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www.edso.info

64 SE 171st Ave, Portland, OR 97233 August 2012

EDSO Hotline Reservation/Cancellation Number (503) 892-3082 Call our automatic answering service to make reservations for coming events.

Follow its directions, speaking slowly and distinctly. Also call to cancel reservations.If you find it necessary to try to reserve an event after the cut-off date, please, do NOT call the reservation line. The line is not monitored

after the cut-off and your message will not be received in a timely manner. Call Jeanne Kennedy at 503-667-0502 and she will check availability and notify you whether or not you will be able to attend.

You are responsible for any restaurant charges for reservations not canceled before the deadline.

If EDSO is charged for your meals, please understand we will need to bill you!

Check out the website... www.edso.info You will find lots of good info about

EDSO, forms, history and our newsletter. Invite your friends to join!

2012 UPCOMING EVENTS

Abella Elly Heitmeyer Tuesday, August 7th

Pig Roast Jose B. & Jack McSheffrey Sunday, August 26th

Rendezvous in Welches Kate Weigant Sunday, September 9th

Orchard Heights Winery Betts Coury Sunday, September 30th

Oregon Culinary Institute Virginia Fuller Monday, October 8th

EDSO Board meeting Roy and Susan Marshall’s Thursday, October 18th

Peppermill in Aloha Calista Snively Friday, November 2nd

Christmas Party-Paragon Don McHarness Sunday, December 9th

The schedule above is TENTATIVE and only intended to give an idea of what to look forward to in 2012

All events, dates, and places are subject to change, and will be firmed up in future newsletters.

SPONSOR AN EVENT: If you are interested, please call Don McHarness, or any officer or director. First time event sponsors receive a $10.00 credit. Any of the officers will be happy to help you with the details. Try it! You’ll enjoy it!

If you know of a great restaurant, tell any of the officers. Someone will make the arrangements, if you can’t.

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Abella Italian Kitchen

8309 SW Main

Wilsonville, OR 97070

503-582-1201

Sponsor: Elly Heitmeyer

Call hotline: 503-892-3082 by Thursday

August 2nd

. No need for entrée choices.

Maximum of 30 people.

Abella was voted “Best Dine-In Restaurant in Wilsonville”

by the Chamber of Commerce.

Elly worked with Owner Manager, Mark Nelson, to plan a superb menu:

Starter: Antipasto Salad: Caesar or House

Family Style Entrée:

Chicken Piccata – Pan seared chicken breast with capers, parsley, roasted garlic in

white wine sauce ●Pork Tenderloin with dry cherry sauce

Penne Pasta with Alfredo sauce ●Mixed grilled vegetables.

Coffee tea and soft drinks are NOT included.

There is a full bar with beer and wine. Corkage fee is $15.

Driving directions: Drive South on Hwy I5 to Wilsonville Rd, exit 283. Turn left and

go to the 2nd

stoplight which is Rebekah St and turn right. Go one block to Main St and

turn right. The restaurant is on the right.

Cost: $32 Discount price for members: $29

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Pig Roast at Jose and Jack’s August 27th (Sunday)

Gather at 3:00 PM BBQ 4:30 PM

34135 Sykes Rd Saint Helens, OR 97051 503-397-2061

Event Planners: Jose Bakker & Jack McSheffrey

Call EDSO Hotline 503-892-3082 to reserve

Before deadline: Aug 21st (Tuesday)

The pig roast is one of the most anticipated events for EDSO members. This year we will

spend the afternoon at Jose and Jack’s house in St. Helens, relaxing on their big deck and

rambling about their country yard filled with flowers. Tables will be set up on the deck and

will overflow into the yard. Roast pig and appropriate side dishes are on the menu. Dress

casually.

What to bring: Sun hats and suntan lotion; Friends and introduce them to EDSO.

A bottle of wine to share.

Food and soft drinks will be furnished.

Directions: From the South: Take I-5 North and take 405 N. Then proceed to Hwy 30 to St Helens. Continue about 27 miles. Turn left on Sykes Rd and drive 1 ¾ miles to long driveway on right. From the East: Take Hwy 84 to I-5 North and then take Hwy 405 N to Hwy 30 toward St. Helens. Continue about 27 miles. Turn left on Sykes Rd per above instructions.

Cost: $27.00 Discount price for members: $24.00

Photos from Timberline Cascade Dining Room—June 24th

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Rendevoius Grill and Tap Room

67149 E. Highway 26 –

Welches, OR 97067 website

Sponsor: Kate Weigant

Call EDSO Reservation Hotline: 503-892-3082 by Saturday,

September 1st No need to select entrée when reserving.

Chef and co-owner Kathryn Bliss specializes in dishes that are seasonal, innovative, and use as many local

products as possible. The 'Vous has become THE choice for discerning local diners, plus a destination for

people from the metro area. There is always a fabulous spread of appetizers to start with, and there are a variety of new menu choices to try. Although dessert is extra this year, you will be tempted by the whole tray of sweet creations that are made on site. Two diners are welcome to split a dessert. The house wine is very reasonably priced and there is a full bar. Ask about gin infusions and the house-made tonic!

◊ Starter: Chef's choice appetizers

◊ First course: choice of house salad or chef's soup

◊ Meat choices:

Grilled Skirt Steak Salad on romaine with gorgonzola, charred tomato vinaigrette & crispy onion rings; or,

Char-grilled Carlton Farms Pork Chop with rhubarb mint chutney, yukon gold mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables.

◊ Seafood choices:

Char-grilled Wild Salmon with potato-artichoke hash, oil cured tomato-black olive butter, seasonable vegetable; or,

Fried Petite Willapa Bay Oysters with sauteed greens, jasmine rice, and remoulade sauce.

◊ Pasta choice:

Hand-shaped Orecchiette Pasta with sun-gold tomatoes, fresh mozzarella balls and basil; with lemon marinated supreme chicken breast; or,

Same pasta without chicken, as a vegetarian option. Coffee, Soft drinks or iced tea are included with meal. Corkage fee is $13.00

Directions:

Get on Highway 26 heading East toward Mount Hood. At Welches, look for the Rendezvous on the left.

Cost: $39.00 Discount price for members: $36.00

Orchard Heights Winery 6057 Orchard Heights Rd, NW Salem, Oregon 97304 503-391-7308 Ext 5200

Sponsor: Betts Coury Call Hotline 503-892-3082 by (date to be determined) to reserve.

Orchard Heights has been voted The Best Brunch in the Mid-Valley for the Second year. You will be treated to a variety of Fruits, Cheeses, Breads, and, don’t forget to finish with their selection of yummy chocolates. ALSO:

Omelet and Pasta Bar: Made to order omelet and pasta where you “create you own” using your favorite goodies: Sausage, ham, mushrooms, green peppers, olives, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Eggs: Omelet, scrambled eggs, or breakfast burrito, and Eggs Benedict Pasta: Chef will prepare penne pasta with your choice of sauce apossibly a splash of Pinot Noir or Muller Thurgau wine. (cont. Pg 5)

Sunday, September 9th

Gather at 4:00 Dinner at 5:00

Note: This is a joint event with Portland Winetasting Guild

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Waffles and Biscuits and gravy: Homemade Belgian Waffles with wonderful toppings.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Soups & Salads: A variety of soups – Chicken, Broccoli Cheese, or Soup of the Day Salad bar where you build a salad to your own liking.

Driving Directions:

▪ Take I-5 South toward Salem. Take exit 260A for OR-99E Bus/Salem Pkwy

▪ Merge onto OR 99E Bus S/Salem Expy ▪ Take slight left onto Commercial St, NE

▪ Turn right onto Marion St, NE ▪ Take the Edgewater St/Wallace Rd/ OR 221 N ramp to

W Salem/Dayton ▪Keep right at fork and follow the sigs OR 221 N/Wallace Rd NW

▪ Turn left onto Orchard Heights Rd NW and drive about 12 minutes to winery.

Cost: $17.00 Discount price for members: $14

Potluck and Wine Tasting at the Diack Homestead July 15th On a wonderfully drizzly Sunday we drove out to Boring to Katharine

Diack’s property on the banks of the Sandy River. What a beautiful place it is, nestled amid acres of pristine wilderness, with a deck overlooking the beautiful Sandy River, and a rustic home with every amenity. It is a treasure. Some took a walk down a misty, overgrown trail to the water’s edge, where a family of Canadian Geese put on a show for us. Later, we watched rafters float colorfully by. Then back to the house for lunch. So many delicious dishes, salads and desserts. With our appetite sated we had only to taste and

evaluate three flights of wines, selected by Jack McSheffrey: some interesting and lively choices! Thanks to Katharine and Jack for this wonderful day in the woods. Thanks to Chuck Gutweniger for the pictures.

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What a beautiful evening to drive to Southeast Portland for a delicious Mediterranean inspired meal at Tabla! Eighteen EDSO members and guests gathered in this lovely bistro to partake of their simple, handmade pastas and perfectly seasoned meat dishes. The salads were fresh and filled with surprising fruits and vegetables. We lingered and

talked and bid arrivederci to drive home in the late Portland sunset. Thanks to Susan Thiel for arranging this great evening. And thanks to Chuck Gutweniger for the photos.