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Seasonal farm-to-fire cooking, immersive dining experiences, workshops, and private culinary event space in Portland, Oregon.
 

Tournant Weddings

Tournant is a French word that translates to

“turning point or watershed moment”

We believe the meal for your once-in-a-lifetime moment, your tournant, should reflect this extraordinary occasion.

 
 
 

Should you choose Tournant to help you celebrate this day, we would consider it an honor to feed you and your loved ones on this joyous occasion

 
 

Our meals celebrate both time and place, drawing inspiration from the seasons and local bounty from land and sea. We love nothing more than to turn a meal into an experience and specialize in live-fire cooking, family-style feasts and items meant to be eaten out of hand.

To us, the best food is prepared simply and honestly, with excellent technique, allowing the ingredients to shine. We source exceptional ingredients from local farmers, ranchers, fishermen and foragers, then prepare everything fresh onsite with great thought and care.

 
 
 

Craft, community, seasonality, sustainability

These are the basic principles of our approach to cooking and serving a meal.

We believe in starting with the best local, seasonal ingredients and preparing them simply but thoughtfully.


 

Lasting Memories

We like to forge meaningful connections with our guests – with the food, the cooking process and, most importantly, with one another at the table.

We have given a tremendous amount of thought to how our food is best presented and enjoyed within the context of a wedding celebration, so that you can relax and enjoy the day, knowing that your loved ones are cared for and nourished.

 

Sample Wedding Menus

 
 
 
 

Costs + Details

 

Wedding Feasts

SIGNATURE FAMILY STYLE FEAST

Our signature wedding experience with bounty boards, seasonal salad, and two main courses with side dishes (as featured in the sample menus above) begins at $120/guest.

We’ve found that this style of service featuring both a fish and meat course is a generous offering that covers most dietary preferences.

THREE COURSE FAMILY STYLE FEAST

Our streamlined wedding feast with bounty boards, seasonal salad, and a single protein with two seasonal side dishes begins at $100/guest.

Staffing, beverages, rentals, design, travel, production and equipment fees are billed additionally.

ADDITIONS

Ask us about ways to enhance your meal. Here are a few ideas:

Oyster Bar - Freshly shucked Pacific oysters on the halfshell with ginger shallot mignonette.
$42/dozen, in 5 dozen increments

Pizza Party - An assortment of classic and seasonal pies from the wood-burning oven
$20/guest

Cowboy Fondue - Cast iron melty cheeses with fun toppings and grilled breads for dipping
$20/guest

Yakitori Station - Assorted charcoal-grilled skewers on the Japanese Binchotan grill
$20/guest

Seasonal desserts
$15/guest

 

Beverage Service

FULL BAR SERVICE + COCKTAILS

Our team of chefs and service professionals shines best when we can focus on what we do best: providing exceptional food and service. We play well with others and invite you to collaborate with a mobile bar service specializing in craft cocktails and wine and beer pairings.

For events in the Pacific Northwest, we can happily suggest our friends at Merit Badge for full bar service.

WINE + BEER

Wine and beer selections may be sourced by the case. As a courtesy, you may provide your own wine, beer and other bottled or canned beverages for our OLCC-certified servers to assist in serving, though in this instance, we ask that you secure your own means of transporting, chilling, storing and displaying beverages.

WATER + COFFEE SERVICE

Please contact us for options.

 
 

Production

RENTALS + COORDINATION

Tournant will be responsible for providing and/or procuring all necessary cooking and service-related rentals, including mobile kitchen set-up, cooking equipment, service platters/bowls, service utensils, etc., which will be added to the final bill.

Although we do not offer full-service event planning, we are happy to help coordinate rental selections (tables, chairs, table settings, etc.), floral design and other design elements for your event.

Please note that all rentals and coordination will be subject to the production fees as outlined below.

PRODUCTION FEES

It takes quite a bit of planning and preparation to bring our field kitchen and dining room to you. A 22% production fee is included to help us cover staff time and services such as menu consultation, site visit, rental coordination, planning and communications, procurement and prep, workers’ compensation, and liability insurance.

GRATUITY

Gratuity is optional and not included in our bill. Any gratuity offered to our wonderful team of kitchen and service professionals for providing exceptional food and service is greatly appreciated and will be distributed to our team directly and in full.

Equipment fees

Our style of cooking and service requires specialized equipment and service needs. We set up a full mobile kitchen in the wild and cook everything to order for maximum flavor and freshness. A $500 fee is included to help cover items such as grills, live fire cooking equipment, kitchen tools, custom displays, and other expenses such as ice, wood, charcoal and napkins.

Staffing + Travel

All staff is billed hourly with a 6 hour minimum. Staff fees are based on best estimate with any additional hours billed post-event. In general, most weddings require 2-3 hours for load in and set up and 1-2 hours for break down and load out. For overnight events and events out of state, staff is billed at a flat day rate (please inquire).

Chef @ $55 per hour

Kitchen Staff @ $45 per hour

Service Lead @ $55 per hour

Service Staff @ $45 per hour

Bar Lead @ $50 per hour

TRAVEL

All travel will be billed at current standard IRS mileage rates from our kitchen located in Dayton, OR.

Travel and site visit fees will be assessed if your event is located more than 40 miles from Dayton, OR.

For events located more than 2.5 hours outside of Dayton, OR, overnight accommodations for staff will need to be provided.

Out of state events may incur up to an additional 20% production fee.

 

Terms

MINIMUMS

Our event minimums during the high season of June - September are $10,000 for local destination events and $20,000 for events requiring overnight travel.

BOOKING AND PAYMENT TERMS

50% of the total estimated costs will be due upon signing of contract. Please note that we are unable to hold dates without a deposit.

The final balance is due at least ten (10) days prior to event date.

Though welcome to pay by check in order to omit credit card fees, we require a credit card on file in case of unanticipated last minute expenses or untimely payments.

CANCELLATION

If client cancels the event before ninety (90) days prior to the event, Tournant shall retain fifty percent (50%) of deposit. If client cancels the event within ninety (90) days of the event, Tournant shall retain the entire deposit.

If client cancels event within seven (7) days prior to event date, Tournant shall be owed the total amount of estimated charges due.

 
 

Client Testimonials

“We are still reeling by how amazing the event was. The food experience exceeded our wildest expectations. I wanted to call special attention to the edible flowers. 😍 You delivered! From the cocktails to the flan, it’s clear how much you drew from what we described to co-create a masterpiece. It was a sheer delight to work with you. I assure you we will see you again (and again).”
— Nick + Brian
“Thank you SO much again for the most incredible food on our wedding day! It was everything we dreamed of - and everything was absolutely delicious and beautiful! We keep hearing so many people rave...Andrew’s niece proclaimed it as “one of the top 3 meals of her life.” Our deepest thanks again!”
— Jen + Andrew
“I’ve never had people rave about a dinner like they did for the meal you all prepared. Everything was so amazingly delicious and BEAUTIFUL, I seriously could not have been happier.But more than the delicious meal — you all, the whole team, were such an incredible treat. The kindness and spirit you guys have is like nothing else, and it made the whole evening so special for us. I know how much goes into making what you guys do look effortless, and I can’t thank you enough — I knew this would be a tricky scenario for a lot of caterers, with the inherent limitations of the setting, on top of being so front and center the whole night and needing to interact with guests — All I ever saw from you all was smiles, calm energy and sweet words and it is such a testament to what you’re doing. We are so thankful you were able to be a part of our day, and for everything we know you all did behind the scenes to make it go so smoothly and beautifully — it all added to the magic of the night.”
— Rachel + Damon
“You not just fed the favorite people in our lives, you nourished them with the passion and love you bring to your craft. We can’t tell you how important this is to us. We couldn’t ask for more.”
— Daniel + Sarah
“Saturday was absolutely amazing - more perfect than we could have even imagined - THANK YOU!! All of our friends raved about the most flavorful food, the service was perfect, and we just loved working with you guys.”
— Anna + Ben