Portland has an obsession with food. Collaborative Design’s annual student magazine Blight is obsessing over obsessions this year.
Four luminaries of the Portland food scene, each obsessed with food from a unique perspective: a restaurateur (Greg Higgins/Higgins) a farmer (Josh Volk/SlowHand Farms), dietician (Nancy Becker) and food policy advocate (Ron Paul) joined the student-organized dinner. The menu and dinner was carefully crafted where each course embodied a unique conversation and perspective about food, and our obsession with it (in Portland as well as from a macro worldview). The four local food legends sat around the table and had a delicious conversation that dished up priceless insights and perspectives about food. The relaxed atmosphere facilitated personal stories, laughter and unguarded critical inquiry around a complex societal issue, often hiding in plain wrappers and long lines.
I co-crafted the event and menu with Craig Higdon and Heather Julius.
