Vegan Iron Chef

Local chefs, live music, trivia, and a raffle will all be included in Portland, Ore.’s second annual Vegan Iron Chef competition, which will take place on July 10. Co-hosted by best-selling vegan cookbook author Isa Chandra Moskowitz and local artist Nicole J. Georges, the competition will “highlight Portland’s widely recognized passion for vegan cuisine and the vegan lifestyle.” The star chefs include Piper Dixon of Kitchen Dances, Morgan Grundstein-Helvey of Dovetail Bakery, and Jeff Ridabock of Homegrown Smoker. Vegan Diner author Julie Hasson, last year’s Vegan Iron Chef winner Quasu AsaaseYaa, and others will serve as judges.