The Latest News & Events

• Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class

Join us for an evening at The Meadow learning the principles of preparing food on 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. Together we will create, cook, and present a variety of foods, from the familiar to the eccentric. And we’ll eat a few, too.

Learn the principles and practices of creating cold appetizers and snacks, cured foods, sauteed vegetables and meats, and even an unusual salted sweet dessert or two. Heating, freezing, cleaning, and storage will also be discussed. We will also explore the opportunities to create new flavor combinations by shaving Himalayan pink salt with salt graters.

This 1½ hour class includes snacks, wine and an in-depth discussion of everything you ever wanted to know (and everything you never knew you always wanted to know), about cooking with plates and blocks and bricks and rocks of Himalayan Pink salt.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2009, 6:30PM to 8:00PM - $30 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Summer Cocktail Class

A crisp, cool cocktail is the perfect way to dodge (or revel in) the heat: the sound of ice cubes in a shaker; the beads of condensation trickling down the flank of chilled glass; the provocative color of mysterious elixirs; the swirling shift of different viscosities across your tongue. The trick to making a great summer cocktail (and maybe a winter one, too) is striking that tantalizing balance between bitter and sweet, salt and acid, setting opposing but unequal sensations teeter-tottering cross your palate. Join us in pursuit new flavors and sensations in refreshing summer cocktails. Drinks may include the classic margarita with a twist or the essential Pimm’s Cup or the overlooked masterpiece, the Sbagliato, plus a selection of obscure and novel drinks like the Ile de Ré Cocktail (a.k.a. Pineaujito) or our own favorite, The Meadow Martini. There will be plenty of sipping. Must be 21 years of age to attend!

Friday, July 16th, 2010, 7:30PM to 9:00PM - $30 Per Person

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Space is extremely limited!

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• Recchiuti Chocolate Class at The Meadow

Saturday, May 15th, 2010, 7PM - 8:30PM

Please come join us for a class with Michael Recchiuti!

Still dusting himself off from a 4,000 mile trip through the Australian outback, the intrepid Michael Recchiuti, master chocolatier from San Francisco, is coming to town for a unique chocolate mystery class. Will there be salt? Will there be bitters? Will there be pasta from his Italian grandma? Details are not forthcoming here, so come to the class to find out! There will be wine, chocolate, and snacks of other things together with the world of culinary knowledge shared by Recchiuti and hosts Mark and Jennifer Bitterman.

Space is extremely limited!

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• Salted Caramel Class

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, 6PM - 7:30PM

Please come join us for a salted caramel demonstration and tasting!

The amazing David Briggs of Xocolatl de David will share his expertise in the art of making fine caramels, and Mark Bitterman of The Meadow will discuss the subtle, occasionally startling ways salt brings flavor and savor to confections.

We will sip a little wine, taste caramels with various quantities and types of salt, then sip a little more wine, and taste some of the wild and beautiful flavor combinations David brings to classic caramel candy.

At the end of the evening, you will be taking home a little pot of freshly made salted caramel sauce!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, 6PM to 7:30PM $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

Past News & Events

• Salted Caramel Class

Friday, May 7th, 2010, 7PM - 8:30PM

Please come join us for a salted caramel demonstration and tasting!

The amazing David Briggs of Xocolatl de David will share his expertise in the art of making fine caramels, and Mark Bitterman of The Meadow will discuss the subtle, occasionally startling ways salt brings flavor and savor to confections.

We will sip a little wine, taste caramels with various quantities and types of salt, then sip a little more wine, and taste some of the wild and beautiful flavor combinations David brings to classic caramel candy.

At the end of the evening, you will be taking home a little pot of freshly made salted caramel sauce!

Friday, May 7th, 2010, 7PM to 8:30PM $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• An Introduction to Artisan Salt

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010, 7PM – 8:30PM

Take your mouth on a trek across the vast and unexplored wilds of artisan-made finishing salts. We will survey the basic types of artisan salt, discuss their individual characters, and explore how they combine to bring newfound pleasures to your table, from breakfast to dinner, from cocktails to dessert. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010, 7PM to 8:30PM $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

• Artisan Chocolate from Bean to Bar

Thursday, February 11th, 2010, 6PM to 7:30PM

The chocolate bar: dark and impenetrable, an immaculate mystery wrapped in silver foil. Chocolate bars are the ultimate way to experience the full complexity of chocolate, and the only way to explore the innumerable variations in color, aroma, mouth-feel, and flavor. Join us for an exploration of chocolate, from the humble bean slipping around inside the silken purse of a cacao pod in a tropical rainforest to the masterpieces in dark and milk chocolate calling like polychrome parrots from the shelves of your favorite chocolate shops. We'll taste chocolate in its various forms along the way, savor the art of serious chocolate tasting, and finish with a few creative ideas for enjoying on your own. Wine included.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010, 6PM to 7:30PM $20 Per Person

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Space is extremely limited!

• Salt Class at The Meadow: An Introduction to Artisan Salt

Monday, November 9th, 2009, 6PM to 7:30PM

Take your mouth on a trek across the vast and unexplored wilds of artisan-made finishing salts. We will survey the basic types of artisan salt, discuss their individual characters, and explore how they combine to bring newfound pleasures to your table, from breakfast to dinner, from cocktails to dessert. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Monday, November 9th 2009, 6PM to 7:30PM $20 Per Person

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Space is extremely limited!

• Bitters and Vermouth Class

Monday, November 23rd, 2009, 7PM to 8:30PM

Bitters and vermouth, the two power houses of flavor in the world of cocktail mixing. Gone are the days when a sticky bottle of supermarket-industrial vermouth gathered dust in the back of the cupboard, and the bitters bottle lurked eternally, an ancient thing forgotten in the shadows.

The Meadow now offers a huge selection of the finest artisan bitters of the world: cardamom, whisky barrel, celery, rhubarb, lavender, and many more! And vermouth, from the gentle caress of Dolin dry to the volcanic passion of Punt e Mes, there is no better way to take your drinks to their limits of flavor, aroma, and body. This tasting class will take in the new vista of artisan-made bitters and vermouths, discuss how they're made, and train on the ways to use them to their full potential. Must be 21 years of age to attend! $25.00, with plenty of sipping included.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009, 7PM to 8:30PM

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Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Chocolate and Wine Class

Monday, December 7th, 2009, 7PM to 8:30PM

The chocolate bar: dark and impenetrable, an immaculate mystery wrapped in silver foil. Chocolate bars are the ultimate way to experience the full complexity of chocolate, and the only way to explore the innumerable variations in color, aroma, mouth-feel, and flavor. Join us for an exploration of chocolate, from the humble bean slipping around inside the silken purse of a cacao pod in a tropical rainforest to the masterpieces in dark and milk chocolate calling like polychrome parrots from the shelves of your favorite chocolate shops. We'll taste chocolate in its various forms along the way, savor the art of serious chocolate tasting, and finish with a few creative ideas for enjoying on your own. Wine included.

Monday, December 7th, 2009, 7PM to 8:30PM

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class

Monday, July 27th, 2009, 7PM - 8:30PM

An evening at The Meadow learning the principles of preparing food on 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. Together we will create, cook, and present a variety of foods, from the familiar to the eccentric.

We will arrange cold appetizers and snacks, then sauteed vegetables and meats, and conclude by concocting an unusual dessert or two. Heating, cleaning, and storage will also be discussed. New to this event, we will also explore the opportunities to create new flavor combinations by shaving Himalayan pink salt with salt graters.

This 1½ hour class includes snacks, wine and an in-depth discussion of everything you ever wanted to know (and everything you never knew you always wanted to know), about cooking with plates and blocks and bricks and rocks of Himalayan Pink salt.

Monday, July 27th, 2009, 7PM - 8:30PM $30 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Salt Class at The Meadow: An Introduction to Artisan Salt

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, 7PM to 8:30PM

Take your mouth on a trek across the vast and unexplored wilds of artisan-made finishing salts. We will survey the basic types of artisan salt, discuss their individual characters, and explore how they combine to bring newfound pleasures to your table, from breakfast to dinner, from cocktails to dessert. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 7:00PM to 8:30PM $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Salt Class at The Meadow: An Introduction to Artisan Salt

Monday, May 18th 2009 – 6:30PM to 8PM

Take your mouth on a trek across the vast and unexplored wilds of artisan-made finishing salts. We will survey the basic types of artisan salt, discuss their individual characters, and explore how they combine to bring newfound pleasures to your table, from breakfast to dinner, from cocktails to dessert. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Monday, May 18th 2009 6:30PM to 8PM $15 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Salt, Caramel & Chocolate Tasting (Recchiuti - San Francisco, Ca.)

Saturday, May 30 2009, 2:00 to 4:30pm

Salt is the single most effective way to enhance the flavor of virtually everything you eat. Salt is also the only universal food, used in every culinary tradition of every culture of the world. Sprinkle an artisan-made salt on a favorite dish, including dessert(!) and it will yield undiscovered realms of new flavor, texture, and beauty.

Join Mark Bitterman and Michael Recchiuti as they explore a selection of the world’s most delicious and unusual artisan salts. The afternoon will include a discussion of the complex, powerful, and sometimes unexpected ways salt combines with chocolate and other sweets to create new, profound flavors.

Visit Recchiuti Confections to purchase your tickets

• Salt Class at The Meadow: An Introduction to Artisan Salt

Monday, March 16th 2009 – 6:30PM to 8PM

Take your mouth on a trek across the vast and unexplored wilds of artisan-made finishing salts. We will survey the basic types of artisan salt, discuss their individual characters, and explore how they combine to bring newfound pleasures to your table, from breakfast to dinner, from cocktails to dessert. The event includes wine. Space is very limited, so sign up quick!

Monday, March 16th 2009 – 6:30PM to 8PM $15 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

Purchase your ticket to this class.

• Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class SOLD OUT (Next Class Below)

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 6:30PM

An evening at The Meadow learning the principles of preparing food on 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. Together we will create, cook, and present a variety of foods, from the familiar to the eccentric.

We will arrange cold appetizers and snacks, then sauté vegetables and meats, and conclude by concocting an unusual dessert or two. Heating, cleaning, and storage will also be discussed. New to this event, we will also explore the opportunities to create new flavor combinations by shaving Himalayan pink salt with salt graters.

This 1½ hour class includes snacks, wine and an in-depth discussion of everything you ever wanted to know (and everything you never knew you always wanted to know), about cooking with plates and blocks and bricks and rocks of Himalayan Pink salt.

Monday, February 2nd 2009 – 6:30PM – $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

SOLD OUT (Next Class Below)

• Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class SOLD OUT

Monday, March 2nd 2009 – 6:30PM

An evening at The Meadow learning the principles of preparing food on 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. Together we will create, cook, and present a variety of foods, from the familiar to the eccentric.

We will arrange cold appetizers and snacks, then sauté vegetables and meats, and conclude by concocting an unusual dessert or two. Heating, cleaning, and storage will also be discussed. New to this event, we will also explore the opportunities to create new flavor combinations by shaving Himalayan pink salt with salt graters.

This 1½ hour class includes snacks, wine and an in-depth discussion of everything you ever wanted to know (and everything you never knew you always wanted to know), about cooking with plates and blocks and bricks and rocks of Himalayan Pink salt.

Monday, March 2nd 2009 – 6:30PM – $20 Per Person

Print out your online receipt and bring it with you for admittance.

Space is extremely limited!

SORRY, SOLD OUT

• Salted Caramel Class (July 2008)
  July 1st, July 15th, & July 29th at 6PM

Please come join us for a salted caramel demonstration and tasting!

The amazing David Briggs of Xocolatl de David will share his expertise in the art of making fine caramels, and Mark Bitterman, Selmelier of The Meadow will discuss the sometimes subtle, sometimes startling ways salt brings flavor and savor to these artisan confections.

We will sip a little wine, taste caramels with various types of artisan salt, then sip a little more wine, and taste some of the wild and beautiful flavor combinations inspired by classic caramel candy.

At the end of the evening, you will be taking home a little pot of freshly made salted caramel sauce!

In response to the great success of the last classes, we have extended the class to three dates:

• July 1st at 6:00pm
• July 15th, 2008 at 6:00pm
• July 29th, 2008 at 6:00pm
  

Entrance is $15 per person. Space is extremely limited!

Reservations can be made starting Friday, June 27 at 11am by calling 503-288-4633.

• Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class (sold out)
  Thursday, May 1st 2008 - 7PM
  
  Sauté Duck Breast on Himalayan Salt! Come to an evening at The Meadow and explore the beauty and utility of 600 million year old salt blocks from Pakistan. The tastiest, most dramatic and most exciting way to cook and serve your favorite foods.
  
  With a glass (or more) of wine in hand, we will explore the many uses of Himalayan salt blocks, from preparation to presentation. We will arrange cold appetizers and snacks, then sauté vegetables, seafood and meats, and conclude by concocting unusual deserts (our Dark Chocolate Fondue Recipe is posted at chocolatenews.org . Heating, cleaning and storage will also be discussed.
  
  This 1½ hour class includes snacks, wine and an in-depth discussion of everything you ever wanted to know (and everything you never knew you always wanted to know), about plates of Himalayan Pink salt.

7pm, Thursday, May 1st 2008 - $20 per person

Please call 503-288-4633 all days 11am and 7pm to reserve.
Space is limited!

• Science and food collide at the 2008 OMSI Gala!
  January 19th, 2008
  
  The Meadow will join top culinary alchemists from New York, Chicago, and Portland.
  - Cocktail Chemistry & Appetizer Alchemy: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
  - Molecular Gastronomy Dinner & Auction: 7:30 - 10:30 PM

• Northwest Food Fest!
  November 10th & 11th, 2007
  
  Come visit us at the 2007 Northwest Food and Wine Festival November 10th & 11th at the Memorial Coliseum. An exclusive event to experience over 400 wines and over 60 restaurants & gourmet food tastes...

• Taste New Salts at The Meadow!
  Wednesday, April 11th @ 7pm
  
  Come to The Meadow for a salt tasting and class. Learn more about our new finishing salts, taste them on a variety of foods, and learn about how to use them successfully! Events include a champagne and wine flight, and perhaps a few samples of new chocolates bars to wrap things up! $15.00 per person.

• Salt Tasting
  Second Thursday - Ice Cream and Welsh Sea Salt
  
  Our next salt tasting! In the spirit of the season, we will feature Salt and ice cream! Master Ice Cream Scooper Jennifer Turner will be scooping, and Selmelier Mark Bitterman will be talking up the salts, which will include the rollicking Halen Mon Gold (smoked with an 800 year old oak tree), lusty Barrique Chardonnay Smoked Fleur de Sel, and a smooth-talking Sel Gris de l'Ile de Noirmoutier. We are open until 9, so come by before and/or after dinner!
  
  Thursday, December 14. The Meadow, 3731 N. Mississippi Ave. 503-288-4633

• Review of Our Last Tasting: Chocolate & Salt
  Our first multi-media tasting event, "Chocolate & Salt," brought some great new discoveries for all of us. Thank you all, including our fascinating and passionate guest, Pamela Hinckley from Theo Chocolate, for braving the forecasted freezing rain and crowding into The Meadow for the event. For those of you who could not make it, we will venture to summarize the outstanding moments of the evening.
  
  A Washington State of Mind
  Red Alder Smoked Pacific Sea Salt and Theo's Ivory Coast Single Origin Chocolate. The trick was to use no more than one or two grains of the salt on a brick of chocolate. The result was a merging of worlds and times, with flavors from beneath the rainforest canopy melding with the aroma of Pacific Northwest forest.
  
  Getting Nibby With It
  Goat Cheese sprinkled with Cocoa Nibs and Turkish Black Finishing Salt. Wow.
  
  The New Kid
  Theo's New Madagascar Single Origin Dark Chocolate Bar. Single origin chocolates are a special passion for us at the Meadow, and the new 65% cocoa Madagascar bar from Theo reminds us of why. This chocolate strikes quickly, with intense, sharp fruits; lemon-lime, over-ripe pomegranate, then sharp wine flavors and even desert fruits such as dates and cactus. The chocolate gives you an extraordinary insight into the potent powers of seduction offered by Madagascar's cocoa beans.