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    Urban Bliss Life » All Recipes » Food Events » Celebrate Oregon Berries, Part 3 of 3: Gala Berry Dinner

    Published: October 15, 2014 / Updated: October 14, 2021 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Celebrate Oregon Berries, Part 3 of 3: Gala Berry Dinner

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    Fall is finally here in the Pacific Northwest. Berry season is, for the most part, over.

    But, I'm an Oregon girl. I hold onto Oregon berry season for as long as I can. Usually that means picking several pounds of blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries and flash freezing them to last throughout the fall and winter.

    Sometimes, that means publishing photos of an event featuring Oregon berries at their finest just as the weather starts to turn, so we can savor the sweetness of Oregon's summer bounty for just a little bit longer.

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    • Gala Berry Dinner
    • The Food

    Gala Berry Dinner

    The Gala Berry Dinner was the premiere event of the Lifewise Oregon Berry Festival. Held this past summer on a sweltering, sunny day on the rooftop of the EcoTrust Building in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, a delicious ending to a fabulous weekend celebration of Oregon berries.

    Oregon Berry Fest Gala Rooftop

    The berry celebration began at the bar, with berry-focused beverages:

    • Eastside Marionberry Whiskey Cocktails
    • Wild Roots Raspberry Vodka Cocktails
    • Wine by Artisanal Winery
    • Blackberry Baltic Porter by Breakside Brewing
    Oregon Berry Fest Gala Drinks

    The Oregon Red Raspberry Mule featured Hot Lips Soda and Wild Roots Raspberry Vodka was a sweet way to start the evening.

    Oregon Berry Fest Berry Cocktail

    The dinner was catered by talented Chef Jenn Louis of Lincoln restaurant and Sunshine Tavern.

    The Food

    Cornbread with mascarpone and smoked strawberry conserva.

    Oregon Berry Fest Gala Appetizer

    Bruschetta with roasted salmon with fennel and blueberries

    Oregon Berry Fest Gala salmon

    Chicken with summer lettuces, strawberries and almonds

    Oregon Berry Fest Gala Chicken

    Pork with blackberries and aged balsamic vinegar

    Oregon Berry Fest gala blackberry pork

    Along with dinner, we enjoyed one of my favorite Oregon Pinot Noirs: the Adelsheim Elizabeth Reserve.

    BerryFest_AdelsheimPinotNoir

    The food was inventive, the pairings were thoughtful, the service was attentive and friendly, the atmosphere was jovial, and the night, overall, was a warm and welcoming celebration of Oregon's best summer berries.

    Oregon Berry Fest Gala Rooftop Night

    Read the first two parts of my Celebrating Oregon Berries series: Oregon Berry Festival and Field Trip to Unger Farms.

    Read more about Oregon Berries:

    • Oregon Berry Festival 2014
    • Field Trip to Unger Farms
    • Oregon Berry Gala
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      1. Renée says

        October 15, 2014 at 7:14 pm

        It may have been sweltering, but those sunny skies yielded some beautiful images, Marlynn! The pork with blackberries sounds fabulous. If I had to pick my favorite type of Oregon berry (<see what I did there) I'd have to choose our homegrown Marionberry - no question about it.

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        • Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

          October 15, 2014 at 8:40 pm

          Ahh the Oregon Marionberry is indeed an incredible summer treat for us, Renee! I love them!

      2. Pech says

        October 15, 2014 at 11:39 am

        Cornbread with mascarpone and smoked strawberry conserva? That sounds so interesting as an appetizer! Hm, it can be made appropriate for Thanksgiving right, I mean cornbread... hmm...

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        • Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

          October 15, 2014 at 8:41 pm

          It was a good combination of sweetness of the strawberry and mascarpone and the savory of the cornbread. This would be a great Thanksgiving appetizer! Good idea, Pech!

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