Maine Restaurant Week and the Maine Brewers Guild are teaming up to organize Maine Beer Week. The details are still pretty sketchy but you can watch www.MaineBeerWeek.com for more information. The event is scheduled to take place this Fall, November 10-17.
Category: Events
This Week’s Events: 20 Mile Meal, Miyake Wine Dinner, Mushroom Workshop, El Bulli, Oktoberfest, Eco Appetito
Tuesday — the Urban Farm Fermentory is holding a mushroom growing workshop.
Wednesday — Rosemont and Miyake are collaborating on an Austrian wine dinner, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont on Brighton, it’s the 1st day of the Oktoberfest at Novare Res, and the 1st showing of El Bulli: Cooking in Progress at the Museum of Art.
Saturday — it’s the last day of the Oktoberfest at Novare Res, and the 2nd showing of El Bulli: Cooking in Progress at the Museum of Art, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — Cultivating Community is hosting the 5th Annual 20 Mile Meal, the 4th Annual Eco Appetito at Cinque Terre and the last showing of El Bulli: Cooking in Progress is taking place at the Museum of Art.
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.
This Week’s Events: Local Food Networking, Common Ground Fair, Mycology Walk, Wine Dinners at Bresca, Figa, 20 Milk and The Well
Tuesday — Local Sprouts is hosting a local food networking breakfast for “food organizers, advocates and producers of our community”. Twenty Milk Street is holding a wine dinner featuring beef from the Piedmont region of Italy. The 16th Annual Epicurean Auction is taking place.
Wednesday — Old Port Wine Merchants is holding wine tastings, there will be a Greek wine dinner at Bresca, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the RealFood Project is teaching a cooking class, Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting, Havana South is restarting their monthly wine event with a tasting of unusual Italian varietals, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Baxter Brewing at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — it’s the 1st day of the MOFGA Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine, and Figa is holding a wine dinner. The Wayside Food Program will be holding a food drive all day at Whole Foods. Layne Witherell will be at Longfellow Books to read from his book Wine Maniacs and sign copies.
Saturday — Wine Wise is leading a Sparkling Wine Walk in the Old Port, it’s the 2nd day of the Common Ground Fair, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place. The Wayside Food Program will be holding a food drive all day at Whole Foods.
Sunday — the Urban Farm Fermentory is leading a Mycology Walk, there will be an outdoor wine dinner at The Well, and it’s the last day of the Common Ground Fair.
Wine Dinner Season — as you can see above, it seems like we’ve hit Wine Dinner Season. In addition to the dinners taking place this week at Bresca, Figa, Twenty Milk and The Well, I’ve also added a dinner later this month at Miyake and dinners in October at Bresca and the East Ender. Also Bar Lola will soon be posting their calendar of monthly wine dinners.
Cooking the Market — Stonewall Kitchen and Maine Foodie Tours are collaborating on an weekly cooking program I wanted to draw your attention to. Each Wednesday participants in the 10-person cooking class tour the Farmers Market for a guided shopping trip and then they return to Stonewall for a cooking class centered on their purchases. For more details and to reserve a spot call (207) 879-2409.
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.
This Week’s Events: Jewish Food Festival, Slow Food $5 Challenge, Zwanze, Harvest Dinner, Trail to Ale
Wednesday — both Old Port Wine Merchants and RSVP are holding wine tastings, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland is hosting a Jewish Food Festival and Cook-Off, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Cottrell Brewing at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — West End Deli is holding a beer tasting.
Saturday —Slow Food is hosting a $5 Challenge, participants will all contribute $5, go on a shopping trip lead by chef Jonah Fertig from Local Sprouts and collaborate on cooking a meal together at the Quimby Colony kitchen. Novare Res will be tapping a keg of Cantillon Zwanze, one of only 21 kegs of this beer available worldwide. There will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — Cinque Terre is holding the 7th Annual Harvest Dinner at their farm in Greene, Maine. The 12th Annual Trail to Ale is taking place and Wine Wise is hosting a wine tasting aboard the Casablanca.
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 Man Who Couldn’t Eat
James Beard award-winning author, Jon Reiner, was interviewed on WCSH yesterday. Reiner is the author of The Man Who Couldn’t Eat.
Reiner will be at Rabelais today at 1 pm for a book signing.
This Week’s Events: Forever Farms, Twilight Dinner, The Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Soil to Supper
Monday — Labor Day, the cultural end of Summer.
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the Maine Farmland Trust will be at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough to recognize them as part of their statewide Forever Farms program, the next Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm is taking place, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from D.L. Geary at this week’s brewery showcase, there will be a wine & cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — Rosemont on Brighton is holding a tasting featuring wines from Italy.
Saturday — John Reiner, author of The Man Who Couldn’t Eat, will be at Rabelais for a book signing, The Honey Exchange is holding a Grand Opening as is Bam Bam Bakery, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — longtime vendor at the Farmers Market, Rippling Waters, will be holding the 7th Annual Soil to Supper at their farm in Steep Falls.
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.
This Week’s Events: Food Co-op Open House, Twilight Dinner, Portland Brew Festival
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the Portland Food Co-op is holding an open house at their new location on Hampshire Street, the next Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm is taking place, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Victory Brewing at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli, and the September First Friday Art Walk is taking place and restaurants will be busy so make your reservations early.
Saturday — it’s the first day of the Portland Brew Festival and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — it’s the second day of the Portland Brew 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.
This Week’s Events: Fermentation Class, Twilight Dinner, Latte Art Throwdown, Bibo’s Wine Dinner
Wednesday — Urban Farm Fermentory is teaching a vegetable fermentation workshop, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — Guy Hernandez from Bar Lola is the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner, Bard Coffee is hosting the monthly latte art throwdown, Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Moat Mountain Smoke House at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — BiBo’s Mad Apple Cafe is holding a wine dinner and there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont on Brighton Ave.
Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — Ed Foley, baker and co-owner of Foley’s Bakery will be on Channel 8’s morning cooking show Keithley in the Kitchen.
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.
Ariel’s Hummus & Top of the Crop
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes an interview with the creator of Ariel’s Hummus,
With little competition in Maine for fresh-made, preservative-free hummus, Glazer decided to take the plunge and launch Ariel’s Hummus in May. As demand surged, he was soon spending 12 to 14 hours a day in the commercial kitchen at the Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue in Portland, cooking up hundreds of pounds of chickpeas every week.
and an article about the Top of the Crop competition taking place at this year’s Harvest on the Harbor.
If you like food shows on television, odds are you’ve watched “Top Chef,” “Iron Chef” or “Master Chef” and wondered what it would be like to be one of the people tasting the dishes that the contestants create under the watchful eyes of judges like Tom Colicchio and Gordon Ramsay.
Well, here’s your chance.
This Week’s Events: Local Foods Networking, Slow Food Potluck, RealFood Project
Tuesday — Local Sprouts is hosting a local foods networking breakfast.
Wednesday — Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a wine tastings, Slow Food Portland is organizing a potluck dinner at the Quimby Colony, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the RealFood Project is teaching a cooking class, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Dogfish Head at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.
Friday — the West End Deli is holding a beer tasting.
Saturday — Wine Wise is leading a tasting of emerging red varietals, 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.