Founder, Dirty Radish

After decades of hospitality experience and years spent abroad, Ball founded Dirty Radish in 2017. The firm organizes and leads small-group culinary and wine experiences in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as well as the Beaujolais and Lyon regions of France.

She draws from her experience as a manager/wine buyer at top Portland restaurants to provide hospitality consulting, where she designs and implements worker-friendly spaces for clients around the world. This summer, Ball cofounded the inaugural Juneteenth Saber Celebration, with a streamed program focused on the meaning of the holiday followed by a Sparkling Wine 101 course and a live dance party on Instagram.

She’s also on the steering committee of the Assemblage Symposium. Chevonne Ball is the owner of Dirty Radish, an epicurean travel company curating trips to France, the Willamette Valley and Portland. She is a native to the Pacific Northwest and when she's not hosting an event, practicing her French or cooking for friends she enjoys hikes and trips to the coast.