Weekend update 11/20/21

Pictured above: heated yurts on the deck of Ferment Brewing

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Update time! Here are your weekly HR Eats updates:

1. Solstice Wood Fire Pizza recently introduced a new gluten-free dough (if you've tried it, let us know how it is!) and received a visit from none other than famous food writer, chef, and cookbook author J. Kenji López-Alt.
2. We're excited to announce that Hood River will be getting a new food truck late this winter PESCO. Want to get a sneak peak of what the food truck will be offering? Can't wait to try her food? You don't have to! She will be hosting a 5-course tasting menu at the Hood River Elks Lodge #1507 on December 17. You can get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../taste-of-italy-tickets...
3. Speaking of events: On Monday, on Monday, November 29, Ferment Brewing Company is hosting a book launch event for best-selling author Sandor Katz. During the event, Katz will do a demo, talk about his new book Sandor Katz's Fermentation Journeys, and answer questions. Ferment has also released four, new barrel-aged beers and constructed some pretty cool porch yurts. The yurts are currently first-come first-serve and are heated.
4. Still looking to go out for Thanksgiving or order takeout? You still have a few days to order pie from Packer Orchards and White Salmon Baking Co. As of yesterday, both the Balch Hotel and Cooper Spur had just a few last reservations available. Call now if you want to try to get in! Reservations close Monday for The Balch Hotel.
5. The HR Eats buy local holiday guide will be dropping next week, so keep your eyes peeled and shout if you have a favorite product you want to be featured! We feature anything food-related, whether that's a box of truffles from a book store or a T-shirt from a brewery. We do not feature gift cards (y'all know how to buy those! And just about everyone offers them).

​We end today's post on a sad note. Our condolences to the friends and family of Finn Woodruff and the team at Everybody's Brewing, who lost a team member in an accident this week. Everybody's will be opening late today -- at 4 p.m. -- so the staff can attend the memorial service. Please be extra kind to them today.