> From: ripe
> Date: 17 November 2005 10:01:38 AM
> Subject: clarklewis heads to NYC
>
> morgan brownlow at the beard house, new years lines now open, matthew
> takes some of his own medicine, and andrew rich pays us a visit...
>
> clarklewis @ the james beard house · november 30th
> new year's in the valley of ripe
> andrew rich + cassoulet
> open family supper dates
> matthew stadler takes the hot seat
> a dinner for jason
> what is ripe and why are they bothering me?
>
>
> clarklewis @ the james beard house · november 30th
>
>
> in less than one week morgan brownlow and I will be slinging plates
> to new yorkers at a charming house on west 12th street. if you happen
> to be in the city on november 30th - drop the james beard house a
> line, word is there are just a few seats left...
>
> the james beard house + morgan
>
>
>
> new year's in the valley of ripe
>
>
> we have a few options - more details to follow - but here are the
> basics...
>
>
> clarklewis · morgan and crew will be focusing on the cuisine of old
> rome ·aaron clark-rizzio will be bringng in some remarkable tuscan
> wines to match.
>
> 3 course ($50) · 5 course ($70 · 7 course ($100)
>
>
> gotham bldg tavern · tommy "the flavor beast" habetz will be cooking
> dishes with a stong Iberian focus, we will be matching
> spanish-influenced dishes with exceptional sherry, cava, and wine from
> that region.
>
> 3 course ($45) ·5 course ($60) · 7 course ($80)
>
>
> family supper ·the lady of the lake, naomi hebberoy, will be cooking
> two sumptuous family supper feasts. an early dinner for those who have
> plans and a midnight supper feast. easily one of the best places to
> ring in the new year. the ink is still wet on the menu but looks like
> it will include a couple whole roasted suckling pigs...
>
> 6pm supper ($50) ·midnight supper, starts at 10pm ($60)
>
> call or email to reserve . gratuity and beverage not included.
> 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> andrew rich + cassoulet
>
>
> a rustic feast with andrew rich (the famous winemaker) and naomi
> hebberoy (our founding chef) · wednesday, december 7th at 7pm
>
> join us on wednesday, december 7th at 7PM as we celebrate another
> ragingly successful harvest for andrew rich wines. we will be pairing
> several of andrew's wines with the robust fare of naomi hebberoy who
> will be making her special guest reappearance as supper chef for the
> festive occasion (she is making acres of cassoulet). andrew will
> impress you with some of his more esoteric french varietals;
> roussanne, cabernet franc and his delectable rhone blend as you enjoy
> a supper cooked by the woman who made ripe what it is today. should be
> a night to remember!
>
> $60 not including gratuity @ family supper
>
> call or email to reserve. 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> open family supper dates
>
> request a reservation
> (unless otherwise noted assume dates have at least eight spots
> open...)
> the family supper space continues to be available for private
> events...
>
>
> november
> 19th - 5 spots
> 21st - barikowski fundraising dinner
> 23rd - 5 spots
> 25th
> 26th
> 30th
>
> december
> 1st - 3 spots
> 2nd
> 8th
> 14th - 5 spots
> 17th
> 22nd
> 23rd
> 28th
> 29th
> 30th
> 31st (early supper + midnight supper)
>
> january
> 4th
> 5th
> 6th
> 11th
> 13th
> 14th
> 19th
> 20th
> 21st
> 26th
>
> family supper is open to the public - have friends email us at
> eat@ripepdx.com or call 503.235.2294 to request a reservation...
>
>
>
> matthew stadler takes the hot seat
>
>
> naomi hebberoy cooks the back room, tuesday 12/13
>
> you might not know that our writer-in-residence, matthew stadler, is
> an award-winning novelist. his four books have won him guggenheim and
> ingram-merrill fellowships, the whiting writers award, and the hinda
> rosenthal prize from the american academy of arts and letters. on
> tuesday december 13th you can learn more about these books at the back
> room. ripe co-founder naomi hebberoy will return to cook a meal from
> matthew's fourth novel, allan stein (a desultory search for the long
> lost nephew of gertrude stein, set largely in paris) served with wines
> from the book, followed by a conversation with matthew and stephanie
> snyder, curator of the cooley gallery at reed college, about novels
> and the ways that fiction can catalyze the civic imagination (for good
> and for ill). as at every back room we'll have bottomless wine and
> brandy, and a special musical guest, tba.
>
> $35 per person ·held at family supper
>
> call or email to reserve . gratuity and beverage included.
> 503.235.2294
>
> book ahead for the back room in january and february (however dates
> are still tba...)
>
> all the back room events so far have sold out, so it is worth booking
> ahead - we will have dates out in the next email. in january, anne
> focke, a protean thinker who has shaped much of the northwest's arts
> infrastructure, will be our guest. among her many achievements, focke
> founded and ran "and/or gallery" (from which sprang 911 media arts
> center), artist trust, bumbershoot, arts wire, and she was the first
> seattle arts commissioner, founding and shaping that city's seminal 1%
> for the arts program.
>
> yet, have you ever heard of her? focke is a master of temporary
> intervention. she is a catalyst who continually disappears, leaving no
> monuments to herself. we will be quizzing her to learn more about the
> challenges portland's arts institutions face today as they try to
> build sustainable futures.
>
> in february, portland artist daniel duford will make 50 ceramic
> bowls, illustrated with a serial tale that only unfolds when we, the
> back room diners, eat our meals and reveal what lies at the bottoms of
> the bowls. duford will be joined in conversation by lucien samaha, a
> new york-based photographer who will be conducting his
> interview/photography project at the back room that night, and matthew
> stadler. duford's and samaha's projects are part of viable seed," an
> exhibition cosponsored by pnca and reed college during february and
> march of next year.
>
>
>
> a dinner for jason ·monday november 21st
>
>
> the staff of the gotham bldg tavern and ripe family supper are
> banding together to throw a fundraising supper for jason and kate
> barwikowski. jason, our beloved sous chef, had a terrible accident
> over the summer which left him unable to work. as you can imagine
> there is a growing stack of medical bills to contend with at this
> time. although we are fortunate to have Jason back at the restaurant
> these days, the debt is still great. so, in order to help them out,
> tommy "the flavor beast" habetz and his team will cook a special
> family supper for $40 per person (or more if you can swing it), and
> the proceeds will go to the barwikowski's.
>
> call or email to reserve. 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> what is ripe and why are they bothering me?
>
> ripe is:
>
> getting harder to define - but is best understood as a collaboration
> of passionate food-crazed individuals that have a hearfelt belief that
> food and culture are one in the same.. or if you prefer a more
> pedestrian definition: we are a restaurant group.
>
> here are the details:
>
>
> family supper
>
> In march 2001 we began a series of informal dinners held in our home
> twice monthly for around twenty guests. after serving over 1000 guests
> in our living room, we moved to our new location on N interstate,
> expanding our concept into a restaurant,
> for lack of a better word...
> ..
> since march 2002 we have been serving up to 45 diners,
> 5 nights a week in our open commercial kitchen...
> all our guests arrive at the same time and sit together at three
> long wooden tables
> there are no waiters, just cooks bringing out large platters of food
> and earthenware pots to be passed and eaten family style...
> there is only one menu per night, there are no choices, though we
> encourage people to alert us to any dietary restrictions in advance.
> ...
> The price of the meal is $25/per person + wine money + gratuity
> dessert is available for $5
> everyone receiving this email is invited to attend one of our suppers
> dinner is served tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday
> at 7:30, email or call 503.235.2294 to reserve a spot
>
> (family supper received the highest grade karen brooks from the
> oregonian has ever given, has appeared in the new york times, food and
> wine, and many other national publications, and most recently made
> organic style's top 20 "green" restaurants list)
>
>
> clarklewis
>
> a bustling eatery in the central eastside industrial district,
> created by michael and naomi of ripe and chef/partner morgan brownlow,
> former chef at oliveto, stars and rubicon in the bay area. clarklewis
> has received many honors since opening february 2004, including
> restaurant of the year (the oregonian), a feature in the wall street
> journal as one of the 10 hottest new restaurants of 2004, and voted by
> MSN.com as one of the 10 best reatuarants in the country.
>
> reservations are highly recommended, call 503.235.2294
>
>
> gotham bldg tavern
>
> chef tommy habetz is in the process of redefining american tavern
> fare. think comfort, but with an elegance and seasonal focus rarely
> seen in a "tavern". recently featured in gourmet magazine (top
> restaurants of 2005), W, and the new york times.
>
> Breakfast, lunch and brunch are extremely casual - and dinner is just
> slightly more elegant. GBT has a full bar and an extensive wine and
> beer list...
>
> 2240 n interstate
> breakfast and lunch: tues- fri 8am - 2:30pm
> brunch: saturday and sunday 9am - 2pm
> dinner: tues - sun 5pm - close
> reservations: 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> eat@ripepdx.com•ripe
>
>
> You can remove your email address from ripe's email list, or update
> your profile and/or send comments to ripe. Postal address: 2240 N.
> Interstate, Portland, OR 97227
>
|
> Date: 17 November 2005 10:01:38 AM
> Subject: clarklewis heads to NYC
>
> morgan brownlow at the beard house, new years lines now open, matthew
> takes some of his own medicine, and andrew rich pays us a visit...
>
> clarklewis @ the james beard house · november 30th
> new year's in the valley of ripe
> andrew rich + cassoulet
> open family supper dates
> matthew stadler takes the hot seat
> a dinner for jason
> what is ripe and why are they bothering me?
>
>
> clarklewis @ the james beard house · november 30th
>
>
> in less than one week morgan brownlow and I will be slinging plates
> to new yorkers at a charming house on west 12th street. if you happen
> to be in the city on november 30th - drop the james beard house a
> line, word is there are just a few seats left...
>
> the james beard house + morgan
>
>
>
> new year's in the valley of ripe
>
>
> we have a few options - more details to follow - but here are the
> basics...
>
>
> clarklewis · morgan and crew will be focusing on the cuisine of old
> rome ·aaron clark-rizzio will be bringng in some remarkable tuscan
> wines to match.
>
> 3 course ($50) · 5 course ($70 · 7 course ($100)
>
>
> gotham bldg tavern · tommy "the flavor beast" habetz will be cooking
> dishes with a stong Iberian focus, we will be matching
> spanish-influenced dishes with exceptional sherry, cava, and wine from
> that region.
>
> 3 course ($45) ·5 course ($60) · 7 course ($80)
>
>
> family supper ·the lady of the lake, naomi hebberoy, will be cooking
> two sumptuous family supper feasts. an early dinner for those who have
> plans and a midnight supper feast. easily one of the best places to
> ring in the new year. the ink is still wet on the menu but looks like
> it will include a couple whole roasted suckling pigs...
>
> 6pm supper ($50) ·midnight supper, starts at 10pm ($60)
>
> call or email to reserve . gratuity and beverage not included.
> 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> andrew rich + cassoulet
>
>
> a rustic feast with andrew rich (the famous winemaker) and naomi
> hebberoy (our founding chef) · wednesday, december 7th at 7pm
>
> join us on wednesday, december 7th at 7PM as we celebrate another
> ragingly successful harvest for andrew rich wines. we will be pairing
> several of andrew's wines with the robust fare of naomi hebberoy who
> will be making her special guest reappearance as supper chef for the
> festive occasion (she is making acres of cassoulet). andrew will
> impress you with some of his more esoteric french varietals;
> roussanne, cabernet franc and his delectable rhone blend as you enjoy
> a supper cooked by the woman who made ripe what it is today. should be
> a night to remember!
>
> $60 not including gratuity @ family supper
>
> call or email to reserve. 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> open family supper dates
>
> request a reservation
> (unless otherwise noted assume dates have at least eight spots
> open...)
> the family supper space continues to be available for private
> events...
>
>
> november
> 19th - 5 spots
> 21st - barikowski fundraising dinner
> 23rd - 5 spots
> 25th
> 26th
> 30th
>
> december
> 1st - 3 spots
> 2nd
> 8th
> 14th - 5 spots
> 17th
> 22nd
> 23rd
> 28th
> 29th
> 30th
> 31st (early supper + midnight supper)
>
> january
> 4th
> 5th
> 6th
> 11th
> 13th
> 14th
> 19th
> 20th
> 21st
> 26th
>
> family supper is open to the public - have friends email us at
> eat@ripepdx.com or call 503.235.2294 to request a reservation...
>
>
>
> matthew stadler takes the hot seat
>
>
> naomi hebberoy cooks the back room, tuesday 12/13
>
> you might not know that our writer-in-residence, matthew stadler, is
> an award-winning novelist. his four books have won him guggenheim and
> ingram-merrill fellowships, the whiting writers award, and the hinda
> rosenthal prize from the american academy of arts and letters. on
> tuesday december 13th you can learn more about these books at the back
> room. ripe co-founder naomi hebberoy will return to cook a meal from
> matthew's fourth novel, allan stein (a desultory search for the long
> lost nephew of gertrude stein, set largely in paris) served with wines
> from the book, followed by a conversation with matthew and stephanie
> snyder, curator of the cooley gallery at reed college, about novels
> and the ways that fiction can catalyze the civic imagination (for good
> and for ill). as at every back room we'll have bottomless wine and
> brandy, and a special musical guest, tba.
>
> $35 per person ·held at family supper
>
> call or email to reserve . gratuity and beverage included.
> 503.235.2294
>
> book ahead for the back room in january and february (however dates
> are still tba...)
>
> all the back room events so far have sold out, so it is worth booking
> ahead - we will have dates out in the next email. in january, anne
> focke, a protean thinker who has shaped much of the northwest's arts
> infrastructure, will be our guest. among her many achievements, focke
> founded and ran "and/or gallery" (from which sprang 911 media arts
> center), artist trust, bumbershoot, arts wire, and she was the first
> seattle arts commissioner, founding and shaping that city's seminal 1%
> for the arts program.
>
> yet, have you ever heard of her? focke is a master of temporary
> intervention. she is a catalyst who continually disappears, leaving no
> monuments to herself. we will be quizzing her to learn more about the
> challenges portland's arts institutions face today as they try to
> build sustainable futures.
>
> in february, portland artist daniel duford will make 50 ceramic
> bowls, illustrated with a serial tale that only unfolds when we, the
> back room diners, eat our meals and reveal what lies at the bottoms of
> the bowls. duford will be joined in conversation by lucien samaha, a
> new york-based photographer who will be conducting his
> interview/photography project at the back room that night, and matthew
> stadler. duford's and samaha's projects are part of viable seed," an
> exhibition cosponsored by pnca and reed college during february and
> march of next year.
>
>
>
> a dinner for jason ·monday november 21st
>
>
> the staff of the gotham bldg tavern and ripe family supper are
> banding together to throw a fundraising supper for jason and kate
> barwikowski. jason, our beloved sous chef, had a terrible accident
> over the summer which left him unable to work. as you can imagine
> there is a growing stack of medical bills to contend with at this
> time. although we are fortunate to have Jason back at the restaurant
> these days, the debt is still great. so, in order to help them out,
> tommy "the flavor beast" habetz and his team will cook a special
> family supper for $40 per person (or more if you can swing it), and
> the proceeds will go to the barwikowski's.
>
> call or email to reserve. 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> what is ripe and why are they bothering me?
>
> ripe is:
>
> getting harder to define - but is best understood as a collaboration
> of passionate food-crazed individuals that have a hearfelt belief that
> food and culture are one in the same.. or if you prefer a more
> pedestrian definition: we are a restaurant group.
>
> here are the details:
>
>
> family supper
>
> In march 2001 we began a series of informal dinners held in our home
> twice monthly for around twenty guests. after serving over 1000 guests
> in our living room, we moved to our new location on N interstate,
> expanding our concept into a restaurant,
> for lack of a better word...
> ..
> since march 2002 we have been serving up to 45 diners,
> 5 nights a week in our open commercial kitchen...
> all our guests arrive at the same time and sit together at three
> long wooden tables
> there are no waiters, just cooks bringing out large platters of food
> and earthenware pots to be passed and eaten family style...
> there is only one menu per night, there are no choices, though we
> encourage people to alert us to any dietary restrictions in advance.
> ...
> The price of the meal is $25/per person + wine money + gratuity
> dessert is available for $5
> everyone receiving this email is invited to attend one of our suppers
> dinner is served tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday
> at 7:30, email or call 503.235.2294 to reserve a spot
>
> (family supper received the highest grade karen brooks from the
> oregonian has ever given, has appeared in the new york times, food and
> wine, and many other national publications, and most recently made
> organic style's top 20 "green" restaurants list)
>
>
> clarklewis
>
> a bustling eatery in the central eastside industrial district,
> created by michael and naomi of ripe and chef/partner morgan brownlow,
> former chef at oliveto, stars and rubicon in the bay area. clarklewis
> has received many honors since opening february 2004, including
> restaurant of the year (the oregonian), a feature in the wall street
> journal as one of the 10 hottest new restaurants of 2004, and voted by
> MSN.com as one of the 10 best reatuarants in the country.
>
> reservations are highly recommended, call 503.235.2294
>
>
> gotham bldg tavern
>
> chef tommy habetz is in the process of redefining american tavern
> fare. think comfort, but with an elegance and seasonal focus rarely
> seen in a "tavern". recently featured in gourmet magazine (top
> restaurants of 2005), W, and the new york times.
>
> Breakfast, lunch and brunch are extremely casual - and dinner is just
> slightly more elegant. GBT has a full bar and an extensive wine and
> beer list...
>
> 2240 n interstate
> breakfast and lunch: tues- fri 8am - 2:30pm
> brunch: saturday and sunday 9am - 2pm
> dinner: tues - sun 5pm - close
> reservations: 503.235.2294
>
>
>
> eat@ripepdx.com•ripe
>
>
> You can remove your email address from ripe's email list, or update
> your profile and/or send comments to ripe. Postal address: 2240 N.
> Interstate, Portland, OR 97227
>
- steve 11-17-2005 11:41 pm