Category: Events

Maine magazine is set to debut this week with the official launch party taking place on Thursday. According to the their site the party will source food from “The Corner Room, Figa Restaurant, El Rayo Taqueria, and The Salt Exchange with signature drinks by mixologist, John Myers”.
A new article from MaineBiz reports that the 112-page premiere issue will include “a tour of six new Portland restaurants called ‘Eatland.'”

Browne Trading are Portland Schooner are running a wine and cheese sailing trip this evening. Also on Monday the the weekly  Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place at Bull Feeney’s. The next Wine Flight 5k Training is scheduled for Tuesday. Both Jones Landing and The Salt Exchange are holding a wine event Wednesday evening. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Sea Dog Brewing on Thursday. Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a wine dinner featuring wines from the Tobin James Winery Saturday night. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight, and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. There are wine tastings this week at the Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday, at the Public Market House and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday, and at Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. Jones Landing is holding a wine event on Wednesday.  Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

The Maine Sunday Telegram has reports on yesterday’s African street festival,

For an afternoon, Brown Street was transformed into a setting resembling an African market, with food and other vendors lining the street.

and the St Peter’s Italian Bazaar that started yesterday and continues on today.

The Italian bazaar began in 1926 and is the longest continuously running street festival in Portland, co-chair Ken Giaquinto said.

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday, and there’s a wine tastings this week at RSVP on Wednesday. On Thursday Longfellow Books is holding a book signing with Julia User author of Cookie Swap. Portland Schooner Co is offering food themed sailing trips this week on Monday and Friday. This weekend the 85th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar is taking place. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

This is a good week for beer lovers. On Tuesday Novare Res will host Dogfish Head‘s President Sam Calagione and will have 23 of their beers on tap. Then on Friday and Saturday, Novare Res will hold their 2nd Annual Roguepalooza which will feature 30 Rogue beers on the menu. As usual the weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight, and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday.  Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. There’s a wine tastings this week at the West End Grocery on Friday night. There’s a Backyard Locavore Tour during the day on Saturday and that evening Local Sprouts is holding an event at SPACE Gallery to celebrate their second year in business and launch their effort to establish a community supported cafe. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

Down East‘s Tips from a Dweller column has posted some observations on the double opening night at Grace and The Corner Room earlier this month. (via Psst!)

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight, and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday.  There are wine tastings this week at the Brighton Street Rosemont on Friday and Leroux Kitchen on Saturday. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Magic Hat Brewing on Thursday. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

According to a report on ILovePortlandMaine.com, the Got Milk? campaign’s Milk Mustache Mobile from will be visiting Portland later this summer,  July 30 through August 2.

…with the opportunity to pose for a Milk Mustache photo like the many celebrities who have been featured in the popular advertisements. Further, there will be ice-cold milk and freshly made smoothies for all to enjoy.

Mitten Machen has published an illustrated report on last weekend’s Vegetarian Food Festival.

In the last few months, Portland’s growing appetite for vegan cuisine has made way for a raw vegan restaurant and two dairy-free bakeries. Representatives from the recently-opened GRO Cafe were mobbed by people scarfing down their handmade coconut-filled and chili-laced raw chocolates. Further down the rows of tables, I tried some cornbread and a brownie made by K’s Vegan Treats, a bakery offering whole grain, sugar-free quickbreads, brownies, cookies, and cakes that will open later this summer in the Public Market House.