Menu Now Set for a
Sustainable Feast
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First Course

Hand Passed Assorted Morsels

Second Course

Chilled Corn Chowder
Presented with Assorted Breads

Third Course:  
Trio of Garden Bounty Salads

Dungeness Crab
Mingled Atop Garden Fresh Beets

Panzanella 
Incorporating the
"Best of the Crop" Tomatoes

Hand Plucked Mixed Greens
with Variegated Vegetables

Main Course

Oregon Country Beef
Flat Iron Steak

with Caponata

Roasted Herbed Fingerling Potatoes

Grilled Fresh "From the Garden" Vegetables

Dessert

Harvested Peach & Berry Cobbler
Highlighted with Fresh Cream

All courses will be accompanied by wine pairings from Bergstrom, J. Christopher, Oswego Hills, Sokol Blosser, and Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Vegetarian options available.

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Locking the Vault

What treasures of today should we leave for posterity?

We are looking for ideas for items to put in the Centennial Time Capsule on October 10.

Submit your ideas today!

Tickets Going Fast for the Dinner of the Century! Get Yours Today.

Be there for the feast of the century as culinary experts from Lake Oswego's best restaurants create a bountiful banquet for a very extraordinary evening. On Saturday, August 28, a five-course dinner for 400 guests will take center stage in a beautiful tent situated on pastoral and historic Luscher Farm.  The food will be will be grown, picked or plucked from the farm or local purveyors, and paired with fine Oregon wines. Don't miss this delightful dining experience. A limited number of tickets are available through Wednesday, August 25. Get yours today.

The Grow & Gather Chefs

Grow & Gather Dinner Chefs from left to right: Ryan Ackerson–Tucci, Joe Buck–Gubanc's, Laura Content–Tucci, Aresnio Perez–Terrace Kitchen, Jerome Valenty–Zeppo, Joey Divina–Terrace Kitchen, Jim Joyce–Gourmet Productions, Kevin Kennedy–Melange at The Stafford, Roberto Alcaron–Tucci


Billed as the dinner’s most remarkable ingredient, the assembly of chefs behind the mealThe Sodbusters preparation hails from the area’s most popular and respected restaurants and caterers. They include:  Tucci, Five Spice, Terrace Kitchen, The Stafford, Gourmet Productions, Gubanc’s, and Zeppo.

Local wines will be paired to with each course of the mouth-watering menu from Bergstrom, J. Christopher, Oswego Hills, Sokol Blosser, and Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Not to rob any of the five senses, live music by The Sodbusters will be featured throughout the evening.  Tickets are $100 per person generating money for the to the Lake Oswego School District’s Environmental and Sustainability Education Fund, a resource to help teachers promote and incorporate sustainable principles, practices and lessons into their curriculum. $40 of the ticket price will be tax deductible. 

Buy tickets online today or call 503-675-2549 Monday through Friday between 8 am to 5 pm to purchase dinner tickets by phone. Ticket sales end on Wednesday, August 25.

In keeping with the community spirit of the Grow & Gather Dinner, you will be seated in long tables of either 16 or 24 with other guests. Seats will be pre-assigned. To guarantee that you sit together with a group of friends, please buy tickets in increments of 8.  Tickets must be paid in advance.  Thanks for joining us for A Sustainable Feast!

Thank you Grow & Gather Dinner Sponsors

Lake Oswego Celebrated Centennial Festival on July 17

Photography by James Colhoff


Saturday was a day to remember if you were at the Lake Oswego Centennial Festival at Luscher Farm. Over 7,000 local residents enjoyed the many acttivities in the three pavilions, live music by talented local musicians, roving entertainers, and the glorious surroundings of the lush abundance on display in the Community Gardens at the farm. Enjoy the slideshow!