FIND A PAIR OF DIAMOND EARRINGS IN A BOX OF CHOCOLATE AT PIX PÂTISSERIE! VALENTINE’S DAY TEA AND OTHER TASTY TREATS…

Valentine’s Day Tea includes pot of tea and 16 sweet and savory bite-sized treats from French macarons to soft-boiled quail eggs

PORTLAND, Oregon (January 29, 2010) –  Now there is another reason to pick up a box of chocolates from Portland’s own Pix Patisserie to share with your Valentine. One box of assorted handmade chocolates will include a pair of diamond stud earrings. Or treat your Valentine to Tea Time at the North Williams location, featuring a pot of tea from Townshend’s Tea House and a selection of 16 sweet and savory bite-sized treats, including French macarons, soft-boiled quail eggs wrapped in prosciutto and thick, indulgent chocolate chaud! Valentine’s Day tea is available on Sunday, February 14^th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is $28 per person. Add a glass of bubbly or a French liqueur. For reservations, please call 503-282-6539.

OTHER TASTY TREATS TO SHARE…

Chocolate Roses – order a single stem rose crafted from 75% Tanzanie origin chocolate or splurge for a dozen chocolate stems. Single stem $3.50; Dozen $34.

Chocolate Truffle Heart – a single caramel almond truffle and cinnamon macaron base are hidden in a heart of chocolate mousse and a dark chocolate glaze. $7

Moulin Rouge – heart-shaped strawberry mousse, strawberry pâte de fruit, coconut meringue and a pepper studded almond cake. $7

St. Honoré for St. Valentine – puff pastry with raspberry pastry cream, chocolate covered pop rocks, crème chantilly and rose macarons and topped off with fresh raspberries and a single red rose petal. Be Mine? $8

Heart-shaped Macarons – Choose from chocolate, raspberry or fleur de sel caramel. $2.15 each or $25/dozen.

Take-Out…Make-Out! – A Chinese pagoda box perfect for 2! Includes 2 truffles, 2 heart-shaped French macarons, cocoanuts, Champagne Bubbles and a demi of sparkling wine. Oooo la la! $23 with wine; $13 without.

Heart Pâte de Fruits – Gumdrops for the gourmet! 8 pieces $8.50

Chocolate Letters – “Sweetheart,” “Love You,” “Be Mine” – your choice of letters available by special order. $1 per letter.

About Pix Pâtisserie

Pix Pâtisserie has two locations on Portland’s eastside offering elegant pastries, French macarons, and handmade chocolates and ice cream, as well as a wide selection of dessert wines, craft beers, fine spirits and Bubbly. The original Pix on SE Division opened in January 2002 and is adorned in yellow walls with comfy shoulder-to-shoulder seating. The North Williams location opened in 2005 and boasts a chocolate laboratory where customers can peek in on the mad scientists in the kitchen.  With an upbeat fancy demeanor dotted with monkeys and fuzzy red wallpaper, the North Portland location offers Monday Movie Night and Sunday Tea. Don’t miss the Dessert Dim Sum night at SE Division and Concoct Yo’ Own Dessert. Pastry chef and restaurateur, Cheryl Wakerhauser trained at the Pâtisserie of MOF Philippe Urraca in Southern France. In 2001 she moved to Portland and set up shop at the Portland Farmer’s Market before opening her first pâtisserie. Pix Pâtisserie North, 3901 N. Williams Avenue, Portland; 503-282-6539; and 3402 SE Division St., Portland; 503-232-4407. www.pixpatisserie.com

5 LAST MINUTE DECECEDENT GIFTS (and they’re under $14!) 1. Pix Housemade “Nutella” Jar $8 2. French Macaron Gift Tube (7 macarons for $13) 3. Fleur de Sel Chocolate Gift Box (5 caramels for $11) 4. Schlafly Reserve 2008 Barleywine (Normally $16/750ml but $13.99 when you mention the newsletter!) 5. Pix Golden Ticket Gift Certificate (Buy one for someone special and get a FREE $5 gift certificate for yourself!)

PIX SE OPEN CHRISTMAS EVE (9AM-Noon)

FREE Fleur de Sel Macarons with all purchases! Still time (but not a lot!) to order a Bûche de Noël or that 17” Croquembouche Holiday Tree! We will also have limited quantities of large desserts available in the case.

Holiday treats listed at www.pixpatisserie.com/pages/news-events

NEW YEARS EVE

FREE CHOCOLATE BUFFET! Midnight

Join Pix to ring in the New Year right with another FREE CHOCOLATE BUFFET!

Free to the first 100 guests at EACH store who purchase a beverage. We will be handing out tickets starting at 11PM to all beverage customers until the tickets are gone. Get there early! Both locations open until 1AM.

NEW YEARS DAY (Both locations open regular hours) Looking for something to do this New Year’s Day that doesn’t involve football? How about tea at Pix? Send your football fans to EaT Oyster Bar across the street to watch the Rose Bowl while you indulge in our selection of 16 sweet and savory bite sized treats accompanied by a pot of Townshend’s Tea. And in case you didn’t get your fill of bubbly the night before, all bottles on our Bubbly Spectacular list will be 20% off ALL DAY!

Friday, January 1st from 11AM-3PM. $28 (N Pix) Reservations are required and must be made by December 30th. To make a reservation please call 503-282-6539 or email rustea@pixpatisserie.com.

AND IN CASE YOU LIKE FREE SPARKLING WINE… Monday, December 21 Grower Champagnes Tasting! A. Margaine, Brut NV and the L. Aubry, La Nombre d’Or Campanae 2003. Believe it or not, this is a FREE tasting!

6:30PM-8PM

Tuesday, December 22

Pix Sweet Treats and Bubbly 6PM – 7PM

Sunday, December 27

Charcuterie and Bubbly with Meats from Laurelhurst Market Butcher Shop 5PM-6:30PM

Tuesday, December 29

Sekt! (That’s German Sparkling Wine!) Wachtenburg Winzer wines – Extra Dry Riesling, Secco Rosé Trocken and Secco Wiess Trocken. 6:30PM-8PM

FREE MONDAY MOVIES

All movies start at 8:30PM at the North Pix location.

DEC 21 – Santa Claus -1985, Jeannot Szwarc DEC 28 – It’s a Wonderful Life –1946, Frank Capra

www.pixpatisserie.com

Pix Division

3402 SE Division St

503.232.4407

Pix N. Williams

3901 N. Williams Ave

503.282.6539

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA

This 5th of May stop by Pix for a flight of tasty reposado and anejo tequilas… Don Eduardo Anejo Don Julio Anejo Familia Partida Reposado La Rosa Bordeaux Barrel Rested Reposado Herradura Reposado Chinaco Anejo

7 Lenguas Reposado

Tenoch Reposado

Cazadores Reposado

Chipoltle Infused Cazadores Reposado

Reserva del Senor Almendrado – Almond Tequila Liqueur

$15 includes six 1/2oz samples of your choice AND a margarita macaron!

PLUS, FREE Margarita macarons with a margarita purchase! (Limit one macaron per person.) PLUS, come watch the Three Amigos at 8:30PM.

PLUS, watch Mexican wrestling videos before and after the movie…Salud!

5PM – Midnight

(North Pix)

CONCOCT YO’ OWN DESSERT…FOR MOM!

Join us on May 10th from 11AM- 3PM to make a very special dessert for a very special person…MOM! Our chef’s will set up a buffet of pastry ingredients and be on site to give advice while you concoct a dessert especially designed for mom. And the mamas can enjoy mimosas in the patisserie as they peer into the laboratory windows and watch you hard at work! Adults and kids 5 and up are welcome to play in the lab. $12 includes a dessert to take home. North Pix location only!

DIM SUM YUM YUM EXTRAVAGANZA…Celebrate the Year of the Ox No tickets necessary! Choose a variety of bite size desserts & chocolates all night long while sampling Belgian beers and dessert wines. A total of 20 different desserts will be passed throughout the night. Come and go as you please! All desserts $1.50-$3.00; 2 oz beer samples $1.00; 1oz dessert wines $3.00. Chopsticks available for the brave; fortune cookies for those

in kimonos!   See you there…8PM to 11PM; Monday, May 18th(SE Division)

GASTRONOMICAL TRIVIA with Special Host C J and the Dolls Win! Win! Win! Fabulous prizes awarded after every round. Do YOU know how many herbs are used to make Chartreuse? Or who the host is of the Splendid Table? Test your knowledge and impress your friends at this night of trivia for all things edible (and drinkable!) in a chance to win culinary delights and local restaurant gift certificates. AND the entertainment doesn’t stop there! Extra special host – tranny pop diva C J and the Dolls will entertain with a song or two!  $2 per person to play. Teams of 1-4 accepted. Tuesday, May 26th 7PM-9PM Bring a copy of this newsletter for a FREE dessert while you play!

(Pix North)

FREE MONDAY MOVIES

All movies start at 8:30PM at the North Pix location.

May 4: High Planes Drifter – 1973 – Clint Eastwood May 11: Bonnie & Clyde – 1967 – Arthur Penn May 18: To Catch a Thief – 1955 – Alfred Hitchcock May 25: Beckett – 1964 – Peter Glenville

www.pixpatisserie.com

Pix SE

3402 SE Division St

503.232.4407

Pix North

3901 N. Williams Ave

503.282.6539

Possibly!…IT’S THE PIX NEWSLETTER!

TONIGHT…

GASTRONOMICAL TRIVIA with Special Host C J and the Dolls Win! Win! Win! Fabulous prizes awarded after every round. Do YOU know how many herbs are used to make Chartreuse? Or who the host is of the Splendid Table? Test your knowledge and impress your friends at this night of trivia for all things edible (and drinkable!) in a chance to win culinary delights and local restaurant gift certificates. AND the entertainment doesn’t stop there! Extra special host – tranny pop diva C J and the Dolls will entertain with a song or two!  $2 per person to play. Teams of 1-4 accepted. Tuesday, March 3rd 7PM-9PM (Pix North)

TOMORROW!  Three Ring Circus!

Come one, come all! Join Pix for a three course dessert tasting menu paired with wine and beer. The Theme MACARONS!

Round One: Assorted “Popcorn” Macaron paired with Westmalle Tripel Beer Round Two:  Pixie’s n’ Cream Ice Cream on Pistachio Macaron with Royal Tokaji Red Label Dessert Wine Round Three: Chocolate Cinnamon Macaron with Chocolate Mousse paired with Rochefort 10 Beer

$15    7PM- Midnight

(SE Division)

Macaron of the Moment…Now serving Margarita macarons at both locations.

Anejo tequila, Cointreau, kalamansi lime, and a sprinkle of fleur de sel!

All our macaron flavors can now be viewed on our website http://www.pixpatisserie.com/collections/macaron

Live Music! The Xploding Boys – Acoustic duo set covering the best of the

Cure. Wednesday, March 11  8:00PM   FREE!

(SE Division)

FREE MONDAY MOVIES

All movies start at 8:30PM at the North Pix location.

March 9: Ninja Turtles – 1990 -Steve Barron March 16: Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze – 1991 – Michael Pressman March 23: Bladerunner – 1982 – Ridley Scott March 30: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure – 1985 – Tim Burton (North Pix)

www.pixpatisserie.com

Pix Division

3402 SE Division St

503.232.4407

Pix N. Williams

3901 N. Williams Ave

503.282.6539