Category: Events

Tuesday — the local foods networking breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts.

Wednesday — the semifinalist nominees for this year’s James Beard Foundation awards will be released.

Friday — Browne Trading will be at Rising Tide for a beer and salmon tasting, and North Star Sheep Farm will be at The Farm Stand for a lamb and wine tasting.

Saturday — Ned Swain is leading a Wine Wise natural wine walk, it’s the grand opening of Maine Craft Distilling’s Freeport tasting room, Viva Lebowski is taking place at Easy Day, and the Winter 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.

Many restaurants and other food shops have closed due to the storm, but not all. Here’s a growing list of the eateries that plan to be open today, keeping us all well fed despite the white stuff:

• Union Bagel, where I picked my breakfast of a double toasted everything bagel with butter.
• Arcadia is open until 10 pm, $5 drafts.
• Becky’s Diner is open.
• Bier Cellar is open noon – 6.
• Black Cat Coffee opened at 7:30 this morning.
• Brian Boru is open.
• Bucks Naked BBQ is open all day.
• Central Provisions is now open.
• CBD will be opening their shops on Diamond and Congress Streets at 10:30.
• DiMillo’s will be opening their lounge and bar starting at 11.
• Dobra will open at noon.
• Eventide plans to open at 11am for brunch.
• Five Fifty-Five is open for both brunch and dinner.
• Frog & Turtle will be open for brunch.
• Gelato Fiasco opens at 3pm.
• Great Lost Bear is open.
• Hilltop Coffee is opening at 10 this morning.
• Hunt and Alpine will be opening at 1pm serving their happy hour menu.
• Little Bigs is open.
• LFK is open today.
• Local 188 is open.
• Lolita is open.
• Maine & Loire reconsidered and is open today until 6pm.
• Marcy’s is open.
• MJ’s will be open 11-2.
• Old Port Wine will open at 10.
• Omi’s Coffee is open.
• Pai Men is holding an all day happy hour.
• Petite Jacqueline is open for both brunch and dinner.
• Piccolo will be open for dinner.
• Rosemont is open.
• Salvage BBQ opened at noon.
• Sonny’s is having a 15% off white sale off all food today.
• Speckled Axe plans to be open 10 – 2 today.
• Timber will open for dinner.
• Zapoteca will be open for dinner.

I’ll be updating this list throughout the day as more info comes in. Email me at anestes@portlandfoodmap.com or post a comment if there’s someplace I missed.

Monday — Owl & Whale will be taking over the bar at Outliers Eatery serving a menu of tequila and mezcal based cocktails.

Thursday — there will be a wine tastings at Rosemont on Brighton Aurora Provisions and The Corner General Store (115 Middle St), and a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.

Friday —Ned Swain from Devenish will be leading a Valentine’s wine tasting at Rosemont on Commercial St, and Viennese wine importer Carlo Huber will be the guest speaker at an Austrian wine event.

Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Valentine’s Day — times running out to make plans for your Valentine’s Day date. Here’s a selection of dinners and other V-Day events for you to choose from.

• Allagash, Beer Hearts Chocolate beer and chocolate tasting, $15 per person.
• Artemisa Cafe, 4-course dinner, $65 per person.
• Bao Bao, 5-course dinner, $48 per couple.
• Black Dinah will be opening a pop-up shop at their new space in Westbrook (869 Main St) on February 13 and 14, noon – 6 pm.
• Boone’s, choose between an all-lobster 4-course dinner for $114 per couple, or a 4-course menu with a variety of options for $55 per person.
• Bramhall will be serving a special menu.
• Congress Squared, special menu served on both the 13th and 14th.
• David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner with wine pairings for $150 per person.
• Elsmere BBQ, 4-course, $50 per person.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $75 per person; with optional pairings and supplements.
• Gelato Fiasco, serving a case of special Valentine’s flavored gelato and sorbetto, February 13-15.
• Hella Good Tacos, 2-course dinner, $30 per couple.
• Hunt and Alpince Club will be holding an all-night Allen’s Coffee Brandy happy hour.
• Novare Res is teaming up with La Crème Chocolat to serve beer and chocolate pairings on the 13th and 14th.
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course menu for $65 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Piccolo, 5-course dinner and a glass of rose prosecco, $75 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Rising Tide, on the 13th Rising Tide Brewing will be releasing Nuit D’Hiver, a “limited rum barrel aged version of D’Hiver, our dark rye saison with winter spices and sweet orange peel” along with D’Hiver, 2013 Cellared D’Hiver, Nuit D’Hiver on tap and chocolates truffles from La Crème Chocolat.
• Sur Lie, serving their regular menu and a special chef’s tasting menu for $65 per person.
• Unwined, a bottle of rose or sparkling wine, a dessert to split and chocolate covered strawberries, $39.95 per couple.
• Verbena is offering a 3-course meal you can bringg home for $65 per person.
• Vinland has a number of options including a 10-course dinner for 4 for $300.

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 — Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy will be the guest chefs at Central Provisions for CP’s 1-year anniversary.

Thursday — Rising Tide and Ebb & Flow are collaborating on a 5-course beer dinner, the Brighton Ave Rosemont is holding a cider tasting (with ciders from Vermont, New Hampshire, Spain, France, Chile) and Bao Bao is hosting a Hitachino tap takeover.

Friday — there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — Space Gallery is screening the movie The Search for General Tso followed by a talk with the director, Maine & Loire is holding a sparkling wine tasting, Dobra is teaching a class on the six classes of tea, Rosemont and Piccolo are working together on a cooking class, Wine Wise is leading a wine and chocolate walk, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — the 21st Annual Chowder and Chilli Challenge is taking place, and Owl & Whale (facebook, website) will be at Maine Craft Distilling’s Freeport tasting room for a product demo.

Valentine’s Day — restaurants have started announcing their plans for Valentine’s Day. I’ll be adding to this list and reposting it on a weekly basis now through then.

• Allagash, Beer Hearts Chocolate beer and chocolate tasting, $15 per person.
• Congress Squared, special menu served on both the 13th and 14th.
• David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner with wine pairings for $150 per person.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $75 per person; with optional pairings and supplements.
• Gelato Fiasco, serving a case of special Valentine’s flavored gelato and sorbetto, February 13-15.
• Novare Res is teaming up with La Crème Chocolat to serve beer and chocolate pairings on the 13th and 14th.
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course menu for $65 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Piccolo, 5-course dinner and a glass of rose prosecco, $75 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Rising Tide, on the 13th Rising Tide Brewing will be releasing Nuit D’Hiver, a “limited rum barrel aged version of D’Hiver, our dark rye saison with winter spices and sweet orange peel” along with D’Hiver, 2013 Cellared D’Hiver, Nuit D’Hiver on tap and chocolates truffles from La Crème Chocolat.
• Sur Lie, serving their regular menu and a special chef’s tasting menu for $65 per person.
• Vinland has a number of options including a 10-course dinner for 4 for $300.

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 winter/spring semester of MECA’s Culinary Arts program begins this week. Here’s the full list of classes:

• Food Blogging Workshop, taught by Susan and Ted Axelrod
• Puff Pastry, taught by Andrea Swanson from Foley’s
• Professional Cake Building, taught by Andrea Swanson from Foley’s
• Whole Pig Butchering, taught by Evan Mills from from Rosemont
• World of Wine, taught by certified sommelier Jennifer Flock

You can see the full program on the MECA website.

Rosemont Market & Bakery, Cultivating Community and Maine College of Art are working together on a food film series. The films will be screened on Sundays at 4pm at MECA in Osher Hall. Here’s the line-up:

• February 1 – The Future of Food
• March 1 – My Father’s Garden
• March 26 – The Real Dirt on Farmer John
• May 3 – In Organic We Trust

Wednesday — Outliers is serving a 5-course dinner featuring Willamette Valley wines with special guest Rob Stuart from from R. Stuart Wines.

Thursday — The Farm Stand is holding natural wine tasting , Rosemont is also holding a wine tasting, there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, the Bier Cellar is hosting an Allagash tasting, and the 16th annual Brew Pub Cup is taking place.

Friday — Novare Res is holding a Brewers Without Borders event to raise funds for the Hof ten Dormaal brewery is Belgium that was recently damaged by a fire,  and The Farm Stand is holding another wine tasting.

Saturday —  Maine & Loire is holding their first wine tasting, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Valentine’s Day — restaurants have started announcing their plans for Valentine’s Day. I’ll be adding to this list and reposting it on a weekly basis now through then.

• Congress Squared, special menu served on both the 13th and 14th.
• David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner for 2 with wine pairings for $150
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $75 per person; with optional pairings and supplements.
• Novare Res is teaming up with La Crème Chocolat to serve beer and chocolate pairings on the 13th and 14th.
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course menu for $65 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Piccolo, 5-course dinner and a glass of rose prosecco, $75 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Rising Tide, on the 13th Rising Tide Brewing will be releasing Nuit D’Hiver, a “limited rum barrel aged version of D’Hiver, our dark rye saison with winter spices and sweet orange peel” along with D’Hiver, 2013 Cellared D’Hiver, Nuit D’Hiver on tap and chocolates truffles from La Crème Chocolat.
• Vinland has a number of options including a 10-course dinner for 4 for $300.

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 — Local Sprouts is hosting the Local Foods Networking Breakfast.

Wednesday — Space Gallery is screening Growing Local followed by a discussion with the director, Baxter Brewing owner Luke Livingston will be speaking at Peleton Labs,  The Corner Room is holding a  wine dinner and Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday — it’s the first night of the 2015 Ice Bar, the Thirsty Pig is hosting a rlease party for episode 4 of Local Brew TV, and GMRI is hosting a talk on How Climate Change is Affecting Fish and People by scientist Andy Pershing and Kathy Mills.

Friday — it’s the second night of the Ice Bar.

Saturday — Allagash is having a bottle release for Emotional Honey,  it’s the last night of the Ice Bar, the Portland On Tap beer festival is taking place as is the Winter Farmers’ Market.

Sunday — The Good Table is holding a 5-course dinner made with 5 local honeys paired with mead, wine, beer, and Rosemont Market cooking a Grange Bean Suppah.

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 Golden Dish has a report on Vinland’s guest chef series.

Starting in February, chef and owner David Levi will be introducing a guest chef night on Tuesday evenings – a formula that resembles pop-up dinners, which have become so popular around the country.