PAST EVENTS

ROUX LAUNCH PARTY AT L’ECHELLE

@ L’Echelle 4537 SE Division St
Monday, October 6, 2025
Kick-off the Roux Week with us at L’Echelle as we take over the party block with music, food from Euzumeh, L’Echelle, Cornet Custard plus special cocktails and wine from Pét Project!   

Ticket includes: 

  • Food from the Euzumeh and L’Echelle Team 

  • Special Sundae from Cornet Custard

  • Speciality Cocktails 

  • Wine from Pét Project 

  • Live Portraits from Bad Portraits

  • Commemorative Roux Glass 

VIP TICKETS AVAILABLE WITH SPECIAL SEAFOOD BAR & WINE (5:00 - 6:30 PM)

TRIVIA NIGHT AT TWO LOCATIONS!

@ Dear Sandy 2800 NE Sandy Blvd
@ The Sports Bra 2512 NE Broadway
Tuesday, October 7, 2025


Who doesn’t love a trivia night? Well, if you love food, drink and culinary then grab your crew and come play to win fun prizes! We’re giving you TWO places to play. Hosted by the best in the biz, Untapped Trivia. 

This ticket guarantees you a spot (limited seats available!) and there will be food and drink for purchase on site, plus additional raffles and surprises!  

But FIRST, DESSERT

@ Better Days Cafe 3351 SE Division St
Wednesday, October 8, 2025


We’re partnering with Pop Ups Please to bring you a fun night full of art, dessert and cocktails from some of your favorite locals.

The event is free to attend with all food & drink sales going directly to the vendors. Please RSVP if you plan on attending to help the vendors prep!

Art by Adelina of Somatic Creations 

LIVE PODCAST + Dinner wITH COPPER & HEAT

@ Libre 2601 SE Clinton St
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Join Chef Preeti Mistry for dinner, drinks, and a live recording of their James Beard Award-winning podcast, Loading Dock Talks. Each episode, Preeti talks with their guests about food, social justice, and a recipe that is close to their heart. Chef Preeti and the podcast's production team at Copper & Heat will be featuring guest Gabriella Martinez of Libre, to talk about the dessert she created for her grandfather, the "No Me Conoces."

Your ticket includes: 

  • Welcome cocktail + 1 drink ticket

  • Buffet-style dinner & dessert

  • Time for mingling and conversation with the chefs and other guests

LASt night IN PARADISE PARTY

@ Farag’s at Güero 200 NE 28th Ave
Friday, October 10, 2025

We’re taking over the Farag’s space at Güero for a Last Night in Paradise featuring music, mezcal, wine and a fun collaboration dinner menu from Adriana Urbina and Megan Sanchez. Don’t miss out on this exclusive experience and last night to enjoy Paradise at Farag’s!

Your ticket includes: 

  • Full Dinner Menu from Adriana & Megan

  • Cakes from Banquette

  • Mezcal Cocktails (w/ NA drink options)

  • Wine pairings from Henderson Ave & Oregon Wine Board

  • Flash Tattoos

  • Commemorative Roux Glass

COFFEE & CONVERSATION
W/ SAM Bakall & SOLEIL HO

@ the Redd 831 SE Salmon St
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Join us for an intimate conversation with Alicia Kennedy and Soleil Ho over break bites, coffee, tea and low-proof morning cocktails about food media and independent publishing! 

Your ticket includes: 

  • Coffee, tea, breakfast bites, low-proof cocktails  

  • Conversation with Q&A  

  • Opportunity to meet/mingle after the event with Sam & Soleil

TASTE TEST CHALLENGE

@ the Redd 831 SE Salmon St
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Inspired by your favorite cooking shows, guest chefs create dishes from surprise ingredients (from woman-owned brands!) in front of a live audience and judges guess what’s in the dish. Featuring Chefs Adriana Urbina, Fatou Ouattara (AKADI), Gabriella Martinez and local PDX judges - Melissa McMillan, Em Daugherty & Kimiko Matsuda. This is culinary chaos you won’t want to miss!

Your ticket includes: 

  • Live Chef Competition

  • Specialty cocktails + NA drink options

  • Ingredient sampling from local vendors from Market of Choice

  • Pretty cool swag bag!

POWERHOUSE PANEL

@ the Redd 831 SE Salmon St
Saturday, October 11, 2025

It’s not a Roux Week without the popular Powerhouse Panel! Sold out every year, this year’s conversation is focused around the immigrant story in the restaurants, kitchens and the f&b industry. Moderated by Jenn Chávez of OPB.

Your ticket includes: 

  • Panel Discussion with Q&A 

  • Food from Sesame Collective

  • Speciality cocktails from Tito’s & Don Julio & NA drink offerings 

  • Opportunity to meet/mingle with the panelists and talent

SECRET SAUCE PANEL presented by Prosper Portland

@ the Redd 831 SE Salmon St
Sunday, October 12, 2025


Learn from some of the best Portland CPG founders about what it takes to go from startup to shelf!  This discussion centers around the challenges and opportunities of scaling a small product business in a values-driven, founder-led, Portland-rooted way. Panelists include Junea Rocha, Brazi Bites, Christy Goldsby, Honey Mama's. Nikki Guerrero, Hot Mama Salsa, Lee Hedgmon, The Barreled Bee and moderated by Hannah Kullberg, PNW Packaged Food & Bev Google Group.

Your ticket includes:

  • 60min Panel Discussion with Q&A

  • Happy Hour with a beautiful food spread from our friends at Nostrana alongside wine and cocktails

  • 100% of your ticket purchase to nonprofit, Xcelerate Women

ALL I THINK ABOUT IS FOOD
BOOK LAUNCH WITH MAMRIE HART

April 23, 2025
Location: Dear Sandy

The cookbook tour kick off for Mamrie Hart’s latest cookbook, All I Think About is Food following her Powell’s Books book signing.

  • Diageo
    Dear Sandy
    Kate’s Ice Cream

POWERHOUSE PANEL 2025

October 13, 2024
Location: Hopscotch Immersive Art

Apart of the Roux Week 2025, this year’s annual Powerhouse Panel featured a discussion on kickstarting and growing a brand, investing, buying and scaling businesses at one of our favorite art experiences in town.

  • Jaclyn Johnson, Create & Cultive + Cherub
    Jing Dao,     Fly by Jing
    Maya French,     Koia & Happypop
    Kat Craddock,     Saveur Magazine
    Elizabeth Tilton,     Oyster Sunday

DUMPLING SHOWCASE

October 14, 2023
Location: The Redd, Portland, Ore.

A night of dumplings (as our attendees put it - Dumpling Fest!) with beverage pairings from eight women chefs from around the country and different cultures featuring their take on a ‘dumpling.’ It was a night of all you can eat dumplings - what’s not to love?

  • Bonnie Morales
    Ashleigh Shanti
    Britney Wang
    Risa Lichtman
    Kyikyi
    Cindy Tran
    Luna Contreras 

  • House of Suntory
    Mezcal Union
    Art+Cider, Bauman’s Cider
    Level Beer
    Maté Party
    Fulamingo Sake
    Topo Chico
    Wellspent Market

BOOKISH BRUNCH

October 15, 2023
Location: The Redd, Portland, Ore.

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. A special food menu from Comparta.

  • Oatly
    Matcha Freak
    Tanglewood Chai
    Marigold Coffee
    For Bitter For Worse

EVOLUTION OF PRODUCT PANEL

October 13, 2023
Location: The Redd, Portland Ore.

Soup to nuts discussion of all things product development, marketing, packaging and branding. Featuring panelists: 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. 

KICK OFF PARTY AT BaR NORMAN

October 13, 2023
Location: Bar Norman

The 2023 Roux Week kick off party at Bar Norman with Dana Frank featured pizza folders from Hope Tejedas and chain stitching with our pal, Soothefolk. Pizza and wine - what better way to start a party weekend?

SAUCED!

July 9, 2023
Location: Redfox Commons, Portland, Ore.

A big saucey pizza party with tastes and samples from 30+ beverage brands, slices from five pizzaiolas, cocktails from four renowned bartenders and a sundae collaboration from our friends at Oatly.

  • Shar Dues (Red Sauce)
    Jhy Coulter (Devoured Pizza)
    Hope Tejedas (Scottie’s Pizza)
    Katie Roe (Okay Sandwiches)
    Risa Lichtman (Pizzeria Otto)

  • Gozney
    Oatly
    Sugar Pine Drive-in
    Maker’s Mark
    Tito’s Handmade Vodka
    Mezcal Union

ROUX MRKT

October 12-13, 2024
Location: Goatblocks, Portland, Ore.

A marketplace for the food and drink lover featuring all women-owned businesses! This two-day event featured 50+ beverage and packaged food companies, cookbook exchange and opportunities to mingle with your fav food and beverage brands.

  • Market of Choice
    Prosper Portland
    Pop Ups Please
    Vivienne’s Culinary Books

  • Eleni's Kitchen
    Chili Royale
    Mate Party
    Sibeiho
    Hot Mama Salsa
    New Deal Distillery
    Happypop
    Sue Gee's
    Vivacity Spirits
    Calapooia Brewing
    The Bitter Housewife
    Freeland Spirits
    JØYUS
    Tropink
    Prime Roots
    Kachka Dumplings
    La Oveja Negra
    Pistakio
    Freetime Wine
    Tanglewood Beverage Company, Matcha Freak
    SennzaFinne Libations
    For Bitter For Worse
    La Porteña
    Yerba Buena Tea Co.
    Nong’s Khao Man Gai
    Yum’s PDX

ADULT TEA

October 2021
Location: Cafe Olli, Portland, Ore.

In partnership with PDX Bakers Against Racism, incredible bakery boxes were offered 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.

  • Tillamook
    Alaya Tea
    Never Coffee
    Craft Brew Alliance (Widmer)

  • Nikeisah Newton
    Stacey Givens
    Morgan & Jax Hart
    Salimatu Amabebe
    Risa Lichtman
    Diane Lam
    Kiauna Nelson
    Jane Hashimawari

ROUX WEEKEND 2020

October 2020
Location: Portland, Ore.

Brunch in Bed - we partnered with chefs who normally don’t wake up for breakfast, it was a pandemic brunch success!

Queer Soup Night drive-thru soup boxes from four Portland chefs with sides from local partners, complete with Drag Queen host.

Cocktail Kits - custom kits with speciality, local Portland cocktail fixings delivered right to doorsteps!

  • Luna Contreras
    Lisa Nguyen
    CJ - Miz Drizzle
    Xochitl Jaime
    Erin San Antonio
    Mikki Willis
    Gabby Martinez
    Alexandria Guevarra
    Laina Yoswein

ROUX DINNER

October 5, 2019
Location: Jacobsen Salt Co. , Portland, Ore.

The key event of Roux 2019, this evening featured a cocktail hour, interactive provisions bar and meal from collaborating female chefs Kia Damon + Salimatu Amabebe (dinner) & Jena Derman + Helen Jo (dessert) cooking their favorite dishes, meant for sharing.

  • St. Germain
    Jacobsen Salt
    Smith Tea
    Bar Norman

BRUNCH CULTURE

October 6, 2019
Location: Yonder, Portland Ore.

A special Southern brunch featuring James Beard Award Winning, Ashleigh Shanti (Benne on Eagle, Asheville, NC) and Maya Lovelace (Chef/Owner of Yonder + Mae) exploring world cultures and cuisines, while sipping on live-culture cocktails.

Presented by: KYLA Hard Kombucha.

BLITZEN ON BLEEKER

December 5, 2019
Location: Sabah Studio, NYC

A dessert, cocktail, wine and bake sale party for a cause in partnership with Adriana Urbina! A party featuring top bakers in NYC, inventive desserts, imaginative beverages in support of Hot Bread Kitchen.

  • Tara Thomas
    Caroline Schiff
    Lani Halliday
    Zoë Kanan
    Butter & Scotch
    Chelsea Kravitz
    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

  • Stumptown Coffee Roasters
    Califia Farms
    St. Germain

WELCOME DINNER

October 4, 2019
Location: Side Yard Farm, Portland, Ore.

The kickoff dinner to launch the inaugural year of Roux, welcoming partners, talent and sponsors in Portland’s urban Side Yard Farm owned by Stacey Givens.

  • Healthyish
    Landmass Wines
    Sweetheart St. Johns
    Stacey Givens