Keeping It Light: P:ear Blossoms at Luxe Autohaus

Monday, 24 May 2010 10:17 | Written by Byron

NIGHT LIGHTS: I didn't get the memo. Well, silly me, I actually didn't read the invitation that told me to wear "light" colors to the 8th Annual P:ear Blossoms. So there I was at the big Saturday night benefit for p:ear—who work with homeless youth by providing a creative space in downtown Portland where these kids can enrich their lives—all dressed in black. But it didn't really seem to matter as the packed crowd inside Luxe Autohaus interpreted "light" to mean everything from neon pink to pale eggshell to midnight blue. The theme continued with the meal—helping whip it together for the 8th time out by Pazzo Executive Chef John Eisenhart alongside some good folks from Vibrant Table and Le Cordon Bleu (Slow Food Chapter)—that included a light supper of soup, salad and bread, and oh yes, a brownie. Food offerings popped up in the live auction with a French cooking class for 8, taught by Chef Robert Reynolds, going for big bucks. And the after-party, cooked up Clyde Commons, was all about the burgers and bad-ass whiskey bar.