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    The Food Haiku 2018 Contest is Here!

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 16, 2018

    It’s time for the food haiku contest 2018!

    This contest is now closed. Voting will begin as soon as the judges have narrowed the field to 10 haiku. Thank you to everyone who entered!

    [Good news! I’ve been informed that each gift card is worth $70, not the $33 I was originally told]

    Every Spring* since 2006 we have held a haiku writing competition. The entries are always great, and I look forward to the event.

    This year, it’s restaurant haiku – all the entries should be about restaurants.

    Write a haiku about wine and post it in the comments below. Let’s limit it to three entries per person. A group of judges will come up with a top ten list, and all of you will be able to vote for your favorite. This year Travel Portland is providing a $70 gift card for three different restaurants as part of Portland Dining Month’s 3-course prix fixe meals. One card will go to each of the top three haikus**.  The cards are from Irving Street Kitchen, Nomad PDX Restaurant, and Southfork Restaurant and Lounge.

    Not sure what a haiku is? You’ll find an article on the subject here. Also, check out some of the winning entries from previous years below.

    We used to require entries to adhere to the 5–7–5 syllable pattern. Not so this year – do what works for you – though remember it may not work for the voters!

    Want to try your luck? Add your haiku to the comments section, or send it to me in an email and I’ll put it in the comments for you.

    Haiku FlowersHere are some top entries all the way back to 2012:

    It seems like eons
    Since sweet juice ran down my chin
    Hurry tomato

    Darkness slowly melts
    Silken earth against my tongue
    Sweet forest flavors

    Cold, creamy crystals
    Aromatic orchid bean.
    Summer in a cone!

    Trout caught fresh from stream,
    dirt clinging to chanterelle feet,
    we stoke the campfire.

    pea shoots and favas
    bounty at my fingertips
    who’s green with envy?

    One hundred choices,
    A month with thirty-one days…
    Is “Second Lunch” gauche? 

    Fresh, raw, exquisite:
    Salmon’s salt, tang, rests on pearls
    Wasabi bursts through

    The comfort of food
    Shared with family and friends
    Saved me this hard year.

    sips bubbly and cooks
    sizzling greens in garlic cloves
    low spring moon hangs full

    Beerku – haiku about beer:

    Message in bottle:
    Stranded in Oregon with
    Just beer. Don’t send help

    pea shoots and favas
    bounty at my fingertips
    who’s green with envy?

    cooking in a space
    barely enough to turn ’round
    still fills me with joy

    I reach down and pluck
    white arugula flowers
    peppery beauty

    to err is human
    and to forgive is divine
    I served red with fish

    Wine filled our glasses,
    Lingered on your lips, so I
    Drank too much of both.

    ~

    *yes, I know it’s not Spring yet, but one can dream.

    **The 1st place winner will pick from the three restaurants, then the 2nd and the third place will get the final card. Please make your reservations at PortlandDiningMonth.com

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Ellen says

      February 24, 2018 at 11:51 am

      No reservation
      It’s all New Yorkers anyway
      Stand in line

    2. MJC says

      February 24, 2018 at 10:21 pm

      Stumptown used to be
      An exemplar of coffee
      Now it’s just Starbucks

    3. pdxer1 says

      February 25, 2018 at 4:57 pm

      root vegetable gone
      spring greens adorn the plate
      march menu madness

    4. wine and dine says

      February 25, 2018 at 5:54 pm

      daylight creeps up
      the vine starts to climb
      savor the moment

    5. Frieda Lighthouse says

      February 26, 2018 at 9:33 pm

      Restaurant table
      On our best behavior?
      Fuck it, let’s just eat

    6. MJC says

      February 27, 2018 at 6:44 pm

      Truly worth the drive
      Silky broth and tender meat
      Pho Nguyen forever

    7. jtl203 says

      February 28, 2018 at 1:23 am

      across the table
      I pour a glass of merlot
      first impressions

    8. jtl203 says

      February 28, 2018 at 1:24 am

      opening the door
      my nose begins to twitch
      dancing at the spices

    9. Jack M says

      February 28, 2018 at 6:07 pm

      I will never tire
      Of talking to you across
      A restaurant table.

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