Tuesday – Master Sommelier Jonathan Eichholz and Butter + Kale are holding 5-course wine dinner at Magnus on Water.
Thursday/Friday – SMCC culinary and hospitality students are serving a 5-course Dining with the Departed dinner.
Friday – Author Corrie Locke-Hardy will be at the Equality Community Center for a reading from their new cookbook The Revolution Will be Well Fed and herbal tea workshop.
Saturday – McDougal Orchards in Springvale is holding their 5th Annual Apple Tasting.
Sunday – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.
October 23 – Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner. GMRI is hosting a talk about sustainable seafood with guest Ben Conniff, co-owner of Luke’s Lobster.
October 24 – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs is holding the biennial Maine Food Producer Showcase & Golden Fork Awards at Brick South on Thompson’s Point. Farms for Food Equity is holding their Fall Harvest Gathering fundraiser with food from Big Tree Catering and Harbor Fish, wines from National Distributors and beer from Oxbow.
October 25 – Kasha’s Kitchen in Kittery is holding a Polish dinner.
October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.
October 27 – Victoria Nam from Siblings Bakery is teaching a virtual class on Spiking Your Cakes With Whole Grains for the Maine Grains Alliance.
October 29 – The annual HospitalityMaine summit is taking place at Sugarloaf.
November 4-10 – 207 Beer Week is taking place.
November 5 – Gross Confection Bar is holding a (sold out) pastry baking class.
November 11-17 – Brunswick Wine Week is taking place.
November 20 – GMRI is holding an event to discuss Climate Resilience Potential in Gulf of Maine Fisheries.
November 28 – Thanksgiving is taking place. We’ll be publishing a list of Turkey events, dinners, community meals, special takeout and take home options. Send us the details on ones you may be offering or know about.
- Maine Produce Alliance – is offering boxes that include turkeys and other ingredients sized to create meals for 4-6 people or 8-10 people. They’re for pick-up at Parsons Dairy Farmer in Gorham.
- The Norumbega (Camden) – will be serving a 4-course turkey dinner for $95 per person with optional wine pairings for $65.
- Ore Nell’s (Biddeford) – is offering a full Thanksgiving Meal that feeds 6-8 for $170 plus tax.
November 30 – The deadline to submit recommendations for the 2025 Beard Awards.
December 1 – Sean Turley will be delivering a presentation on cider & pomology at Lambs in South Portland.
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