PORTLAND CIDERIES WIN ACCLAIM AT THE INTERNATIONAL CIDER AWARDS

Three Oregon cideries — Portland Cider Company, 2 Towns Cider, and Bauman’s Cider — won big at the International Cider Awards in London on May 1, bringing home a combined nine medals. Portland Cider Company’s Original Gold cider won the trophy, the competition’s top award. It is the first time in the competition’s 136-year history that a U.S. cidery has won best-in-show.

“Of course we aspire to our cider being among the best in the world. But I admit, I was speechless when I heard that our industry peers awarded us the top honor at the competition,” Portland Cider co-founder Jeff Parrish told Willamette Week. Bauman’s Cider won five medals and 2 Towns Cider was awarded two. The International Cider Awards are considered the most prestigious accolade in the industry and are determined by judges who are current practicing cidermakers themselves. The full list of winners is listed here.

A new cookbook profiles several Korean restaurants in Portland

Koreaworld, a new cookbook from Bay Area chef Deuki Hong and journalist Matt Rodbard, examines modern Korean cuisine in Korea and the United States. The book profiles Portland restaurants Han Oak, Jeju, Du’s Grill, Kim Jong Grillin, and Cameo Cafe. Hong and Rodbard will stop by Portland on their book tour for two events — at Powell’s City of Books on May 12 and at Jeju on May 13 (the $55 ticket includes a signed copy of the book, snacks from Jeju, and karaoke).

Kann and Ranger Chocolate are releasing a Caribbean chocolate bar

Gregory Gourdet’s Haitian restaurant Kann has collaborated with Ranger Chocolate Co. for the Portland chocolate makers’ first chef collaboration. The Caribbean chocolate bar is dairy-free and has notes of mango, ginger, and habanero, drawing flavor inspiration from Gourdet’s Haitian roots and Ranger founder George Domurot’s Puerto Rican roots. Pre-orders for the chocolate bar are open now — it will officially launch on May 18 (Haitian Flag Day) with a tasting and launch event at Ranger from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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