Patricia Vanikiotis
Market Season
May 8, 2021
Positive Signs for Travel
May 1, 2021
Expanding Travel and the Arts
Apr 24, 2021
Play Ball!
Apr 17, 2021
First Flight in the COVID Era
Apr 10, 2021
COVID-Safe Easter Fun
Apr 3, 2021
Some Tasty Opportunities
My recent blogs (here and here) have shared my experiences with local food festivals that have gone virtual this year. The Oregon Chocolate Festival offered patrons several opportunities to enjoy chocolate in several forms and in pairings with different foods and drinks and showcased in several informative and entertaining videos. This past weekend, over what would have been the Oregon Cheese Guild's 17th Cheese Festival, we enjoyed the Guild's 2021 Fest-to-Go, and as with the recent virtual Chocolate Festival, found much to appreciate in this new COVID-conscious version.
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Cheese and Chocolate Tasting
I wrote last week about taking part in this year's Oregon Chocolate Festival, this 17th version reimagined in a virtual, online form. This week I got to delve further into the experience, beyond watching the numerous, informative videos about all things chocolate made available to those who purchased the $15 "entrance fee."