Winter Waters Events
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Winter Waters Dinner: Local Ocean Seafoods
Newport’s Local Ocean Seafoods is hosting a special Winter Waters dinner for the second year in a row, and we’re SO excited to see what Chef Enrique Sanchez Rodriguez comes up with this year. This will be a multi-course dinner centered around seaweed and local, sustainable seafood. More details to come!
Winter Waters Weekend: Cannon Beach
We’re excited to take over Cannon Beach February 8th-9th, 2025! Join us for a weekend of seaweed and sustainable seafood-centric programming including an intimate event at Basalt Gallery, a seaweed cyanotype art class, and culinary surprises.
Seaweed Beer Night at Loyal Legion Beer Hall
We’re excited to host The Oregonian’s beer writer, Andre Meunier, for a fun beer tasting (and judging) event at Loyal Legion Beer Hall in SE Portland.
Winter Waters Weekend: Port Orford
We’re excited to take over the fishing village of Port Orford March 1st + 2nd, 2025! Join us for a weekend of seaweed and sustainable seafood-centric programming including a free educational community event, tours of the port, and seaweed + seafood menu specials across town.
Sip, Savor, Support: Pop Up with Nácar Oysters
Join us on Saturday, December 7th, from 1–6pm for a fun and flavorful afternoon celebrating the coast! Enjoy delicious a la carte seafood dishes, including oysters and locally inspired creations by Chef Maylin Chavez, paired with two signature seaweed cocktails crafted by Fracture Brewing.
SOLD OUT - Winter Waters x CHēZ Ramen Night
Chef Brae has spent over two decades honing her Ramen recipes and will be featuring both a vegan/gf option and an omnivore selection, with house-made noods and seaweed, of course!
A Celebration of Seaweed Sensations at The Bistro
A Celebration of Seaweed Sensations at the Bistro: Join us as Chef Jack creates a special menu infusing exquisite farmed sea vegetables into common ingredients.
SOLD OUT - Feast of the Local Fishes
A seaworthy afternoon at the Oregon Coast celebrating the many riches our winter waters have to offer us. As part of the Winter Waters initiative, Tournant and Shifting Tides NW are joining forces to share an afternoon of learning and feasting on local seafood, seaweed and Dungeness crab at one of the most picturesque venues on the coast - Pier’s End, the Historic US Coastguard Boathouse in Garibaldi, OR.
SOLD OUT - Winter Waters x Durant Seafood Dinner
Please join us at the Olive Mill for Durant’s highly anticipated annual winter culinary event featuring fresh Pacific Northwest seafood, local seaweed, and Durant olive oils.
SOLD OUT - Tokyo Vice with Hayward
NW izakaya meets kaiseki dinner, elevated NW takes on japanese bar snacks and street food.
Winter Waters x The Stephanie Inn: Beyond The Tides
If you love Cannon Beach and local seafood, you’ll want to check out this collaboration between Winter Waters and Cannon Beach oceanfront hotel The Stephanie Inn! Join us Thursday, February 22nd for a special pre-fixe dinner by Executive Chef Aaron Bedard featuring seaweed and local seafood.
SOLD OUT - Seafood Trivia & Seaweed Bites with Flying Fish
Enjoy seaweed bites and seafood trivia with marine biologist Alanna Kieffer of Shifting Tides NW and Oregon Seaweed. You'll learn lots about Oregon’s seafood and seaweed industries, oceanography, marine science, and conservation, all while competing for some rad prizes!
Early Happy Hour at The Fish Shop Corvallis
Join us at The Tinned Fish Shop for an early happy hour filled with delicious bites and refreshing drinks. Guest chefs include Maylin Chavez of Nácar Oysters and Sierra Mickey of Garden Box.
SOLD OUT - Winter Waters + Nekst
Winter Water at NEKST in Astoria will give guests two opportunities to enjoy a spectacular meal focused on hyper-local and seasonal flavors, utilizing ingredients foraged and harvested on the coast.
SOLD OUT - Winter Waters x Street Disco x Aji Fish Butchery
Chef Kyle Christy of Street Disco has invited Chef Jeff Kim of Aji Fish Butchery to collaborate on a special Winter Waters pop up at his SE Portland restaurant.
SOLD OUT - Winter Waters Seaweed Cyanotypes
Come make your own seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper.
Winter Waters + Pacific Way Cafe
Chef Trever Gilbert’s tasting menu will highlight local seafood & sea vegetables while a portion of sales will go to supporting our non-profit Oregon Kelp Alliance. This 8-course meal will be pescatarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
Ocean Trivia + Seaweed Stout
Join us at Sisu Brewing Co. for a fun-filled evening of Winter Waters Ocean Trivia. Dive into the depths of your knowledge about the ocean and its fascinating creatures!
Winter Waters x Morchella x Epilogue Kitchen
Chef Cameron Dunlap of Morchella and Chef Jonathan Jones of Salem-based Epilogue Kitchen are teaming up for a collaboration dinner, which will take place at Morchella in NE Portland
Winter Waters Astoria x Buoy
Free community event! Come enjoy an evening celebrating local seafare. We'll have a marine touch tank, folks from the seafood industry presenting information, a shellfish shucking demo, seaweed cooking workshop AND ocean trivia!
Winter Waters Oyster Social @ Brick Hall
Get ready, seafood lovers! We’re popping up in our own restaurant, Brick Hall, for an old school Oyster Social! We’re joining the Winter Waters party, kicking off a month of celebrating PNW seafood and sea veg at its winter peak.
Winter Waters Kickoff Weekend: Newport
Starting off the Winter Waters Seafare Series, our Kickoff Weekend in Newport, Oregon, will feature 3 days of seafood-centric programming