Piccolo will be celebrating their 1st anniversary on September 21st by serving a traditional Abruzzi Panarda, a feast of epic proportions. Piccolo’s Panarda will be a 20-course meal paired with wines from Southern Italy. $110 per person. Call (207) 747-5307 for reservations.
Category: Events
This Week’s Events: Restaurant Impossible, Portland Brew Festival, Labor of Love Dinner, Maine Seaweed Festival
Wednesday — the Food TV Network is airing the episode of Restaurant Impossible filmed at Andy’s Diner in South Portland, The Salt Exchange is holding a wine dinner, and the Monument Square Farmers Market are taking place.
Thursday — there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.
Friday — it’s the first day of the 4th Annual Portland Brew Festival.
Saturday — it’s the last day of the 4th Annual Portland Brew Festival, Vinland is serving the Labor of Love Tasting Dinner, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — the inaugural Maine Seaweed Festival is taking place at SMCC.
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.
Fall MECA Culinary Arts Program
MECA has posted details for the fall semester Culinary Arts continuing education program:
- Food Photography taught by photographer Ted Axelrod
- Cold Sweets taught by pastry chef and Piccolo co-owner Ilma Lopez
- Holiday Baking taught by Tara Smith from Standard Baking
- The Whole Pig taught by Rosemont’s butcher Evan Mills
- French Home Cooking taught by Petite Jacqueline chef Frederic Elliot
- Wine and Food Pairing taught by Press Herald wine writer Joe Appel
- Mixology taught by bartender and cocktail historian John Myers
So many great classes, so little time…
This Week’s Events: Canning, Farm Dinners, Hunt & Alpine, Bartender’s Brunch, Labor of Love
Tuesday — Kate McCarty will be teaching a canning workshop, and the Local Foods Networking Breakfast will take place at Local Sprouts.
Wednesday — Black Tie will be serving a Graze Farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market are taking place.
Thursday — canning expert Marisa McClellan will give a demonstration of urban canning and preserving techniques.
Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — Chefs Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley will be preparing an Outstanding in the Field dinner., and Gather will preparing a Frontier Family Farm Feast at Wolfe’s Neck Farm.
Hunt & Alpine 1st Anniversary — the Hunt & Alpine Club is throwing a party to celebrate their 1-year anniversary which will feature “special all-you-can-drink/eat menu, prohibition-era tunes by Club Hot du Monde and a few surprises”. The part is taking place September 5, 4-8pm. Tickets are $50 and are now on sale at Brown Paper Tickets.
Bartender’s Brunch — a collaboration by Coffee By Design, Maine Beer Company, Novare Res Bier Cafe, In’finiti, Maine Pie Line and Holy Donut. to celebrate Maine Beer Company’s 5th Anniversar. MBC will release 2014, a maple imperial stout with cold pressed Ethiopian coffee, at the brunch. September 7th, 1-3pm. Tickets are $25 and are now on sale at Brown Paper Tickets.
Labor of Love Tasting Dinner — A “culinary journey of nineteen different items, consisting of eight savory courses, eight savory snacks, and three small desserts. All will, of course, be crafted from 100% local ingredients, grown organically or sustainably foraged from the wild.” August 30th. Tickets are $90 per person and are now on sale at Brown Paper Tickets.
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.
This Week’s Events: Pocket Cruise, Green Crab Lecture, Farmers’ Markets
Wednesday — the August edition of Pocket Cruise and the Monument Square Farmers Market are taking place.
Thursday — GMRI is hosting a lecture entitled Maine’s Green Crab Explosion, the Public Market House is holding a cider and kombucha tasting and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Sixpoint Brewing.
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.
This Week’s Events: Flanagan’s Table, Caviar Dinner, Tapas Dinner, Backyard Locavore Day
Monday — the crew from Salvage BBQ will be serving a meal at Flanagan’s Table.
Wednesday — Black Tie is holding a farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — Chebeague Island Inn will be holding a 5-course caviar dinner with special guest Robert Gardner, from the American Caviar Company.
Friday — BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe is serving a tapas dinner.
Saturday — it’s the 6th Annual Backyard Locavore Day, 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.
Level 1 Sommelier Training Class
The Court of Master Sommeliers will be holding the Introductory Sommelier training class and exam in Portland this October. This course is a required step to becoming a Certified Sommelier, and the first class along the way to full certification as a Master Sommelier. It’s targeted towards restaurant industry staff wishing to develop their wine expertise and wine enthusiasts.
The 2-day $525 class will be taking place October 6-7 at the Portland Harbor Hotel.
Visit www.mastersommeliers.org for:
This Week’s Events: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp, Flea Bites, Eat Street
Wednesday — Black Tie is holding a farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — Mainely Burgers will be featured on an episode of the Food TV Network show Eat Street, Sebago is holding a Beer Camp Block Party, and there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.
Friday — the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp is taking place at Thompson’s Point, a group of food trucks will be at the Flea For All for Flea Bites, and the West End Deli is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, 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.
This Week’s Events: Oxbow/Del Ducato Dinner, Allagash at Pai Men, Goose Island Migration, Beer Camp Preview
Monday — Piccolo is hosting a 6-course beer dinner featuring Oxbow and Del Ducato Birrifico.
Wednesday — Bier Cellar is holding a Goose Island Migration Week tasting, Pai Men is having an Allagash tap takeover with special food pairings, food book author Kate McCarty will be speaking at the Maine Historical Society, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — The Great Lost Bear is previewing beers from Sierra Nevada Beer Camp.
Saturday — Novare Res will be having a Beer Camp preview, 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.
Mainely Burgers on Eat Street
Urban Eye reports that the upcoming episode of Eat Street featuring Mainely Burgers will air on July 31.
But 10 hours of filming has paid off. The trucks, one parked at Scarborough Beach, will be featured July 31st at 8 p.m. on season five of the Cooking Channel’s street-eats-centric show.