Event

Gold Rush Dinner

This multi-course dinner will explore and celebrate the many culinary traditions that can be traced to the Gold Rush.

The menu will include:
- our take on hangtown fry, a delectable dish of eggs, bacon, and oysters first created by a saloon cook for a miner who struck it rich and demanded the most expensive, luxurious meal possible;
- smoked rabbit pasties, to highlight the role of wild game in the Gold Rush diet and to honor the many Cornish cooks who emigrated to California to find work;
- a salad of foraged greens, because wild plants were the only fresh produce available to early prospectors;
- miner's cassoulet, a hearty dish of heirloom beans, potatoes, and pork, all of which were staples in the mining camps; and
- fried apple pies à la mode, because apple pies made with dried apples were a common (and generally detested) dessert in mining camps. We think you'll love our rendition of this classic.

We also have a few other special treats and surprises in store for you, and we'll even send you home with fresh-baked biscuits to enjoy for breakfast the next morning!

We are happy to offer a vegetarian menu for this dinner (think smoked mushroom pasties)--just let us know when you purchase your tickets if you'd prefer this option.

About Meadowlark:
Founded in 2014 by chefs Jen Datka and Emily Park, Meadowlark is a Portland-based supper club that hosts pop-up dinners around the Pacific Northwest. Our emphasis is on local, seasonal cuisine and handcrafted ingredients - virtually everything we serve is made from scratch. Each of our dinners focuses on a different cuisine, theme, or cultural event, but we always offer a sustainably sourced meal and a welcoming, convivial atmosphere.