Press Herald reporter Ray Routhier spends the day at Snell Family Farm picking squash destined for the Portland Farmers Market in the latest article for his Maine at Work column.
Then, as Snell instructed me, I picked the shriveled blossom off the vegetable and laid the zucchini in a handmade wooden box so it would be “nice and pretty” for customers the next day at farmers markets in Portland and Saco.
Wednesday — Wine Wise is teaching a class at The Wine Bar.
Thursday — wine tastings at Leavitt & Sons and Kitchen & Cork, Cultivating Community is hosting the next in their series of Twilight Dinners, and PortlandTaps.com is holding their monthly Third Thursday event at Brian Boru.
Friday — a 100-Mile Meal is taking place at BiBo’s, and Novare Res is holding their 3rd Annual Roguepalooza – 30 Rogue beers on tap.
Saturday — the 2nd day of Roguepalooza at Novare Res.
Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Monday (Monument Square), Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at various locations around the city.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Wednesday — Wine Wise is teaching a class at The Wine Bar.
Thursday — wine tastings at Leavitt & Sons and Kitchen & Cork, Cultivating Community is hosting the next in their series of Twilight Dinners, and PortlandTaps.com is holding their monthly Third Thursday event at Brian Boru.
Friday — a 100-Mile Meal is taking place at BiBo’s, and Novare Res is holding their 3rd Annual Roguepalooza – 30 Rogue beers on tap.
Saturday — the 2nd day of Roguepalooza at Novare Res.
Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Monday (Monument Square), Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at various locations around the city.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Just a week after an open house to showcase their new dinner menu and bar, The French Press Eatery has announced on Facebook that they’re “closing the doors indefinitely due to circumstances beyond our control.” (via Edible Obsessions)
pArts has published a review of Miyake.
When I placed my order, Joe Ricchio – waitron extraordinaire – recommended instead the five course omakase tasting menu, adding “trust me.” I know Joe so trust was not an issue and I promptly changed my order. I’m glad I did (thanks, Joe!) At 50 bucks this is quite simply one of the best deals in town for fine dining – and it doesn’t get much finer than this – anywhere.
Mike’s – “Home of the Rock N Roll Sandwich” opened for business this week. Mike’s is run by Mike Fink the owner of Guitar Grave which is right next door.
Mike’s – “Home of the Rock N Roll Sandwich” opened for business this week. Mike’s is run by Mike Fink the owner of Guitar Grave which is right next door.
John Bunker and crew are offering their rare apple CSA again this year. Rabelais will be the drop off point. $120 gets you 6 deliveries of 1/4 bushel each. See the Out on a Limb website for details on last year’s fruit.
Friday’s Portland Daily Sun includes an update on Trader Joe’s new store—the latest word is their aiming for a November 1 opening. The newspaper’s editor also looks at how Trader Joe’s fits with a Buy Local philosophy.
Heaven knows I’ll be there, no doubt fighting for a parking spot. But I’ll take some comfort in an interview we did a while back with Doug Fuss, the Bull Feeney’s operator who served on the city’s Task Force on Business Diversity … that’s the anti-chain gang.
I asked “does embracing “Trader’s” make us traitors to our buy-local, down-with-chains creed?
“The quick answer is ‘yes,'” responded Fuss, “but the longer answer is ‘no.'”
Friday’s Portland Daily Sun includes an update on Trader Joe’s new store—the latest word is their aiming for a November 1 opening. The newspaper’s editor also looks at how Trader Joe’s fits with a Buy Local philosophy.
Heaven knows I’ll be there, no doubt fighting for a parking spot. But I’ll take some comfort in an interview we did a while back with Doug Fuss, the Bull Feeney’s operator who served on the city’s Task Force on Business Diversity … that’s the anti-chain gang.
I asked “does embracing “Trader’s” make us traitors to our buy-local, down-with-chains creed?
“The quick answer is ‘yes,'” responded Fuss, “but the longer answer is ‘no.'”