We are thrilled to partner with Olamaie to host Joshua McFadden for an exclusive brunch on Sunday, October 31, at 11:45 a.m. Tickets include a three-course brunch featuring recipes by Chef Fojtasek in collaboration with Joshua McFadden along with a signed copy of Grains for Every Season: Rethinking our Way with Grains. The event is presented by Festival sponsor Central Market.

The event will start with passed appetizers from Olamaie, while Chef Joshua McFadden mingles with guests. Every ticket includes a signed copy of Grains for Every Season along with food and cocktails at the brunch.

Joshua McFadden’s first book, the James Beard Award–winning and perennially bestselling Six Seasons, transformed the way we cook with vegetables. Now he’s back with a new book that applies his maximalist approach to flavor and texture to cooking with grains. These knock-your-socks-off recipes include salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, grain bowls, breads—and even desserts. McFadden works as intuitively, as surprisingly, as deliciously with whole grains as he does with vegetables. Grains for Every Season will change the way we cook with barley, brown rice, buckwheat, corn, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, wheat (bulgur, farro, freekeh, spelt, wheat berries, and whole wheat flour), and wild rice.

Joshua McFadden is the founder of Submarine Hospitality in Portland, Oregon. He owns and manages Ava Gene’s, Cicoria, Medjool, and Tusk restaurants. In between running the restaurants, he is bringing new life to Berny Farm, a historic fifty-acre farm in Springdale, Oregon, with the goal of creating an agricultural complex that will host collaborations between farming, food, and design.

At Olamaie, Southern food rooted in love and tradition is complemented by contemporary culinary techniques. This respect for both past and present marks Olamaie as a place where fine Southern food is celebrated not only for its rich heritage but for its inspiration to modern cuisine.

All attendees must provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event to attend. A vegetarian meal may be requested in advance of the event however a vegan option will not be available.

Brunch with Joshua McFadden