The annual Bite of Bend is coming up next weekend (Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th) but this year there’s even more: Bite Week, starting tomorrow (Sunday the 23rd) offering up a week’s worth of food and culinary events to lead up to the Bite.

The Bite of Bend announces St Charles Health System Bite Week presented by Whole Foods and Cascade Culinary Institute: eight days of exciting culinary events in Central Oregon! Don’t miss this unique lineup of demonstrations, dinners, classes, and cocktail experiences. Join Oregon culinary stars in more than two-dozen events. With events for every palate, the inaugural St Charles Health System Bite Week presented by Whole Foods and Cascade Culinary Institute will usher in the most exciting and interactive Bite of Bend yet!

It is to food in Central Oregon what Beer Week was to beer. Here’s the schedule of events they have posted (got to the Bite Week page for details and ticket links, as most require purchase to attend):

• Sunday 6/23
  • World Cuisine Demonstration: Salads and Salad Dressings with Navidis Olive Oils at Cascade Culinary Institute
  • Farm to Fork Class: Brian Tremayne of Primal Cuts Butchery Class at Cascade Culinary Institute
  • Brewed, Shaken and Stirred Dinner: Scott Neuman of Portland’s Oba at Hola (downtown)
• Monday 6/24
  • World Cuisine Class: The Wonderful World of Cheese: Global vs Local at Whole Foods
  • Food for Thought Demonstration: Herbal remedies, Teas, Salves and Tinctures at Cascade Culinary Institute
  • World Cuisine Class: Three Great Chefs, One Great Evening at Cascade Culinary Institute
• Tuesday 6/25
  • Farm to Fork Dinner: Ken Rubin, Whole Foods and Students of the Cascade Culinary Institute at Elevation
  • Brewed, Shaken & Stirred Demonstration: Flips, Fizzes and Punches with Lucy Brennan at Cascade Culinary Institute
• Wednesday 6/26
  • Farm to Fork Class: Cooking to the Season with Ken Rubin at Cascade Culinary Institute
  • Food for Thought Class: Nutrition & Cooking at Cascade Culinary Institute
  • Food for Thought Dinner: Vegan, Vegetarian and Very Delicious at CHOW
• Thursday 6/27
  • Farm to Fork Demonstration: Behind the scenes at Locavore
  • Brewed, Shaken & Stirred Dinner: One Intoxicating Evening at 10 Below
• Friday 6/28
  • Food for Thought Demonstration: Veggies Galore at Locavore
  • Food for Thought Demonstration: Eating Well with Diabetes at Locavore
  • Food for Thought Demonstration: Functional Foods at Locavore
• Saturday 6/29
  • (Bite of Bend)
• Sunday 6/30
  • (Bite of Bend)
  • World Cuisine Dinner: Fusion Night at 5 Fusion