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The OCI Distinguished Speaker Series
About once a month, we invite individuals to OCI to speak to our students in the restaurant (between the AM and PM class shifts) who can provide educational value in some way. We've hosted everyone from distilled spirits experts to food critics to New York Times best-selling authors. We recently kicked off the 2012 series, read on for details!
(Note: If you are a prospective student and would like to attend an upcoming speaking engagement, please contact your Admissions Officer or email oci-info@pioneerpacific.edu). |
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Elias Cairo from Olympic Provisions
In the first engagement of the 2012 Speaker Series, we welcomed in Eli Cairo, Salumnist and Owner of Olympic Provisions.
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OCI students converging on Eli and his charcuterie treats |
Olympic Provisions is home to Oregon's first USDA-approved salumeria, established in 2009. There are two locations, both of which operate as European-style restaurants, bustling neighborhood delis, and onsite meat-curing facilities, where salumist and owner Elias Cairo carefully crafts "American Charcuterie" using the highest quality local ingredients. Attached to the NW location is a large new meat curing facility, which has allowed O.P. to expand their product line and availability.
The 2012 edition of Saveur magazine's annual "Saveur 100" was released recently, and O.P. was featured for "making some of the finest charcuterie" Saveur has tasted.
Eli brought coolers full of his award winning charcuterie to OCI on Tuesday, Feb. 21 to share not only some of his award winning charcuterie, but also his story, from getting started, overcoming challenges, and advice on making your own quality forced meats. |
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Upcoming Speakers
"Our chocolate tastes sinful and decadent without the stigma associated with ordinary chocolate. Proprietary techniques are employed to coax out the best flavor and aroma as an alternative to commercial roasting. We're committed to conscious awareness and our chocolate is always fairly traded, organic, sustainable, raw and of high quality."
Wednesday, April 18, 2 PM, Matt Van Wyk, Oakshire Brewing
"Matt is a beer industry veteran with 12 years of experience and numerous national accolades: the GABF Small Brewpub Brewmaster of the Year in 2006." Matt has won a Silver Medal for Oakshire's Overcast Espresso Stout.
"Hands down the best cheese shop in the city." - Liz Crain, The Food Lover's Guide to Portland.
"Chef Stable invests in culinary talent. (We) offer established chefs the opportunity to build and open their concept in partnership with a group of restaurant business professionals."
"I realized that I wanted to deepen my understanding of knives, and not just to sharpen them, but make them for the industry that I knew and loved. That was 1994. Since then, I have become one of 120 master Bladesmiths in the US. I have devoted my life to working with metal and fire, mastering steel composition, construction and shaping in the single-minded pursuit of the perfect kitchen knife. Today, my knives are a combination of artistry, old-fashioned craftsmanship, and modern technology."
Speakers for the second half of 2012 will be announced in the summer. |
