Category: Events

Wednesday — wine tastings are scheduled to take place at RSVP and Rosemont on Brighton, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — staff from Rosemont are the guest chefs at the next Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner, the Great Lost Bear is featuring beer from Tuckerman Brewing at this week’s brewery showcase, and the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.

Saturday — it’s the opening day of 86th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Petite Jacqueline is offering a 4-course tomato tasting menu (corn and tomato soup, cherry tomato risotto, fluke with pickled tomatoes, olive oil cake with tomato sorbet and macerated tomatoes).  The Well and Devenish Wines are hosting a 4-course dinner at Jordan’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth featuring local ingredients and wines from Dieberg Vineyard. It’s the last day of the St Peter’s Italian Bazaar.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

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Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — the South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon.

Friday — it’s the opening day of the 4th Annual Roguepalooza at Novare Res and there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — it’s the opening day of 86th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar, there will be an Italian wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place. It’s the last day of the Roguepalooza at Novare Res.

Sunday — Dobra is teaching a class on green tea and it’s the last day of 86th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar.

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 Press Herald has published a report on yesterday’s Maine Open Farm Day.

Open Farm Day is organized by the Department of Agriculture as an opportunity for people to visit local farms. With the “buy local” trend increasing, it is also a way for people to see where their food is coming from and meet the farmers. Throughout the day, more than 100 farms across the state opened their barn doors, offering demonstrations and farm-raised products for sale, as well as animals and crops to observe.

Tuesday — Blue is holding their monthly wine and cheese tasting.

Wednesday — Elizabeth Fraser from Girl Gone Raw will be teaching a cooking class at Whole Foods, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — David Iovino from the Blue Spoon is the guest chef for this week’s Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner. Bard Coffee is hosting their monthly Latte Art Throwdown; in July 16 baristas entered the competition. The South Portland Farmers Market is taking place in the afternoon, as is a wine tasting at Browne Trading.

Saturday — the 9th Annual Festival of Nations is scheduled to take place on Saturday 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.

The Forecaster has published a report on the South Portland Farmers Market.

Now that the city has finally realized its farmers market dream after five years of stop-and-go planning, the question that remains is: Will it work?

See Edible Obsessions, The Golden Dish and the Press Herald for more information.

Today’s Food & Dining section in the Press Herald includes an article on the upcoming Kneading Conference which is held annually in Skowhegan,

The goal of the Kneading Conference and Artisan Bread Fair, which will be held July 28-30, is to reinvigorate the business of growing, milling and selling local grains in Maine, once the breadbasket of New England. But “now we don’t even grow enough to supply ourselves,” said Michael Jubinsky of the Stone Turtle Baking and Cooking School in Lyman.

and a report on the new South Portland Farmers Market,

Judging by the throngs of customers and the fact that vendors were already selling out of items after an hour, it appears the South Portland market, which will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through October, has tapped into an unmet demand.

Tuesday — in the morning Local Sprouts is hosting a local food networking breakfast and in the evening Slow Food Portland is holding a potluck dinner at the Quimby Colony.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — the RealFood Project is teaching a cooking class.

Saturday — Wine Wise is leading a white wine crawl in Portland and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Maine Open Farm Day is taking place at farms across the state. About a dozen farms in Cumberland County are participating in the event.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

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Tuesday — Mayor Mavodones will be at Foley’s for a ribbon cutting ceremony to formally celebrate their Grand Opening. The bakery was reopened last month by the original owners, Ed and Molly Foley.

Wednesday — RSVP and Old Port Wine Merchants are holding wine tastings, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — the Great Lost Bear is showcasing Unibroue Brewing, Cultivating Community is holding their first Twilight Dinner of the season.

Friday — BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a comfort food wine dinner, and it’s the opening day of the Yarmouth Clam Festival.

Saturday — LeRoux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting, the Yarmouth Clam Festival continues, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — the last day of the Yarmouth Clam Festival.

Openings — the White Cap Grille and Miyake’s new Fore Street location plan on opening this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday.

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.

Monday — 4th of July, hot dogs and hamburgers will be on the grill in backyards across the city all day. The Portland Symphony will be performing on the Eastern Promenade 7:30-9:30 followed by the annual fireworks display.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — the Great Lost Bear is showcasing Smuttynose Brewing.

Friday — Lucid Stage is holding a Theater Tasting, short theatrical presentations will be paired with wine and appetizers.

Saturday — Wine Wise is offering one of their wine tasting classes aboard the Casablanca, Novare Res will have more than 23 Smuttynose beers on tap “showcasing rare, vintage nad flagship beers including 2 custom casks”, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Later in July — this summer’s Cultivating Community Twilight Dinners start on the 14th, the Yarmouth Clam Festival starts on the 15th, Open Farm Day is on the 24th, and the Festival of Nations on the 30th.

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.

PortlandTown has posted a beautiful set of photos from yesterday’s Taste of the Nation. The annual food tasting and auction raises money to fight hunger in Maine.

Photo Credit: Michael Barriault