PAST EVENTS
All I Think About is Food
After Party with Mamrie Hart!
Our friend @mametown is kicking off her cookbook tour with us in Portland on Wednesday, April 23rd! This is Mamrie’s first cookbook and we’re telling you all right now, it is a BEAUT! Our co-founder Delia will be interviewing Mamrie at her @powellsbooks event at 7PM and then bringing the after party to @dearsandypdx with cocktails from the book, sweet treats from @katesicecream and custom charms from @goldfinchcollective !
Party is for the first 100 people that RSVP with their book receipt!
In partnership with Diageo, Kate’s Ice Cream and Dear Sandy!
Wednesday, April 23
9 - 11 PM (after Powell’s book signing!)
Location: Dear Sandy
RSVP Required!
POWERHOUSE PANEL
This panel discussion is perfect for the entrepreneur or the entrepreneurial minded with a discussion on kick starting and growing a brand. We’ll deep dive into food, beverage, investing, buying and scaling your business. Panelists include powerhouses Jaclyn Johnson (Create & Cultivate + Cherub), Jing Gao (Fly by Jing), Maya French (Koia + Happypop), Kat Craddock (Saveur) moderated by Elizabeth Tilton (Oyster Sunday).
Ticket includes:
- 60 minute panel discussion + Q&A
- Drinks + snacks
- Access to Hopscotch Immersive Art Museum
before and after the panel ($35 value)
Sunday, Oct 13
10AM - 12PM
Hopscotch Portland, 1020 SE 10th Ave
SECRET SAUCE PANEL
brought to you by our beneficiary partner:
Join us for happy hour and a panel discussion where we will delve into the captivating stories of remarkable entrepreneurs, highlighting their diverse journeys and cultural influences. Be inspired and explore the profound impact of cultural heritage on product development, and uncover essential financial strategies for sustainable growth. Panelists include Holly Ong (Sibeiho), Sandra Arnerich (Renata), Kim Lehn (Sue Gee's), Christina Jessie (Market of Choice) and moderator, Viridiana Ponce.
In partnership with OnPoint Community Credit Union.
Ticket includes:
- 60 minute panel discussion + Q&A
- Drinks & Snacks available
- An opportunity to mix and mingle with talent before & after panel
Monday, Oct 14
5 - 8 PM
*NEW*Location: MADRE, 2024 N Argyle St, Portland, OR 97217
ROUX MRKT
This fair-inspired market is trade show meets tasting event and the best part is - it’s all women-owned businesses! Attend our Sauced! event last year, well we’re taking it to the next level with a two-day event and more brand participation including spirits, beer, wine, low-proof, non-alcoholic beverages, packaged foods and many more in their OWN category.
Grab your glass, bring your tastebuds and get ready to sample and taste from 50+ brands both local and from around around the country!
A marketplace for the food and drink lover!
Saturday & Sunday
Oct 12-13
12PM-5PM
Goat Blocks, SE Portland
Ticket includes:
- Two day access to the MRKT from 12-5pm
- Welcome Drink from New Deal Distillery
- Samples and tasting from 50+ vendors!
VENDOR LINE-UP
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.
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
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!