A previous Roux Portland event featured a Dumpling Showcase with dumplings from an array of restaurants and chefs. The food and beverage event is designed to highlight women-owned businesses in the food and beverage industry.

Food and beverage event Roux set to take over with week of celebration

Roux Portland returns to celebrate women in food and beverage. It includes panels and a map of women-owned businesses across the city.

Roux Portland is returning October 6–12 with a weeklong lineup of food and beverage events across the city, celebrating women in Portland’s culinary ecosystem through gatherings, panels, pop-ups, and collaborations. In this feature, learn more about the vision behind Roux, the partnership between House of Commons and Xcelerate Women, and how the event continues to spotlight and support women-owned food and beverage businesses across Portland.

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Originally published September 2025‍

‍Featured on the Xcelerate Women blog January 2026

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Food and beverage event Roux set to take over with week of celebration

Roux Portland returns to celebrate women in food and beverage. It includes panels and a map of women-owned businesses across the city.

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Food and beverage event Roux set to take over with week of celebration

Roux Portland returns to celebrate women in food and beverage. It includes panels and a map of women-owned businesses across the city.

Learn more

Food and beverage event Roux set to take over with week of celebration

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