James Beard Award-winning chef Vitaly Paley will make his first Oregon return since retiring for a luxurious wine country dinner. The chef will be in the kitchen for Durant’s Garden Gala in celebration of the Dayton, Oregon winery’s 50th anniversary. Paley owned several Portland restaurants including the lauded Paley’s Place, Imperial, and Headwaters; he moved to Hawaii in 2022.
Paley will prepare a raw bar, meze platters, and a family-style dinner incorporating olive oil from Durant’s olive mill, paired with Durant wines. “When we opened Paley’s Place, our mission was to look for the best local ingredients,” Paley said in a press release. “When we found out Durant
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