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CASCADE LOCKS â For its 18th season, âTop Chefâ tried to make the most of its Oregon location. Throughout the reality cooking show competition, chefs from around the country were asked to cook with craft beer from Portland, fruit from Hood River and wine from the Willamette Valley. But for the seasonâs sixth episode, which premiered on Thursday, May 6, the production ventured from Portland to Cascade Locks, where contestants were challenged to work with ingredients that predate Oregonâs status as an American territory, much less a state â the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservationâs First Foods. The First Foods â water, fish, wild game, roots and berries â are not only cuisine, but a fundamental aspect of life for the Umatilla, Walla Walla and Cayuse peoples since âtime immemorial,â a collection of foods that inform the Tribesâ yearly activities and rituals and a motivating factor in the CTUIR� ....