PAST EVENTS
Sunday, Oct 15th
4-6:30PM @ THE REDD
Join us in learning the art of making pork dumplings with Chef Britney Wang! You can also find her and her dumplings at Dumpling Showcase!
In this class, you will:
Take part in a hands-on dumpling-making activity - from making fresh dough, kneading, rolling, and mixing the filling
Learn four different pleats for folding dumplings and how to cook them properly
Enjoy the dumplings made in the class and two special side dishes created by Chef Wang
Take home your dumpling-making kit (traditional dumpling rolling pin and bamboo spatula) to keep practicing
THE ART OF DUMPLING MAKING WORKSHOP
HOSTED BY:
Chef Britney Wang
Sunday, Oct 15th @ THE REDD
Join us for a conversation about all things product! Keep your finger on the pulse and hear from industry experts on the latest trends, what’s working, how they built their brand and overall best practices.
Panelists include Becca Millstein of Fishwife, Emily Miller of OffLimits, Jen Liao of MìLà, Joyce Chung of Goodies Snack Shop and our exciting moderartor, Andrea Hernández of Snaxshot.
Ticket includes refreshments, snacks and welcome gift!
THE EVOLUTION OF PRODUCT PANEL
FEATURED:
MODERATED BY:
ANDREA HERNÁNDEZ
FOUNDER OF SNAXSHOT
BOOKISH BRUNCH
Sunday, Oct 15th
10AM-12PM @THE REDD
Brunch is BACK! And, we have Angie from Comparta serving up a beautiful full brunch spread alongside Oatly specialty coffee, tea and ALL the brunch-y cocktail drinks you desire.
The event includes a special author talk from Francesca Ekwuyasi of Butter Honey Pig Bread in partnership with Prose before Bros, a social book club for women of color in Portland.
Ticket included full brunch, unlimited drinks and author talk.
FRANCESCA EKWUYASI
AUTHOR
Angie Barrios, COMPARTA
NANEA WOODS
FOUNDER OF PBB
Saturday, Oct 14th
5-8PM @ THE REDD
This event has been years in the making and we’re stoked to bring you an evening of dumplings from a variety of different cuisines! Come for drink pairings, dessert and dumplings from Bonnie Morales, Ashleigh Shanti, Britney Wang, Risa Lichtman, Kyikyi, Cindy Tran and Luna Contreras.
Tickets included dumplings from all 8 women chefs, unlimited drink pairings from: House of Suntory highballs, Mezcal Union cocktails, Art+Cider, Bauman’s Cider, Blossom Barn Cider, Level Beer, Maté Party, Fulamingo Sake, bubble tea, Topo Chico and Wellspent Condiment + Sauce Bar.
DUMPLING SHOWCASE
FEATURED:
KICK OFF THE ROUX WEEKEND WITH US!
Friday, October 13th 7-10PM
Come eat, drink and mingle with attendees and participants before the weekend of events! This is great chance to give a warm welcome to our talent and get to know other attendees. We will be featuring wine from woman winemakers, selected by Dana Frank, food from local chef, Hope Tejedas of Sunday Bread Project and chainstitch embroidery from Alex Stone. Psssst we'll have Roux totes for sale on site (or add one to your ticket to secure!)
HOSTED BY BAR NORMAN
SAUCED!
An afternoon focused on all things beverage (including many NA options!) plus some of our fave women in pizza.
The fair-like event featured 25+ beverage brands including spirits, beer, wine, low-proof, non-alcoholic beverages and many more in their OWN category. Each brand sampled their products for attendees to try alongside a hero bar featuring speciality cocktails. Drink and then eat all the saucy slices of pizza from 3-4 beloved lady pizzaiolas!
Roux Dinner
featuring Kia Damon & Salimatu Amabebe
Helen Jo & Jenna Derman
The 2019 headlining dinner celebrating our powerhouse participants as they team-up to prepare a meal that is full of flavor, inspires storytelling and provides a space for conversation about the future of women in food and beverage. The evening started with a cocktail hour with libations from Lillet and wine will be provided by natural-wine maven, Dana Frank. The family-style dinner was prepared by Kia Damon and Salimatu Amabebe, cooking their favorite dishes, meant for sharing and Helen Jo and Jena Derman brought finale with a seasonally-driven dessert.
Blitzen on Bleeker
An evening dedicated to all things sweet. Roux went on the road to NYC to collaborate with Adrian Urbina for a festive night of desserts, cocktails and wine from a line-up of amazing bakers.
BAKE SALE DONATIONS FROM THE LOVELY:
Emily Miller author of Breakfast Club // Roberta’s // Mini Melanie // Dana’s Bakery // Pies ‘n’ Thighs // The Baker Lady //
ParadigmSchiff // Leopard + Pear // Baked NYC // Zoë Kanan // Anna Billingskog // The Meringue Bakeshop //
ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO HOT BREAD KITCHEN
Mise En Place Dinner
Our 2019 welcome dinner celebrated 85 leading women in the food and beverage industry by gathering at Side Yard Farm, where Stacey Givens and her talented team have established Portland’s first urban seed to plate catering company and supper club.
Desserts by: Sweetheart St Johns
Brunch Culture
ft. Ashleigh Shanti & Maya Lovelace
A special Southern brunch exploring world cultures and cuisines, while featuring live culture cocktails crafted with KYLA Kombucha.
PANELISTS:
Amanda Saab, Butter Bear Shop, Ashtin Berry, Radical Xchange, Kia Damon, Chef, Michelle Magat, La Cocina, Sue Chan, Care of Chan
MODERATED BY: Rupa Bhattacharya, VICE
POWERHOUSE PANEL
A discussion about how these powerhouse people are changing the narrative for women in food and beverage. This panel was an open forum for Kia, Sue, Michelle, Jenny and Amanda to talk about their experiences and initiatives to keep empowering women to thrive in this industry.
PANELISTS:
Chelsea Williams, That’s Chelsea, Holly Hukill, Serra and Salimatu Amabebe, Black Feast
MODERATED by: Amanda Shapiro, Editor of Healthyish
TEA & TALK
A Healing Through Food & Drink Panel and High Tea
Food feeds the heart, heals the body and ignites the soul. We discussed what it meant to heal through a home-cooked meal, the elimination of starvation, natural medicines and a gut-healthy diet. All alongside a modern high tea pre-fixe menu including organic hand blended tea offerings from local gem The T Project, tea sandwiches, scones with house made clotted cream and jam, and an array of desserts from Hazel Hall.
Queer Soup Night
featuring chefs Nikeisah Newton, Stacey Givens, Morgan & Jax Hart and Salimatu Amabebe
We partnered with the Portland chapter of Queer Soup Night on a drive-thru, curbside pick-up soup experience, where we offered soup boxes from four Portland chefs with fixings from local spots. The drive-thru experience was complete with Drag Queen emcees for no lack of entertainment.
All proceeds donated to Black Resilience Fund
BRUNCH IN BED
featuring Diane Lam, Kiauna Nelson, Jane Hashimawari
In 2020, although we missed IRL brunch with our friends, we don’t necessarily miss all those Portland lines to get a table. We decided to offer a brunch experience that is exactly what folks were looking for during a pandemic - an exclusive morning meal with tasty Tillamook ingredients, Never Coffee and Alaya Tea brought right to your doorstep. We partnered with chefs who don’t normally wake up for the breakfast hour, so it was a real treat! Not only that, guests had the option of added on a bottle of bubbly from our buds at Landmass.
15% off proceeds were donated to Rose Haven.
PRIDE STORIES
featuring Preeti Mistry, Amy + Lani, Risa Lichtman and Kia Damon
Roux celebrated Pride Month 2021 with a story series in partnership with Bob’s Red Mill. Over the last few years, we’ve been fortunate enough to collaborate with and follow the work of talented chefs, bakers and purveyors that inspire us daily. Over the month of June, we highlighted four different LGBTQ+ humans we admire, their favorite nostalgic recipe (all including a Bob’s Red Mill ingredient, of course) and a short Q&A about why they chose the dish they did.
ADULT TEA
featured treats from Luna Contreras, Lisa Nguyen, CJ - Miz Drizzle, Xochitl Jaime, Erin San Antonio, Mikki Willis, Gabby Martinez, Alexandria Guevarra, Laina Yoswein
In 2021, Adult Tea time offered no shortage of treats! We partnered with Jaclyn Nakashima of Sweet Thing and organizer of PDX Bakers Against Racism to bring you an incredible bakery box alongside Oatly tea drinks from Sinensis Tea Co. and Tanglewood.
Proceeds from ticket sales were be donated to Kapwa, a fundraiser for a BIPOC-focused tiny house retreat creating healing spaces for black, indigenous and people of color.
ACE HOTEL POP-UP SHOP
Throughout the inaugural Roux weekend 2019, guests and local Portlanders shopped a variety of hand selected products from female food purveyors and artists at Ace Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Portland. Check out the past vendors here!