Category: Events

Monday – Chisai—a pop-up collaboration between Carbon, Mr. Tuna, and Piccolo—is taking place at Piccolo.

Tuesday – Chef Laboa will be teaching a pasta making class at Solo Italiano.

Wednesday – There will be a wine tasting at Old Port Wine Merchants, and the tasting room at the Batson River brewery and distillery is opening in Kennebunkport.

Thursday – The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing Foulmouthed Brewing.

Friday – Winemaker Matteo Furlani will be at Maine & Loire for a tasting and Solo Italiano for a wine dinner.

Saturday – It’s the first day of the Winter Farmers’ Market at 631 Stevens Ave.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have begun announcing their NYE dinner options:

• Central Provisions – 7-course dinner with pairings, $150 per person. Two seatings at 6 pm and 10 pm.

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.

Back in 2009 Portland set a world record when it built a 61 foot lobster roll on Commercial Street.  As this article from Atlas Obscura details, the record has extended by leaps and bounds over the last few years as towns in Canada, New Hampshire and New York got in on the act.

Shediac, New Brunswick reclaimed the title with a 180 foot lobster roll.

Savoie said they originally planned to make their lobster roll 150 feet long, recognizing Canada’s 150th birthday, but decided rather than contest New Hampshire’s claim [159 feet], they would just beat it.

The new record also beats the one set in 2016 by the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association, which created a roll measuring 122 feet.

All of which makes me wonder whether it’s time for Portland to get back into the fray and reclaim the title for Maine.

The Brick South building on Thompson’s Point measures 224 feet long and would make for an great spot to bake and build 200+ foot roll. What do you think?

Wednesday – Foundation Brewing will be having a new New England IPA (7.1%) called Mindstorm on draft in their tasting room, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving is just 11 days away. Here’s a list of the restaurants I’ve heard are doing holiday dinners that day:

• Bluefin
• Bolster Snow
• Congress Squared
• Five Fifty-Five
• Harraseeket Inn
• Inn by the Sea
• Saltwater Grille
• Twenty Milk Street
• Union
• Additionally, the Wayside Food Program will be holding their annual Community Dinner at the Portland Club.

Saturday – Fork Food Lab will be holding a mid-day market where all their vendors will have products on sale.

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 – a Canning Workshop is taking place at Fork Food Lab.

Tuesday – The Maine Historical Society will be honoring the Barber Family, Sam Hayward, David L Geary, the O’Hara Corporation, and Smith’s Farm with History Maker Awards. There will be a Piedmont wine dinner at Lolita and a Leeward pop-up dinner at The Honey Paw.

Wednesday – there will be a Thanksgiving wine tasting at Old Port Wine Merchants, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday – Petite Jacqueline will be serving a Beaujolais Nouveau dinner, and Maine Heritage Seaweed is teaching a Cooking with Seaweed class.

Friday – Tipo is holding a Natural wine dinner, Belleville is holding a Pizza Night, and there will be a Rioja wine tasting at Rosemont on Brighton Ave.

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

Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving is just 11 days away. Here’s a list of the restaurants I’ve heard are doing holiday dinners that day:

• Bluefin
• Bolster Snow
• Congress Squared
• Five Fifty-Five
• Harraseeket Inn
• Inn by the Sea
• Saltwater Grille
• Twenty Milk Street
• Union
• Additionally, the Wayside Food Program will be holding their annual Community Dinner at the Portland Club.

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 – Portland Beer Week is taking place through Saturday.

Tuesday – Elda is holding a Austrian wine dinner featuring wines from Netzl.

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

Friday – it’s the opening day of the 2018 New England Food System Innovation Challenge at Saint Joseph’s College, and Rosemont is holding a wine tasting at their West End location.

Saturday – Space Gallery is screening the movie Brewmaster, there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and  the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Stars & Stripes Brewing is holding the Grand Opening of their tasting room in Freeport, Two Fat Cats is teaching a pie baking class, and friends of the late food writer Claire Z. Cramer will be gathering at Tiqa to remember her and her life.

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.

Palace Diner and Hugo’s will be collaborating on a pop-up called Fine Diner that will be taking place Thursday November 8th at Hugo’s.

Tickets are now on sale for the “fine dining / diner mash-up” on Eventbrite, $100 inclusive of beer & wine, tax and tip.

Sixteen past Chopped Champions including Evo’s chef Matt Ginn will be returning to the small screen to battle it out for a grand prize of $50,000 and a new car.

Ginn’s episode airs tonight and Evo is holding a Chopped viewing party starting at 8pm, the episode is on the Food Network at 9pm.

Tuesday – Cara Stadler and Ilma Lopez will be speaking at One Longfellow Square, and there will be a 6-course beer/wine pairing dinner at CellarDoor.

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

Thursday – There will be a workshop on Business Succession in Maine’s Food-Based Economy at USM.

Friday – Jules Dressner from wine importer Louis Dressner will be at Maine & Loire for a wine tasting, 5-7pm.

Saturday – 10 local oyster farms and companies will be competing in the Jumbo Oyster Jam at Oxbow, and  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.

Monday – All Those Who Wander(website, facebook, instagram) is opening their coffee shop at the corner of inner Washington and Marion Streets.

Tuesday – Chef Paolo Laboa from Solo Italiano will be teaching a cooking class.

Wednesday – Eaux will be serving a Battery Steele breakfast beer dinner, Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a wine tasting, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday – there will be a Mast Landing tap takeover at Bao Bao, The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Hidden Cove, Rosemont is holding a wine event focused on Grower Champagne, Chaval is holding a Portuguese wine dinner, and Woodford F&B is collaborating with Allagash on a benefit for The Locker Project.

Friday – there will be a 5-course wine dinner at Hugo’s with Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards.

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

Sunday – Two Fat Cats are teaching a kid’s Halloween Cupcake Decorating class.

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.

The Forecaster has published a report on the Lunch Ladies event taking place this weekend,

Brandi Haaf and Lonnie Stinson, owners of Crepe Elizabeth, are launching Lunch Ladies of Portland on Sunday, Oct. 21, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The event will take place from noon-5 p.m. at 219 Anderson St., and feature several woman-owned food trucks from around the area. Ten percent of all sales and 100 percent of the money from specialty items sold will go to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition.