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SOLD OUT// Foodie’s Night Out: Indian Feast
SOLD OUT// Foodie’s Night Out: Indian Feast
Spice up your evening with the flavors of India. Explore the spices and traditional cooking methods that are common to the cuisine as well as how it integrates food as medicine through Ayurvedic practices. You'll gain confidence in how to layer flavors using spices. Class culminates with a delicious meal enjoyed family-style around our beautiful barn wood tables.
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Basic Butchery
Basic Butchery
Understanding butchery is a key to great cooking. Buying meat in primal cuts allows the home cook to spend less money and produce a broad range of dishes. In this class Chef Jason will offer a demonstration of basic butchery, the knives, the cuts, a guide to different animals and how to determine overall quality. Students will get hands on experience with both poultry and Middleground Farms raised pork.
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SOLD OUT // Brunch & Bubbles: Southern Comfort
SOLD OUT // Brunch & Bubbles: Southern Comfort
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Fathers-Day-Brunch-June-300x300.jpg Brunch should be everyone's favorite meal. What better way to spend a Sunday, than joining a friend or four and coming to the farm for brunch? You’ll sip some sparkling wine while learning everything to know about how to conquer brunch comfort food favorites from south of the Mason Dixon Line. You’ll learn the tricks to perfectly flaky biscuits, creamy grits and we’ll roll up deeply caramelized sticky buns. Plus we’ll show you the secrets behind perfectly poached eggs to top your favorite breakfast gravy! Join us, ya’ll! Class culminates with a delicious meal enjoyed family-style around our beautiful barn wood tables. Enjoy a glass of bubbles or beer upon arrival and another with brunch! All non-alcoholic beverages are also included. On the menu ~ flaky buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy ~ creamy shrimp and grits ~ poached eggs ~ pecan praline sweet rolls
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Soups & Stews
Soups & Stews
Warm, comforting and delicious, soups and stews offer a perfect foil to the cold and darkness of Winter. Join Chef Jason in this hands on primer to bring the joy and simplicity of soups and stews into your home. The class will cover making stocks at home, braising, sweating vs sauteéing, building flavor, and more! This class is hands-on!
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WINEBARN NOW AVAILABLE // Winemaker’s Dinner Series: Colene Clemens
WINEBARN NOW AVAILABLE // Winemaker’s Dinner Series: Colene Clemens
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ColeneClemens.jpg We are so excited for our Winter Winemaker’s Dinner Series and sharing our kitchen for a fun and informative demonstration cooking class all about pairing Oregon wines with seasonal food! For this dinner, we welcome Stephan Goff. https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StephenGoff_ColeneClemens.jpg Stephen Goff, Winemaker and Vineyard Manager Veteran Oregon winemaker Stephen Goff’s career spans over 22 years of growing grapes and making wines in the Willamette Valley. Having started his career in California Stephen relocated to the Oregon in 2001 to work as the assistant winemaker at esteemed Willamette Valley producer Beaux Freres. After six years he moved on to his current position working with local owners Joe and Vicki Stark as they launched Colene Clemens Vineyards, a from the ground up Estate based project focused on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. For the past 15 years Stephen has been the Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Colene Clemens having overseen the development and planting of the 62-acre property as well as the construction of the estate winery. Over the course of his tenure Colene Clemens has racked up myriad accolades from all the major trade publications including 3 appearances as a Wine Spectator top 100 wines of the year. One of those placings […]
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Dinner in the Kitchen – Celebrating Love
Dinner in the Kitchen – Celebrating Love
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wooden-Spoon-With-Seeds.jpg The Menu Oysters with Pink Peppercorn Mignonette ~ Roasted Beet & Blood Orange Salad, Pistachio & Goat Cheese Mousse ~ Rare Roast Beef, Red Wine Sauce, Pommes Dauphine ~ Chocolate Cherry Torte The Perfect Place for a Dinner Date Are you a fan of our seasonal Dinners in the Garden and looking for a romantic and engaging Valentine’s date idea? If so, this Dinner is everything you are looking for - inside at our cozy barnwood tables with a great view of the action in The Kitchen! Chef Jason will describe the each courses and give you hints and tips on how to intuitively recreate this menu at home. Join us Friday or Saturday for an intimate culinary experience in The Kitchen to celebrate those you love. You will be greeted with a complimentary sparkling welcome cocktail. Additional wine and beer is available to purchase. We are also offering a Valentine's Day Dinner experience with wine pairings on Tuesday, February 14th at 6 pm.
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Dinner in the Kitchen – Celebrate Love
Dinner in the Kitchen – Celebrate Love
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wooden-Spoon-With-Seeds.jpg The Menu Oysters with Pink Peppercorn Mignonette ~ Roasted Beet & Blood Orange Salad, Pistachio & Goat Cheese Mousse ~ Rare Roast Beef, Red Wine Sauce, Pommes Dauphine ~ Chocolate Cherry Torte You will be greeted with a complimentary sparkling welcome cocktail. Additional wine and beer is available to purchase. The Perfect Place for a Dinner Date Are you a fan of our seasonal Dinners in the Garden and looking for a romantic and engaging Valentine’s date idea? If so, this Dinner is everything you are looking for – inside at our cozy barnwood tables with a great view of the action in The Kitchen! Chef Jason will describe the each courses and give you hints and tips on how to intuitively recreate this menu at home. Join us Friday or Saturday for an intimate culinary experience in The Kitchen to celebrate those you love. Interested in a private event? Call 503-746-3030 or email about the private option of the Wine Barn for groups up to 10. We are also offering a Valentine’s Day Dinner experience with wine pairings on Tuesday, February 14th at 6 pm.
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Brunch & Bubbles: Breakfast in Bed
Brunch & Bubbles: Breakfast in Bed
Ok, well, maybe not breakfast in bed HERE, but you'll learn to create an impressive breakfast you could serve to your "date" in bed whether it's the first time you wake up together or the 9, 287th time. Chef Kate will show you how you can make just about anything into Eggs Benedict by making a quick blender hollandaise and perfectly poaching an egg. You'll learn how to turn your fruit bowl into a beautiful salad, kick up the heat on a traditional bacon, and throw pantry ingredients together to create a lovely dessert-for-breakfast brunch item!
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Dinner in the Kitchen: Valentine’s Day
Dinner in the Kitchen: Valentine’s Day
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wooden-Spoon-With-Seeds.jpg A special night to Celebrate Love! Show the foodie in your life how much you love them by sharing an evening in The Kitchen. Enjoy a 5 course elegant meal that celebrates love and the seasons. Choose a more private bistro table, or join the Chef's Table to share your love with our community. Regardless, you'll enjoy a five course plated dinner that celebrates the ingredients that spark love! Each course is paired with wine by our Sommelier, Jean. Price is inclusive of the five course meal with wine pairings. Gratuity included. The Menu Oysters with Pink Peppercorn Mignonette ~ Roasted Beet & Blood Orange Salad, Pistachio & Goat Cheese Mousse ~ Beef Tenderloin, Red Wine Sauce, Pommes Dauphine ~ Chocolate Cherry Torte
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Contemporary Sauces
Contemporary Sauces
Nothing elevates cooking like a good sauce. Traditional European cooking created a myriad of pan sauces, "mother" sauces and cold emulsified sauces that continue to influence our daily cookery as well as the most elevated fine dining experience. International cuisines introduced modern cooks to flavors and uses of sauces that have firmly planted a culinary seat at the table. Prepare to awaken your senses as you discover new ways to take you cooking to the next level!
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A Night in Burgundy
A Night in Burgundy
https://middlegroundfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wooden-Spoon-With-Seeds.jpg Enjoy tastings of many wines throughout the evening. Additional wine during dinner may be purchased by the bottle or glass. A 30% discount is applied to wines purchased to enjoy at home. A Deep Dive into the Food & Wine region Burgundy, France Grab your partner and join us on the farm as we explore on of the world's great wine regions. Though few grape varietals are planted in Burgundy it offers an amazing range of delicious wines. We will welcome local French wine importer, Katie Ellsweig, who has built a career with Jadot Wines as a Burgundy wine expert, and discuss the history of this heralded region and taste some delicious wines with Jean, our Sommelier. Chef Jason will prepare traditional Burgundian fare to support these lovely wines. This class is designed to be a demonstration cooking class, meets wine tasting & lecture, meets ridiculously fun dinner party where you don't have to clean up. Come meet some great people, drink some great wine and feast on Chef Jason's seasonal interpretation of the foods of Burgundy! The Menu Gougeres ~ Bibb Lettuce Salad, Radish, Lace Crouton ~ Escargots a la Bourginone ~ Coq au Vin ~ Nonnette with […]
