Category: Events

Tuesday — stop by Bunker Brewing on Anderson Street for Growler Nite to sample some of their beers and pick-up a growler to go.

Wednesday — French whites are the focus of a Wine Wise walk in the Old Port, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Cultivating Community’s fifth Twilight Dinner of the summer is taking place at their farm in Cape Elizabeth (tickets available online).

Friday — there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli and a bourbon tasting at The Salt Exchange. Restaurants will be especially busy due to First Friday Art Walk so the smart move is to make your reservations now.

Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, CRUX is scheduled to hold a pop-up dinner, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

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.

Tuesday — a discussion on setting up a Community Supported Fishery is taking place, and Bunker Brewing is having their 4th Growler Nite.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Bard is hosting the July Latte Art Competition, Cultivating Community’s fourth Twilight Dinner of the summer is taking place at their farm in Cape Elizabeth (tickets available online), Browne Trading is holding a Rose wine tasting, there will be a wine tasting at the Bier Cellar (yes, really), and Sea Change Cooking is teaching a Mid-Summer Harvest cooking class.

Saturday — Wine Wise is leading a Rose wine walk in the Old Port, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — the first Pocket Brunch is taking place.

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.

Wines; Tasted! has posted a report on the Bastille Day Feast that took place in Cape Elizabeth over the weekend.

It was at some point about 7:30 Saturday morning as we were digging the pit and I was attacked by ants that I asked Philippe why we were doing this again?  “Philippe, What are we doing this for again?  Why can’t we just pay $48 and eat a lot of food? Working around the clock in the sun and bugs to pull this off is ridiculous!”  We did pull it off, but it was an almost ridiculous string of mis-adventures that we had to overcome.

Monday — the City Council is scheduledto discuss and vote on an ordinance to allow food trucks to operate in Portland.

Tuesday — Local Sprouts is hosting the monthly Local Food Networking Breakfast, and chef Moses Sabina from Hot Suppa will be on WCSH for a cooking demo on 207.

Wednesday — a wine tasting is taking place at Old Port Wine Merchants, Wine Wise is leading a wine walk in the Old Port focused on BBQ friendly reds, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Cultivating Community’s third Twilight Dinner of the summer is taking place at their farm in Cape Elizabeth (tickets available online), the Public Market House is holding a wine and cheese tasting, and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beers from Anchor Brewing event.

Friday — it’s the first night of both the 47th Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival and the 5th Annual Roguepalooza at Novare Res.

Saturday — Both the Clam Festival and Roguepalooza continue, Wine Wise is leading a Sauvignon Blanc wine walk in the Old Port, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — It’s the last day of the Clam Festival.

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 — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — a Spanish wine tasting is scheduled to take place at Vignola/Cinque Terre, Cultivating Community’s second Twilight Dinner of the summer is taking place at their farm in Cape Elizabeth (tickets available online), it’s the first night of Vinland’s #6 tasting dinner, and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing holiday beers at their Christmas in July event.

Friday — it’s the second and last night of Vinland’s #6 tasting dinner.

Saturday — Petite Jacqueline is holding a Bastille Day Brunch, there will be a Bastille Day Feast at Cultivating Community, Wine Wise is organizing a wine walk in the Old Port, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

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.

According to Eater Maine Chicago chef Brandon Baltzley will be putting on a series of pop-up dinners in Portland later this month starting July 28.

Brandon Baltzley, the bad-boy chef and media darling of Chicago, has apparently been holing up in Maine, working on a farm outside of Bangor since March. And now he is bringing CRUX, the pop-up dinner concept he pioneered in Chicago last fall, to Portland, in partnership with Joel Beauchamp of Food Coma TV.

Monday — the full City Council will review the proposed food truck regulations (page 78). This is the first review, a final vote will take place at the City Council meeting on July 16.

Tuesday — the owner of MDI Ice Cream will be on the TV show The View, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place on Tuesday to avoid conflict with the 4th of July holiday on Wednesday.

Wednesday — the Great American Ice Cream Fest all-you-can-eat ice cream event will be happening on the Eastern Prom.

Thursday — Cultivating Community’s first Twilight Dinner of the summer is taking place at their farm in Cape Elizabeth (tickets available online).

Friday — there will be a wine tasting at West End Deli and a bourbon tasting at The Salt Exchange.

Saturday — the Bier Cellar is holding their Grand Opening, there will be wine tastings at Rosemont on Brighton and LeRoux Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Bastille Day Feast — Devenish Wines and Cultivating Community with the help of chefs Brad Messier, David Levi, and Philippe Donald are putting together this 4-course menu built around a pig roast to celebrate Bastille Day on July 14. The cost is $48 per person. You can buy tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets.

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.

The Bangor Daily News has published a report on the Greek Heritage Festival.

The Greek Food Festival, now in its 30th year by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Pleasant Street, has become more than just the church’s biggest annual fundraiser. It’s a key component in keeping alive Greek cultural traditions, with roots dating back hundreds of years and thousands of miles, in Maine’s largest city.

The Portland Phoenix has published an article about all the prep work that goes into creating the food for the Greek Heritage Festival.

There will be marinated and grilled lamb souvlaki (kabobs), rice pilaf, Greek salad, spanakopita (spinach pie), moussaka (eggplant casserole), pastitsio (Greek lasagna), dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), and an assortment of desserts, most of which non-Greeks can get nowhere else in Portland except on these three days. I spent a couple hours with the pastry team last week as they prepared for the event.

The festival starts on Thursday and runs through Saturday night.