel Mondok is set to
defend his title again this year.
showcase diverse and sophisticated re gional ta l­
ent. The C afé Stage w ill feature acoustic duos,
presenting shorts sets o f m usical refreshm ent
d u rin g the afternoons - ju s t lik e w hat you m ig h t
fin d at y o u r local coffee shop. The S Y S C O Oregon
C h e f Stage celebrates the best o f Oregon food and
w in e , fe a tu rin g Oregon c h e f dem onstrations d u r­
ing the en tire fe s tiv a l.
Gates open fo r Bite o f Oregon on Friday, A ug 10.
from 11 a m. to 11 p .m ; Saturday, Aug 11,2007 from
11 a m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 12 from lO a.m .to
H p.m. Adm ission is $7, children 12 and under free.
V is it w w w .biteoforegon.com fo r more inform ation
and special promotions.
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