Roux Week 2025

A citywide festival in Portland featuring pop-up dinners, parties, panels and hands-on experiences celebrating food & drink culture!

About this Event

Roux Week is the most delicious week of the year! A citywide festival in Portland, Oregon featuring pop-up dinners, parties, panels and hands-on experiences highlighting women in food & drink culture. Founded in 2019, Roux is for the food-obsessed, cocktail enthusiast, culinary curious and the avid restaurant goer. Each year there is something new, inclusive and wildly fun.

Mon, Oct 6 - Launch Party @ L’Echelle with Euzumeh, Cornet Custard & Pet Project

Tues, Oct 7 - Trivia Night @ Dear Sandy & The Sports Bra

Wed, Oct 8 - But First, Dessert @ Better Days Cafe with Pop-ups Please

Thu, Oct 9 - Live Podcast & Dinner with Preeti Mistry & Gabriella Martinez presented by Copper & Heat

Fri, Oct 10 - Roux ‘Last Night of Paradise” Party with Guero and Adriana Urbina

Sat, Oct 11

• Conversation & Coffee with Alicia Kennedy & Soleil Ho
• Taste Test Challenge featuring Chefs Preeti Mistry, Claudette Zepeda and surprise judges!
• Powerhouse Panel with Claudette Zepeda, Ifrah Ahmed, Adriana Urbina, Heena Patel Moderated by Jenn Chávez

Sun, Oct 12 - Secret Sauce Panel with Junea Rocha, Christy Goldsby, Nikki Guerrero, and Lee Hedgmon. Moderated by Hannah Kulberg. Presented by Prosper Portland with all proceeds benefiting Xcelerate Women.

Monday, October 6th


🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
L'Echelle Launch Party

Tuesday, October7th


🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Trivia @ Dear Sandy
Host: Untapped Trivia

🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Trivia @ The Sports Bra
Host: Untapped Trivia

Info: Come for the Trivia!

Wednesday, October 8th


🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
But First, Dessert with Pop-ups Please @ Better Days Cafe
Host: Pop-Ups Please

Thursday, October 9th


🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Live Podcast + Dinner w/ Preeti Mistry & Gabriella Martinez @ Libre

Friday, October 10th


🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Roux ‘Last Night of Paradise” Party with Güero and Adriana Urbina

Saturday, October 11th


🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Conversation & Coffee with Alicia Kennedy & Soleil Ho @ The Redd

🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Taste Test Challenge @ The Redd

🕑: 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Powerhouse Panel + Happy Hour @ The Redd

Sunday, October 12th


🕑: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Secret Sauce Panel + Networking + Happy Hour
Host: Prosper Portland

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