Category: Events

The Righteous Russet and Portland Food Map have once again teamed up to organize the Annual Heirloom Apple Tasting which is taking place Monday October 14th at 2 and 6 pm at the Island Creek Oyster Shop on Washington Ave. Tickets are now on sale. SOLD OUT

Have you ever tasted a Hudson Golden Gem, Fameuse, or Thomas Jefferson’s favorite apple, the Esopus Spitzenburg? Come to the sixth annual Heirloom Apple Tasting to try a wide range apples handpicked in New England’s orchards and learn more about this iconic fall fruit from the Righteous Russet (aka apple and cider expert Sean Turley).

Sean and the team will be scouring Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to amass dozens and dozens of the best varieties for you to try and compare. From the tiny Chestnut Crab to the appropriately named Twenty Ounce, apples offer a wide assortment of tastes, textures, shapes and sizes that are too often underrepresented at the local supermarket or pick-your-own orchard.

Our host, The Shop, will be running a cash bar during the tasting stocked with several hard ciders from across the region that are well worth drinking.

Complimenting the fresh apple tasting will be tastes of three dishes prepared with heirloom cooking apples by chefs Ilma Lopez from Chaval, Krista Desjarlais from The Purple House and Josh Berry from Union.

Monday – the next edition of the Turamali (instagram) pop-up Mexican restaurant is taking place at Evo (2 seatings, 6 courses, $60 per person).

Wednesday – Maine & Loire is holding a Le Sot de L’Ange vermouth tasting, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Saturday – the B Side, an educational event at the Portland House of Music will explore “the myriad unexpected ways honeybees are part of the social and cultural fabric of our everyday life”, Suga Suga is teaching a Macaron Workshop, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – chefs from the Inn By the Sea, Union, Evo Kitchen + Bar, Sur Lie, David’s, and Five Fifty-Five are collaborating on a sold out Full Plates Full Potential dinner at the Inn by the Sea.

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

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Tuesday – Evo is holding a Portuguese wine dinner, and there will be a Stekar wine tasting at Maine & Loire.

Wednesday – the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday – Maine & Loire is holding a Chaumont wine tasting.

Saturday – The Tate House is holding “an afternoon of education and entertainment surrounding beer in the 18th and 19th century”, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – there will be a Rising Tide brunch, a Big Tree dinner at Wolfe’s Neck Oceanfront Campground, a Cape Farm Alliance dinner at the Inn by the Sea, and the Portland Yard Sale is taking place at the Maine Girls’ Academy.

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 – It’s Labor Day.

Wednesday – the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday – the first session of the sold out ChefsFeed collaboration dinners is taking place.

Friday – the second session of the sold out ChefsFeed collaboration dinners is taking place.

Saturday – Chef Kevin Gravito is launching his Burger Freak pop-up at Rose Foods, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – the last session of the ChefsFeed collaboration dinners 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 – Mister Tuna will be serving a sold out omakase dinner with guest chef Sang Lee and dessert by Atsuko Fujimoto.

Tuesday – Giant is holding their monthly Hush Hush event.

Wednesday – the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Friday – Solo Italiano is holding a wine dinner with special guest winemaker Elizabetta Fagiuoli of Montenidoli, and it’s the first of a 2-day tap takeover of the Rooms restaurants by Mason Brewing.

Saturday – the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – A Full Plates Full Potential dinner is taking place at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth with chefs from Union, Evo, Sur Lie, David’s and Five Fifty-Five.

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.

BlueFin restaurant in the Portland Harbor Hotel is launching a Maine Meets Miami pop-up series.

First up is chef Micheal Beltran from Ariete Coconut Grove. The dinner is taking place September 26th and tickets are now on sale, 5-course with wine pairings (tax and tip included) for $125.

BlueFin’s chef, Gil Plaster, was born and raised in Miami. Future dinners in the series will feature Bravo’s Top Chef Season 13 winner Jeremy Ford of Afishonado and Stubborn Seed, in addition to Daniel Roy, Executive Chef of Generator, a boutique hotel on Miami Beach.

22 chefs from 7 states and 21 restaurants will be converging at Lio early next month for 3 multi-course collaboration dinners on September 5th, September 6th, and September 8th. Tickets are now on sale.

Each night’s tasting menu will include a journey into the mind of each chef and the creative process that went into each of their dishes. They’ll talk the finer points of cuisine, collaboration, and their experiences in Portland, many of them visiting for the first time. Each chef will mingle throughout the dining room answering questions and sharing their experience with each guest.

The dinners are be organized by ChefsFeed which, according to their website “provides dining and drinking guides, inspiration, and unique experiences direct from experts. The platform also enables culinary professionals and the world’s best brands to discover innovative ways to work together—online and in real life.”

Chefs participating in the dinner on Thursday September 5th are:

• Cara Stadler Tao Yuan, Brunswick, ME
• Ross Coleman 2840 at Dukesa, Houston, TX
• Kim Alter Nightbird, San Francisco, CA
• Alex Sáenz Bisq, Cambridge, MA
• Mason Hereford Turkey and the Wolf, New Orleans, LA
• Vien Dobui Cong Tu Bot, Portland, ME
• Ilma Lopez Piccolo, Portland, ME
• Briana Holt Tandem Coffee + Bakery, Portland, ME
• Brian Jupiter Inae Mae Tavern, Chicago, IL
• Matt Ginn EVO Portland, Portland, ME
• Courtney Loreg Woodford F&B, Portland, ME

Chefs participating in the dinner on Friday September 6th are:

• Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins Unaffiliated, San Diego, CA
• Amanda Rockman New Waterloo, Austin, TX
• Jennifer Jackson Voyager, Detroit, MI
• Justin Tootla Voyager Ferndale, Ferndale, MI
• Tracy Chang Pagu, Boston, MA
• Lamar Moore The Swill Inn, Chicago, IL
• Rebecca Arnold Whole Heart Provisions, Cambridge, MA7th
• Peter McKenzie Haley Henry, Boston, MA
• PJ Edwards Meadow Neighborhood Eatery, San Antonio, TX
• Kate Hamm Lio Restaurant, Portland, ME
• Brian Mercury Puritan & Co, Boston, MA

All chefs from both Thursday and Friday night will then work together for a Grand Finale Collaboration taking place Sunday September 8th.

Three of Strong is holding their grand opening starting today and through the weekend:

• Friday – Master Distiller Graham Hamblett will be signing labels of the Three of Strong silver rum. The Maine Maple Creamee food truck will be onsite.
• Saturday – Chef Evan Mallet from Black Trumpet in Portsmouth will preparing a pig roast with dessert by the Morton’s Moo ice cream food truck.
• Sunday – there will be a shuffleboard tournament with food by Eighty 8 Donuts and Rebel Cheesteaks.

Wednesday – Tempo Arts is holding the third of their Welcome Feasts, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday – Union is serving a Honey Bee Dinner, and the Inn by the Sea is serving a Cape Farm Alliance Dinner.

Saturday – 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.

Tuesday – Cong Tu Bot is hosting a  food + storytelling event in collaboration with A Clearing and Tender Table.

Wednesday – the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Friday – it’s the first day of the 94th Annual Saint Peter’s Italian Bazaar.

Saturday – the East Bayside Block Party is taking place, the Saint Peter’s Bazaar continues, this year’s edition of the Craft Brew Races is taking place, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – it’s the last day of the Saint Peter’s 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.