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Summer Loaf in Portland

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:57:40 -0700
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9th Annual Summer Loaf Artisan Foods Festival in Portland, Oregon

This year's event will be the biggest yet, with festivities beginning 
on Thursday, August 4 at Portland's Pearl District Farmers 
Market.  Local chefs and bakers will demonstrate wood oven cooking 
and baking techniques.  After the Market winds down, baker Dominique 
Geulin of St. Honore Boulangerie will speak about sustainable wheat 
growing practices.

Ecotrust Building
721 NW 9th Avenue
$5 at the door for the lecture (no pre-registration)

Saturday, August 6 is the main event, and the Portland Farmers Market 
will be abuzz with dozens of special vendors in addition to the 
regular market stands, including local bakeries, cheesemakers, 
chocolatiers, and wineries. Summer Loaf is historically the Market's 
busiest day of the year, with people coming from all over the country 
to see, hear, smell, and taste the excitement.

Bob's Red Mill brings us the Amateur Baking Contest again this year, 
with entries being accepted between 8:30 =96 9:30 AM (no 
pre-registration).  Enter one or all three categories:  Wild Yeast, 
Baker's Yeast, and Quick Breads. Judging begins promptly at 10:00, 
awards announced at 11:45 on the main stage.  For more information 
and entry form go to <http://www.bbga.org/>.

Portland Farmers Market
South Park Blocks, PSU Campus
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
visit <http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/> for more information

The Bread Bakers Guild of America and General Mills present the 
educational component of Summer Loaf, with wood oven demos by famous 
and local bakers alike, with a very special appearance by the gold 
medal winning Bread Bakers Guild Team USA! The Team will also teach a 
Master Class at Western Culinary Institute after the Market, sharing 
their winning techniques and formulas.

Western Culinary Institute
921 SW Morrison Street
2:00-4:30 PM
$30 Guild Members & WCI students / $40 non-members / $50 class-day
registration: register with Gina by July 29:  info@bbga.org

Best,
Gina Piccolino
Executive Director
The Bread Bakers Guild of America
3203 Maryland Avenue
North Versailles, PA  15137
412-823-2080; Fax: 412-823-2495; E-mail: gina@bbga.org
<http://www.bbga.org/>
2005 - The Year of Camp Bread