Iron Chef...With Beer!

I didn't receive the press release, so I borrowed this from the Oregonian Beer Blog. Thanks John!

PORTLAND'S TOP CHEFS BREW UP "BEER-LICIOUS" RECIPES
Iron Beer-Chef Challenge Launches Statewide Oregon Bounty Celebration

Imagine you had one craft brew, a dozen ingredients and 30 minutes to create a dish in front of a few hundred people. Oh, and your creation will be scored by a panel of judges who happen to be beer and food experts. Four of the region's top chefs - Pascal Sauton of Carafe, Caprial Pence of Caprial's Bistro, Dale Rasmussen of The Resort at the Mountain, and Jason Stoller-Smith of the Dundee Bistro - will be doing just that as they battle it out for the title of Oregon's best beer chef during the Oregon Bounty Iron Beer-Chef Challenge. Celebrating Oregon's craft brewing industry and its importance in the state's culinary landscape, the challenge kicks off Travel Oregon's annual statewide Oregon Bounty promotion. Each of the four chefs will have access to Oregon ingredients fresh from the farmers' market, one of four Oregon microbrews and only 30 minutes to conceptualize and prepare a dish. The creations will be judged by a panel of local culinary celebrities and craft brewers, including The Oregonian's beer connoisseur John Foyston, beer pairing expert Fred Eckhardt, Andy Carson from KPTV, and Karl Ockert, brewmaster at BridgePort Brewing Company. The public is invited to watch the free event and to sample delectable Oregon products, including pears, cheese
and more.

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 27
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Pioneer Courthouse Square, downtown Portland

WHY: This local kick-off event is part of Oregon Bounty, an annual promotion taking place in October and November, where visitors and locals alike can sample the latest vintages at more than 100 local wineries; take part in harvest festivals; experience artisan products; dine on special offerings at more than 60 restaurants across the state; enjoy one-of-a-kind overnight stays at nearly 100 intimate inns and hotels; and meet the growers, producers, chefs, winemakers and brewmasters who make it all happen. Each of Oregon's seven distinct regions will offer travel packages, specials deals and events exclusively for Oregon Bounty. Hundreds of harvest festivals and fall events await the culinary adventurer, offering everything from grape stomping and cider squeezing to wine tasting and jazz concerts. For a complete list of activities, restaurants, brewery and winery events, lodging packages and more, including how to enter to win an Oregon Bounty getaway for two, go to TravelOregon.com/bounty or call (800) 547-7842.