Portland Culinary Alliance

LAD Communications recently sent the following news release to their media contacts across the country:

New Cast of Portland Foodies Head Up Alliance
Professional Culinary Alliance Gets Fresh Perspective

November 14, 2007 (Portland, OR) – Micro-breweries, independent wineries, local cheeses, house cured meats – these are the ingredients that have blended to create Oregon’s robust culinary scene, and the Portland Culinary Alliance makes it their mission to keep their finger on the pulse. And now, Oregon’s only professional culinary alliance has passed along the spatula to newly elected top officers for 2008-2009. Susan G. Hauser, a freelance writer, will take over as the next president; and Lota LaMontagne, a public relations specialist, moves up as the new vice president.

Portland Culinary Alliance, founded in 1987, has some 100 members in Oregon and Washington in food-related professions, ranging from restaurant chefs to cookbook authors. The organization’s mission is to inform members of food trends, products and businesses through monthly programs, while providing opportunities to network with other food professionals.

The alliance and its top officers serve as a resource to community organizations and media seeking to learn more about the region’s burgeoning culinary scene.

Hauser writes for a number of national and regional publications, particularly on the subjects of food, travel and business. LaMontagne is with LAD communications, a public relations firm with offices in Portland, New York City and New Zealand that represents numerous clients in the food, beverage and hospitality industries. LAD also produces the annual Portland Indie Wine Festival.