This Week's Events

Wednesday Down East and Rabelais are hosting an event at the Danforth Inn to relaunch Good Maine Food by Marjorie Moser and Cooking Down East by Marjorie Standish; food historian Sandy Oliver and chef Melissa Kelly will be at the event. Wine Wise is teaching a class on French Reds at The Wine Bar, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — the first day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor, there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and the weekly beer showcase at The Great Lost Bear will feature brews from D.L. Geary.
FridayCoffee by Design is giving a tour of their roastery and the second day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.
Saturday — Eve’s at the Garden is hosting the 6th Annual Caviar Dinner, there will be a cooking class at Kitchen & Cork in Scarborough, the last day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — the opening night of the Fall Maine Restaurant Week – visit the MRW website for a full list of participating restaurants.
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

Wednesday Down East and Rabelais are hosting an event at the Danforth Inn to relaunch Good Maine Food by Marjorie Moser and Cooking Down East by Marjorie Standish; food historian Sandy Oliver and chef Melissa Kelly will be at the event. Wine Wise is teaching a class on French Reds at The Wine Bar, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — the first day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor, there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and the weekly beer showcase at The Great Lost Bear will feature brews from D.L. Geary.

FridayCoffee by Design is giving a tour of their roastery and the second day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Saturday — Eve’s at the Garden is hosting the 6th Annual Caviar Dinner, there will be a cooking class at Kitchen & Cork in Scarborough, the last day of the 2010 Harvest on the Harbor, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — the opening night of the Fall Maine Restaurant Week – visit the MRW website for a full list of participating restaurants.

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

Monday Haven’s is holding their annual Open House at the Westbrook location; tour the candy factory, make your own candy and try samples.
Wednesday Wine Wise is teaching the second of 2 classes on sparkling wine at The Wine Bar, and RSVP is having a wine tasting.
Thursday — Andy Crouch, author of The Good Beer Guide to New England and Great American Craft Beer will be at The Great Lost Bear for a book signing.
Friday — The James Beard Foundation will start accepting nominations for the 2011 JBF awards.
Saturday — there will be a cooking class at Kitchen & Cork in Scarborough.
Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday and Thursday 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.

This Week’s Events

Monday Haven’s is holding their annual Open House at the Westbrook location; tour the candy factory, make your own candy and try samples.

Wednesday Wine Wise is teaching the second of 2 classes on sparkling wine at The Wine Bar, and RSVP is having a wine tasting.

Thursday — Andy Crouch, author of The Good Beer Guide to New England and Great American Craft Beer will be at The Great Lost Bear for a book signing.

Friday — The James Beard Foundation will start accepting nominations for the 2011 JBF awards.

Saturday — there will be a cooking class at Kitchen & Cork in Scarborough.

Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday and Thursday 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.

Harvest on the Harbor

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald provides an overview of Harvest on the Harbor, the Portland food festival taking place later this month. The article includes interviews with chefs and highlights of some of the key events.

Chef Michael Ruoss has enjoyed watching Portland’s reputation as a food town grow ever since he toiled in the student kitchens at Southern Maine Community College.

Ruoss worked at the Seaman’s Club and the Snow Squall just across the bridge, then went on to make a name for himself in New Orleans.

He worked his way up to chef de cuisine at Emeril Lagasse’s flagship restaurant, NOLA, and now works on developing new restaurants with a restaurant group called 3 of a Kind.

This Week's Events

Tuesday Bar Lola is hosting a Piedmontese wine dinner.
Wednesday Wine Wise is teaching the first of 2 classes on sparkling wine at The Wine Bar.
Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at Black Cherry Provisions.
Sunday — The state-wide Open Creamery Day is Sunday, and Mycologist Greg Marley, author of Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms, will be at Rabelais for a book signing.
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.

This Week’s Events

Tuesday Bar Lola is hosting a Piedmontese wine dinner.

Wednesday Wine Wise is teaching the first of 2 classes on sparkling wine at The Wine Bar.

Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at Black Cherry Provisions.

Sunday — The state-wide Open Creamery Day is Sunday, and Mycologist Greg Marley, author of Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms, will be at Rabelais for a book signing.

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.

Open Creamery Day & Herring Fishery

Today’s Press Herald includes an article on the 2010 Open Creamery Day taking place Sunday October 10,

“We’ll give out samples and people will get to see the farm and animals. There’s sheep and goats — we have little ones running around — and a guard llama. Coyotes got a lot of our sheep a few years ago, so we got her and haven’t had any problems since.”

Koons said it is important that people know where their food comes from and how it is produced. Open Creamery Day is a great way to teach people, she said.

Visit the Maine Cheese Guild website for more information on Open Creamery Day and a list of participating cheese makers.
The paper also includes a report on new efforts to manage the herring fishery.

Herring’s ecological importance is enormous, because it is a major food source for groundfish, marine mammals, tuna and other species. It also is the preferred bait for Maine’s 5,800 lobstermen — whose industry generates $300 million a year in sales and employs thousands of workers at processing plants, dealerships and restaurants.

Open Creamery Day & Herring Fishery

Today’s Press Herald includes an article on the 2010 Open Creamery Day taking place Sunday October 10,

“We’ll give out samples and people will get to see the farm and animals. There’s sheep and goats — we have little ones running around — and a guard llama. Coyotes got a lot of our sheep a few years ago, so we got her and haven’t had any problems since.”

Koons said it is important that people know where their food comes from and how it is produced. Open Creamery Day is a great way to teach people, she said.

Visit the Maine Cheese Guild website for more information on Open Creamery Day and a list of participating cheese makers.

The paper also includes a report on new efforts to manage the herring fishery.

Herring’s ecological importance is enormous, because it is a major food source for groundfish, marine mammals, tuna and other species. It also is the preferred bait for Maine’s 5,800 lobstermen — whose industry generates $300 million a year in sales and employs thousands of workers at processing plants, dealerships and restaurants.