Hold on to your butts people, it’s time for my (Kirk) first
blog post on Savor the Sweet! Not sure how I was able to convince Whitney to
let me cover such an awesome adventure, but I did, so here we go…
Hands down, one of the best events Whitney and I have ever
attended is the Oregon Brewer’s Festival held in Portland. If you are
unfamiliar with this glorious festival, let me break it down for you… Over 85
craft breweries, 3 days, riverfront lounging and a maze of tasty food trucks.
Sound dumb? Well, I think you’re dumb.
This year was the 25th annual Oregon Brewer’s
Festival and we made the trek with a whole crew of friends. Here are some
highlights…
Please excuse the
quality of my mobile hipster Instagram photos...
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| Magical Goodie Bags of Sudstenance +2 (RPG joke for all the nerds out there). |
Goodie bags make any adventure better. I bet Frodo Baggins would’ve been way more
confident trekking off to Mt. Doom if he’d been equipped with one of Whitney’s
precious, glittery breakfast goodie bags. Thankfully Whitney and Katie were
kind enough to wake up extra early and quickly assemble these. Each treat bag
was equipped with a Sage-Bacon Egg Sandwich, Chocolate Espresso Breakfast
Cookies and an energy drink.
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| In addition to their food, Pok Pok has some amazing and exotic cocktails. |
For our first night in Portland we made reservations at the
local favorite Pok Pok, a Thai restaurant from Andy Ricker, 2011’s James Beard
winner for Best Chef Northwest. His food is strictly traditional, backed by his
commitment to never serve Phad Thai. Our motley crew ordered everything from
chicken wings to cat fish to pork belly to boar collar. Every dish was
phenomenal and deeply flavored. Every dish was devoured. The combination of
incredible food, cocktails and friends catapulted this meal atop my list of
all-time favorites.
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| The original, famous Chicken Schnitzelwich. |
Did you know that Portland is Spanish for, The Land of a
Thousand Food Trucks? Well, now you know. It’s incredibly easy to wander from
any downtown hotel and stumble upon some amazing street style grub. While we
were excited to finally score a sandwich from Schnitzelwitch, the show stealer
was the pulled pork sandwich with tostones from a little Cuban food truck named "El Cubo de Cuba" … succulent,
succulent meat. If you’re hoping to experience Food Truck Xanadu, we recommend
going on a weekday. This will ensure a more robust variety of options since
many trucks are closed on the weekend.
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| These are our beer-snob faces. We've been practicing. |
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| Aw, look how beautiful she is whilst enjoying a Raspberry Crush Ale! ~ THE END ~ |
That all looks fantastic! Great post, I think I drooled on my keyboard. ;)
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