Category: Events

Tuesday — Barl Lola is hosting an Italian wine dinner and the new food and drink trivia competition series continues at Grace.
Wednesday — The PSO Wine Dinner & Auction is taking place at the Haraseeket in Freeport. This year the wine is from Argentina and chefs Jonathan Cartwright, Sam Hayward, Theda Lyden, Earl Morse and Lee Skawinski have designed the menu and will be preparing the meal.
Thursday —Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — the first Deering Oaks Farmers Market of the season is taking place and Leroux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting.
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 — Barl Lola is hosting an Italian wine dinner and the new food and drink trivia competition series continues at Grace.

Wednesday — The PSO Wine Dinner & Auction is taking place at the Haraseeket in Freeport. This year the wine is from Argentina and chefs Jonathan Cartwright, Sam Hayward, Theda Lyden, Earl Morse and Lee Skawinski have designed the menu and will be preparing the meal.

Thursday —Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting.

Saturday — the first Deering Oaks Farmers Market of the season is taking place and Leroux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting.

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.

Space Gallery has published the schedule (about half way down the page) for this year’s Food+Farm program:

May 20 – a screening of Dirt:The Movie and discussion with author William Bryant Logan.

May 21 – a screening of Ingredients, a “seasonal exploration of the local food movement”.

May 22 – in collaboration with Cultivating Community is hosting the Waking up the Farm Party at the Boyd Street Urban Farm in Portland in the morning, and in the evening a showing of Colony, a documentary about Colony Collapse Disorder.

May 23 – a screening of the documentary End of the Line, “the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food.”

It looks like the Wednesday farmers market in Monument Square has kicked off a little earlier than expected. According to the market’s Facebook wall, a small selection of farmers will be there this morning.

Monday — Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a Piatto per Tutti cooking class.
Tuesday — the new food and drink trivia competition series kick’s off at Grace.
Wednesday — Frog & Turtle is holding their 2nd Annual 5 Chefs dinner and Black Tie Provisions is teaching a cooking class.
Thursday —Browne Trading and Leavitt & Sons are holding a wine tasting and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Peak Organic.
Friday —Scarborough Wine Outlet is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — the last indoor Winter Farmers’ Market of the season 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.

Monday — Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a Piatto per Tutti cooking class.

Tuesday — the new food and drink trivia competition series kick’s off at Grace.

Wednesday — Frog & Turtle is holding their 2nd Annual 5 Chefs dinner and Black Tie Provisions is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday —Browne Trading and Leavitt & Sons are holding a wine tasting and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Peak Organic.

Friday —Scarborough Wine Outlet is holding a wine tasting.

Saturday — the last indoor Winter Farmers’ Market of the season 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.

Portland in a Snap has published photos and  list of results from yesterday’s charity event.

Monday — the Maine episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservation TV show airs tonight on the Travel Channel. Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a Piatto per Tutti cooking class, and Cheryl Lewis from El Rayo Taqueria is teaching a Mexican cooking class.
Tuesday — Kamasouptra is having their Grand Opening starting with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 am, The Salt Exchange is hosting a bourbon dinner.
Wednesday — RSVP is holding a wine tasting, Bresca is holding a wine dinner, and the 11th Annual Best of Portland Awards Show is taking place at the Port City Music Hall.
Thursday — Leavitt & Sons is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — the indoor Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place and Cultivating Community is running a children’s program (up to age 9) on “starting seedlings, local food, and plant growth”.
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 — the Maine episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservation TV show airs tonight on the Travel Channel. Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a Piatto per Tutti cooking class, and Cheryl Lewis from El Rayo Taqueria is teaching a Mexican cooking class.

Tuesday — Kamasouptra is having their Grand Opening starting with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 am, The Salt Exchange is hosting a bourbon dinner.

Wednesday — RSVP is holding a wine tasting, Bresca is holding a wine dinner, and the 11th Annual Best of Portland Awards Show is taking place at the Port City Music Hall.

Thursday — Leavitt & Sons is holding a wine tasting.

Saturday — the indoor Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place and Cultivating Community is running a children’s program (up to age 9) on “starting seedlings, local food, and plant growth”.

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 — Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a Piatto per Tutti cooking class.
Wednesday — Black Cherry Provisions and Black Tie Bistro are both teaching cooking classes, Overland Apiary’s beekeeper is teaching a class on Swarm Management.
Thursday — Alain d’Entremont from Scotia Harvest Seafoods will give a lecture titled The Pillars of Ocean Stewardship: A Harvester’s Perspective at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Friday — the Flavors of Freeport food festival takes place Friday through Sunday.
Saturday — the indoor Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place, and Scarborough Wine Outlet is holding a wine tasting.
Sunday — the next Food Film (Like Water for Chocolate) is taking place, and the 24th Annual Chocolate Lover’s Fling is being held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay.
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.