Category: Events

Monday — DiMillo’s is holding a GMRI seafood dinner., and the Maine Distillers Guild’s Pre-Launch Fundraiser is taking place at Liquid Riot.

Thursday — GMRI is giving a lecture on Rebuilding Fisheries in a Changing Environment.

Friday — Rosemont is holding their annual Fine Wine Showcase.

Saturday — Crooners & Cocktails is celebrating the Frank Sinatra’s birthday, La Crème Chocolat and New England Distilling is launching a rye-based barreled-aged chocolate, there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and sparkling wine and chocolate tasting at Maine & Loire, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Ri Ra is holding a 5k Brewer’s Holiday Dash, and Aurora Provisions is teaching a holiday cookie baking class.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. I’ll be adding to and reposting the growing list each week over the coming month. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Central Provisions – 14-course tasting menu, $220 per couple (including tax and gratuity) with optional pairings $55 per person.
• Evo – 5-course dinner in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, $75 per person with optional wine pairings.
• Five Fifty-Five – 4-course, $85, with optional wine pairings.
• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Isa – 3-course dinner, $45.
• MK Kitchen – 4-course dinner, $75.
• Petite Jacqueline – 3-course tasting  menu with champagne, $75.
• Sur Lie – tasting menu, $75.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.

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.

It’s going to be a very busy week of food events…

Monday — Maine & Loire is holding a T. Edward wine tasting.

Tuesday — Bramhall is hosting a Rhum Tiki Lounge preview event.

Wednesday — Woodford Food & Beverage is holding a neighborhood mixer/preview (menu), and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — the Twelve Beers of Christmas showcase is taking place at The Great Lost Bear, and there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and it’s the final day to contribute to the Urban Sugar Donuts Kickstarter campaign.

Friday — the Portland Hunt  & Alpine will be serving a Scandinavian Repeal Day dinner at the James Beard House in NYC, guest chef Alfie Jerome Mossade will be serving 5-course dinner at Tempo Dulu for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Singapore Sling, Jason Loring will be the featured chef for a dinner at Flanagan’s Table, and C Salt Gourmet is holding their holiday Sip and Shop.

Saturday — the first Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place, and there will be a encore of the Tempo Dulu Singapore Sling dinner, and Allagash is holding a bottle release for Avance.

Sunday – an ensemble cast of chefs led by Rob Evans are preparing a benefit dinner for Full Plates, Full Potential(facebook, tickets) at Flanagan’s Table, there will be a Jenny & François Selections tasting at Maine & Loire, and the 2015 Repeal Day Ball is taking place at Mechanics Hall.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. I’ll be adding to and reposting the growing list each week over the coming month. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.

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.

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

Thanksgiving — If you plan to eat out for Thanksgiving make your reservations now.

• Brian Boru, Thanksgiving buffet, $23.99 (children under 12 are half priced), noon – 5:30
• C-Squared, 3-course, $65 per person, 11 – 8.
• Eve’s at the Garden is serving a buffet, $55 per person, ages 6-12 $24.95 and children under 6 are free.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $80 per person, there’s also a 3-course children’s dinner for $35 per person, 1-8.
• Harraseeket Inn is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet.
• Old Port Tavern, $20, 3-9.
• Saltwater Grille is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $49.99 per person, $14.99 for children.
• Sea Glass is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet, $60 per adult, children 5-12 are $22, kids under 5 are free, 12-8.
• Tempo Dulu, 5 courses, $85 per person.
• Timber, 4-course dinner, $35 per person, vegetarian options available, 1-8.
• Twenty Milk Street is serving a Thanksgiving dinner.
• Union is serving 3-($55) and 5-($79) course Thanksgiving dinners, 12:30 – 8:30.
• Wayside Food Program is holding their annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Portland Club, 11-1.
• Zackery’s is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $27 per adult, $22 for seniors, children under 10 pay their age.
• While making your own dinner plans, please consider making a donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help them fight hunger in Maine.

Friday — Allagash is holding a bottle release for James and Julie, a “Flemish Sour Brown and offers an aroma of raisins, figs, cherries, and caramelized sugar”, and Oxbow is celebrating Dark Friday with all dark beers on tap and the release of the Black IPA, Snowball.

Sunday – the 4th Annual Duckfat/Oxbow Dinner 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.

Flanagan’s Table has unveiled the 2016 calendar for their popular dinner series. During the coming year they’re adding an extra twist for Word Play: The Color Series. Each is conceived by a pair (or more) of chefs and “This eight dinner series is colored themed and an execution of the chefs’ interpretation of those colors — literally and figuratively — through a five-course meal.”

• January 31st, Purple, Thomas Pisha-Duffly from The Honey Paw and Justin Walker from Earth
• February 27th, Red, Amanda Hallowell from Nebo Lodge and David Turin from David’s
• April 30th, Yellow, Krista Kern Desjarlais from The Purple House and Josh Potocki from 158
• June 26th, Green, Rob Evans from Duckfat and Masa Miyake from Miyake/Pai Men
• July 31st, Pink, Wilson Rothschild from Terlingua and Anders Talberg from Roustabout
• August 7th, Black, Sous Chef dinner
• October 2nd, Orange, Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti from Piccolo and Andrew Taylor and Michael Wiley from Hugo’s
• December 3rd, White, Larry Matthews from Back Bay Grill and Jason Williams from The Well

On Wednesday, Flanagan’s Table will begin selling a limited number of subscriptions to the entire series.

Tuesday — the Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place and Allagash is holding a Friendsgiving event.

Wednesday — Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a holiday wine tasting, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — Banded Horn is doing a tap takeover at Evo, Bryan Hinschberger from Bon Vivant Imports will be pouring wines from the Štekar family in Slovenia at Central Provisions and the Public Market House, Aurora Provisions and C Salt Gourmet are holding a Thanksgiving wine tasting.

Friday — Liquid Riot is releasing their Aguardiente de Agave Spirit, and the West End Rosemont is holding a wine tasting.

Saturday — Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez from Piccolo are the featured chefs at a Beard House dinner in NYC, the Brighton Ave Rosemont is holding a wine tasting, Sarah Fioroni author of  A Family Farm in Tuscany will be at The Farm Stand for a book signing, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – East Ender is serving a Turducken Bissell Brothers beer dinner, there will be a Dim Sum Brunch at The Honey Paw, and a Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner at Petite Jacqueline.

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away. If you plan to eat out for Thanksgiving make your reservations now:

• Brian Boru, Thanksgiving buffet, $23.99 (children under 12 are half priced), noon – 5:30
• C-Squared, 3-course, $65 per person, 11 – 8.
• Eve’s at the Garden is serving a buffet, $55 per person, ages 6-12 $24.95 and children under 6 are free.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $80 per person, there’s also a 3-course children’s dinner for $35 per person, 1-8.
• Harraseeket Inn is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet.
• Saltwater Grille is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $49.99 per person, $14.99 for children.
• Sea Glass is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet, $60 per adult, children 5-12 are $22, kids under 5 are free, 12-8.
• Tempo Dulu, 5 courses, $85 per person.
• Timber, 4-course dinner, $35 per person, vegetarian options available, 1-8.
• Twenty Milk Street is serving a Thanksgiving dinner.
• Union is serving 3-($55) and 5-($79) course Thanksgiving dinners, 12:30 – 8:30.
• Wayside Food Program is holding their annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Portland Club, 11-1.
• Zackery’s is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $27 per adult, $22 for seniors, children under 10 pay their age.
• Turkeys are available from Rosemont Market, the Other Side Delicatessen, The Farm Stand, C Salt Gourmet Market, Ten Ten Pié Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Serendipity Acres Farm, Alewive’s Brook Farm and Frith Farm.
• Prepared Side Dishes can be sourced from Aurora Provisions, the Other Side Delicatessen C Salt Gourmet and Rosemont Market.
• Pies, Cakes and Desserts are being sold by Standard Baking, Scratch Baking Co., Ten Ten Pié, Portland Patisserie, Two Fat Cats and Tandem Bakery.
• While making your own dinner plans, please consider making a donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help them fight hunger in Maine.

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 — the next edition of Symphony & Spirits is taking place at Hunt and Alpine.

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

Thursday — GMRI is hosting a lecture on Recent Success in New England’s Fisheries, and staff from Bissell Brothers, the Maine Beer Company, the Brew Bus and Allagash will participate in a panel discussion on social media for the Local Beer and Beverage Industry.

Saturday — Allagash is holding a bottle release for Nancy, Flask is celebrating the 8-year anniversary, there will be a  wine tasting at LeRoux  Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Piccolo and Oxbow are collaborating on a  beer dinner which will feature, among other beers, the Del Ducato Oud Brunello which was aged in Brunello di Montalcino barrels.

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away. I’m assembling a list of Thanksgiving dinners and local resources for home cooks and related events. Here’s what’s surfaced so far:

• Brian Boru, Thanksgiving buffet, $23.99 (children under 12 are half priced), noon – 5:30
• C-Squared, 3-course, $65 per person, 11 – 8.
• Eve’s at the Garden is serving a buffet, $55 per person, ages 6-12 $24.95 and children under 6 are free.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $80 per person, there’s also a 3-course children’s dinner for $35 per person, 1-8.
• Harraseeket Inn is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet.
• Saltwater Grille is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $49.99 per person, $14.99 for children.
• Sea Glass is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet, $60 per adult, children 5-12 are $22, kids under 5 are free, 12-8.
• Tempo Dulu, 5 courses, $85 per person.
• Timber, 4-course dinner, $35 per person, vegetarian options available, 1-8.
• Twenty Milk Street is serving a Thanksgiving dinner.
• Zackery’s is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $27 per adult, $22 for seniors, children under 10 pay their age.
• Turkeys are available from Rosemont Market, the Other Side Delicatessen, The Farm Stand, C Salt Gourmet Market, Ten Ten Pié Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Serendipity Acres Farm, Alewive’s Brook Farm and Frith Farm.
• Prepared Side Dishes can be sourced from Aurora Provisions, the Other Side Delicatessen and Rosemont Market.
• Pies, Cakes and Desserts are being sold by Standard Baking, Scratch Baking Co., Ten Ten Pié, Portland Patisserie, Two Fat Cats
• While making your own dinner plans, please consider making a donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help them fight hunger in Maine.

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.

Tickets are now on sale for the Rum Riots Prohibition Repeal Day Ball taking place this December 6th at the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association ball room.

Cristina Klein from Sonny’s, Patrick McDonald from Central Provisions and Andrew Volk from the Hunt + Alpine Club will be the featured bartenders for the evening.

On December 5, 1933, America’s long story of Prohibition ended. Come celebrate Repeal Day with cocktails, live music and more. Get dressed in your 1930-era finest and dance the night away!

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes an article on last week’s barista latte art competition.

The designs are ephemeral: Their shape and definition starts to fade after a couple of minutes. But latte art is taken seriously enough that, in 2006, the Specialty Coffee Associations of Europe and America founded the World Latte Art Championship. (Next year, it will be held in Shanghai.) The U.S. Latte Art Championship followed in 2014.

Maine’s Latte Art Throwdown, which assesses only free pours, doesn’t take itself quite so seriously, but it’s still packed with talented local latte artists who are looking to improve their work.

Bard Coffee manager Brittany Feltovic won the final round. The next latte art throwdown will take place at Elements in Biddeford in February.

Monday — Portland Beer Week kicked off yesterday. There’s a plethora of beer tastings, tap takeovers, lunches, dinners and lectures taking place over. The next 6 days. Checkout the PBW website for a full list of events.

Tuesday — 11 professional/amateur beer collaborations will be on tap at Salvage.

Wednesday — Bao Bao is hosting a Bissell Brothers beer dinner, Novare Res is holding an Oxbow bottle tasting, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — The Maine Center For Creativity is holding a talk on the Art and Science of Brewing, and there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.

Friday — Master Brewer/Co-Founder Jean François Gravel from Brassserie Dieu du Ceil will be Novare.

Saturday — the 2015 edition of Where the Wild Biers are is taking place at Novare and the 22nd Annual Maine Brewers Festival is taking place at the Portland Expo, Rising Tide is holding the bottle release for Hesperus, there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont on Brighton, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Slab is hosting a Hangover Brunch, and Aurora Provisions is teaching a pie baking class.

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away. I’m assembling a list of Thanksgiving dinners and local resources for home cooks and related events. Here’s what’s surfaced so far:

• Brian Boru, Thanksgiving buffet, $23.99 (children under 12 are half priced), noon – 5:30
• C-Squared, 3-course, $65 per person, 11 – 8.
• Eve’s at the Garden is serving a buffet, $55 per person, ages 6-12 $24.95 and children under 6 are free.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $80 per person, there’s also a 3-course children’s dinner for $35 per person, 1-8.
• Harraseeket Inn is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet.
• Saltwater Grille is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $49.99 per person, $14.99 for children.
• Sea Glass is serving their Thanksgiving Grand Buffet, $60 per adult, children 5-12 are $22, kids under 5 are free, 12-8.
• Timber, 4-course dinner, $35 per person, vegetarian options available, 1-8.
• Twenty Milk Street is serving a Thanksgiving dinner.
• Zackery’s is serving a Thanksgiving buffet, $27 per adult, $22 for seniors, children under 10 pay their age.
• Turkeys are available from Rosemont Market, the Other Side Delicatessen, The Farm Stand, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Serendipity Acres Farm, Alewive’s Brook Farm and Frith Farm.
• Prepared Side Dishes can be sourced from Aurora Provisions, the Other Side Delicatessen and Rosemont Market.
• While making your own dinner plans, please consider making a donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help them fight hunger in Maine.

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.