Quick bites about the best that Oregon has to offer

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes is a blog about Oregon's fresh farm foods and those who produce and enjoy them. It is inspired by Oregon Chef and first ever TV cooking show host James Beard's teachings about the importance of cooking seasonally and simply, and sourcing fresh local foods and products from small local businesses, farms, fisheries, dairies, ranches and farmers markets.
Randy Kiyokawa knows a thing or two about pears. Owner of Kiyokawa Family Orchards, Randy is a third-generation orchardist from the Hood River Valley,
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What is Community Supported Agriculture, how does it work, and what are the benefits of purchasing a share? Read on to learn all that and then some!
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In his twenty-plus cookbooks, James Beard never published his mother's
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With spring comes a welcome surge in the appearance of delicious and unique
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Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash
North Oregon Coast food producers are serving up not just delicious local foods,
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Celebrate the new year with warm Oregon grown apple desserts. Try a new apple
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This year create an All-Oregon charcuterie platter for holiday entertaining
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This decadent spread is easy to make, requiring only a few ingredients and a few
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photo credit: @Higgins
Local chef Greg Higgins of Higgins Restaurant & Bar in Portland shares this
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Make something different this year, James Beard's Walnut Roll! An inspired
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As Oregon's state fruit, Pears play an essential role in our state's agriculture
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