Category: Events

The inaugural edition of the Maine Wild Wine Fest (website, facebook, instagram) will be taking place May 21st at the Wolfe’s Neck Center Mallet Barn in Freeport.

The one-day festival will feature two attendance windows (10:30 – 1:30 and 1:30 – 4). Attendees will be able to taste the natural wines and talk with representatives from natural wine producers and importers.

The concept of natural wine aligns with the mission of understanding where our food and beverage comes from, and how to produce products in more responsible ways. This is a unique opportunity to meet and talk with the people who have shaped that movement in America, learning from them first hand, while tasting delicious and very special wines!

MWWF is being organized by Ned Swain and Margot Mazur. Tickets are now on sale at www.mainewildwinefest.com.

Tuesday – the Choptails Cocktail Competition is taking place at Batson River. Chef Cody Finch will be holding the next dinner in his Codex series at Petite Jacqueline (5 courses @ $85/person).

Wednesday – Tandem Bakery will be re-opening for indoor seating for the first time since 2020, and Ramona’s will be opening for indoor seating for the first time ever. Liu Bian Tan will be holding a takeout pop-up at Sichuan Kitchen (2 – 4 pm). The New England Ocean Cluster will be holding a talk on Maine Oyster Aquaculture.

Thursday – the cafe at the Washington Baths will be holding a pop-up featuring Hungarian food in collaboration with chef Andrew Barton of Secret Restaurant Portland (Oregon).

Friday – it’s the start of the Rose Foods guest chef series.

Saturday – it’s the Grand Opening of the Rosemont/Harbor Fish market in Scarborough.

April 5 – Timber is slated to re-open as the Timber Bourbon Bar & Lounge.

April 6 – Lucky Pigeon will be hosting a Gluten-Free Chacuterie Workshop and Beer Tasting organized by Mrs. Gee Free Living.

April 8 – Bay Bowls is scheduled to open on Washington Ave.

April 9 – the Beer With(out) Beards festival will be taking place.

April 16 – Novare Res is holding Gasharoo, their annual celebration of beers from Allagash Brewing Company.

April 20 – Oxbow Brewing is hosting a Fermentation Fair organized by The Resilience Hub & Portland Maine Permaculture.

April 22 – May 1 – 4th Maine Seaweed Week will be taking place.

June 13 – The 2022 Beard Foundation Awards gala is taking place in Chicago. Five Maine chefs and restaurants are contenders for this year’s awards.

June 13 – 19 – the 5th Annual Portland Wine Week will be taking place.

July 21 – Magnus on Water chef Ben Jackson will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb.

July 23 – Chaval chefs Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

September 3 – Tender Table is holding their 2nd Annual Food & Art Fair in Congress Square Park.

Maine Maple Sunday is taking place this weekend. 101 maple syrup producers from all over the state are taking part. Visit the Maine Maple Producers Association website to find a maple sugaring operation near you.

For additional information see today’s article in the Press Herald.

Monday – Paper Tiger (website, facebook, instagram) is scheduled to open today.

Wednesday – winemaker Giorgio Bava will be at Solo Italiano, and the restaurant will be featuring his wines by the glass and serving some dishes inspired by Bava’s region of Piedmont.

March 29 – the Choptails Cocktail Competition is taking place at Batson River. Maine’s newest cidery the Absolem Cider and Oxbow Brewing will collaborating on a beer/cider dinner at the Oxbow Beer Garden in Oxford. Chef Cody Finch will be holding the next dinner in his Codex series at Petite Jacqueline (5 courses @ $85/person).

March 31 – Eat It & Beet It (instagram) will be launching their food truck at Goodfire Brewing in East Bayside.

April 1 – it’s the start of the Rose Foods guest chef series.

April 9 – the Beer With(out) Beards festival will be taking place.

April 20 – Oxbow Brewing is hosting a Fermentation Fair organized by The Resilience Hub & Portland Maine Permaculture.

April 22 – May 1 – 4th Maine Seaweed Week.

June 13 – The 2022 Beard Foundation Awards gala is taking place in Chicago. Five Maine chefs and restaurants are contenders for this year’s awards.

June 13 – 19 – the 5th Annual Portland Wine Week will be taking place.

July 21 – Magnus on Water chef Ben Jackson will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb.

July 23 – Chaval chefs Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

Rose Foods has announced the schedule for their annual guest chef sandwich series. Each Friday through Sunday, a specialty bagel sandwich designed by that week’s guest chef will be featured on the menu. Here’s the schedule:

• April 1 – 3, Mr. Tuna
• April 8 – 10, Onggi
• April 15 – 17, Taj
• April 22 – 24, Baharat
• April 29 – 31, Mamelah’s
• May 6 – 8, Sichuan Kitchen
• May 13 – 15, Quiero Cafe
• May 20 – 23, Duckfat

Wednesday – the short list of final nominees for the 2022 James Beard Awards will be released; 10 Maine chefs and restaurants were named as semifinalists this year.

Friday – Union Bagel is re-openning their shop on Cumberland Ave.

March 29 – Maine’s newest cidery the Absolem Cider and Oxbow Brewing will collaborating on a beer/cider dinner at the Oxbow Beer Garden in Oxford, and chef Cody Finch will be holding the next dinner in his Codex series at Petite Jacqueline (5 courses @ $85/person).

April 9 – the Beer With(out) Beards festival will be taking place.

April 22 – May 1 – 4th Maine Seaweed Week.

June 13 – 19 – the 5th Annual Portland Wine Week will be taking place.

July 21 – Magnus on Water chef Ben Jackson will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb.

July 23 – Chaval chefs Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti will participating in the Outstanding in the Field series with a dinner at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

Siblings Bakery, The Purple Whisk, and Coveside Coffee are working together on a Bake for Ukraine pastry box which will include everything cream cheese scones, ginger sables, Meyer lemon crullers and a sweet and tart layer cake. Pick-up for the pastry boxes is taking place Saturday at Coveside Coffee.

For more info and to pre-order your pastry box visit the Siblings online shop.

Through to Saturday – Maine Restaurant Week.

Monday – a 5-course Bissell Brothers beer dinner.

Thursday – the Roma Cafe is holding a 4-course Tuscan wine dinner.

Saturday – it’s pick-up day at Coveside Coffee for the Bake for Ukraine pastry box being prepared by Siblings Bakery and The Purple Whisk.

Sunday – Judy Gibson and Lorne Wine are teaming up on a 4-course wine dinner.

March 29 – Maine’s newest cidery the Absolem Cider and Oxbow Brewing will collaborating on a beer/cider dinner at the Oxbow Beer Garden in Oxford.

April 9 – the Beer With(out) Beards festival will be taking place.

April 22 – May 1 – 4th Maine Seaweed Week.

June 13 – 19 – the 5th Annual Portland Wine Week will be taking place.

Tuesday – March 12 – Maine Restaurant Week.

Friday – a new food cart called Slide Street Co. is holding a pop-up at Fork Food Lab, and it will be the grand opening of Dila’s (menu) at the Public Market House.

Saturday – the launch party for Absolem Cider is taking place at Anoche on Washington Ave, and Belleville is re-opening their North Street shop, 8 am to 2 pm.

March 7 – a 5-course Bissell Brothers beer dinner.

March 10 – the Roma Cafe is holding a 4-course Tuscan wine dinner.

March 13 – Judy Gibson and Lorne Wine are teaming up on a 4-course wine dinner.

March 29 – Maine’s newest cidery the Absolem Cider and Oxbow Brewing will collaborating on a beer/cider dinner at the Oxbow Beer Garden in Oxford.

April 9 – the Beer With(out) Beards festival will be taking place.

April 22 – May 1 – 4th Maine Seaweed Week.

June 13 – 19 – the 5th Annual Portland Wine Week will be taking place.

Maine Restaurant Week kicks off this Tuesday and runs through March 12th. 40 restaurants and bars in the Portland area are taking part.

This year’s program also includes Spirit Quest, a “self-guided cocktail and paired bites walking tour that takes participants to Old Port and Congress Street Arts District restaurants and bars.”