Category: Events

Standard Baking will be holding an open house and behind the scenes tours tomorrow 11-2 as part of their participation in The Bread Bakers Guild of America’s 4th Annual International Bakery Open House.

Speckled Ax will be holding an exciting Panamanian/Gesha coffee tasting this Sunday 7pm at their store on Congress Street.

[W]e will be holding a cupping of 25 samples–give or take–from the upcoming best of panama coffee auction. Most of them will be of the gesha varietal, made famous when it was (re)discovered at Hacienda la Esmeralda over a decade ago, and infamous by Michaela Weissman in her 2008 book, “God in a Cup.” These coffees are, quite literally, some of the best (and most expensive) coffees in the world. Even the samples were pricey. Some of these coffees will sell at auction for upwards of $150 per pound. The chance to taste all of them side by side is pretty extraordinary.

Tickets (there are only 10 available) are $20 each. Call (207-660-3333) or visit Speckled Ax (567 Congress St) to reserve a spot.

Tuesday — there will be a panel discussion on Marine Innovation at Maine Start-up and Create Week (MSCW), and the local foods networking breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts.

Wednesday — there will be a panel discussion on Scaling a Specialty Food Company at MSCW, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Vignola/Cinque Terre is hosting a wine dinner, there will be a panel discussion Innovating with Sustainable Food at MSCW, The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Bunker Brewing, and there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House and a beer tasting at the Bier Cellar.

Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Miyake is holding a pig roast at Wolfe’s Neck Farm.

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 — Restaurant Impossible will be unveiling the re-imagined Uncle Andy’s at 7pm, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — GMRI is hosting a session on Portland’s Evolving Seafood Industry.

Friday — it’s the first day of the Scarborough kitchen tour, Sip & See.

Saturday — Novare Res is holding the 2014 SmuttFest, it’s the 2nd day of Sip & See, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Start-up and Create Week — An exciting event called Maine Start-up and Create Week is taking place June 12-20. There will speakers and panel discussion in addition to a number related events. Three of the presentation involve the food industry: Marine Innovation, Scaling a Specialty Food Company, and Innovation with Sustainable Foods. For a full schedule and to register for the conference visit, mainestartupandcreateweek.com/schedule.

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.

Knack Factory has published a very nice set of photos from last weekend’s dinner by Hugo’s at Flanagan’s Table.

The dinner featured smoked sablefish, cassoulet, a surf and turf of octopus and pork shoulder, a spit roasted pig and a dessert of sorrel ice cream, asparagus and rhubarb.

The SALO Project will be serving a Filipino pop-up dinner this Sunday in Portland. Chef Yana Gilbuena is taking SALO on the road to prepare a pop-up in all 50 states. Tickets are $50 and the dinner is taking place in a private residence in the East End.

The Root has published a report from the coffee house tour I led this past weekend in collaboration with The Maine Brew Bus.

During the tour we visited Coffee by Design, Bard Coffee, Speckled Axe and Tandem Coffee Roasters. We learned about coffee importing and roasting, cross compared brewing methods, got trained on the cupping process, and as you might expect drank a vast amount of caffeine. If that all sounds fun to you then you’re in luck as we’re likely to schedule a repeat performance this Fall. Stay tuned.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — several Maine restaurants will be in NYC competing in the Lobster Roll Rumble, and the Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Smuttynose.

Friday — CN Shawarma (facebook, twitter, instagram) is launching their new food truck, the movie Craft is being screened at Allagash, and the first Flea Bites food truck street festival in is taking place at the Portland Flea for All.

Saturday — the 10th Annual Vegetarian Food Festival is taking place as is the Deering Oaks Farmers Market, it’s the 3rd Annual Maine Open Winery Day and Leroux will be having a wine tasting.

Sunday — the 41st Annual Parking Old Port Festival is taking place.

Negroni Week — the Hunt & Alpine club is participating in Imbibe magazine’s Negroni Week charity event. As part of the program Hunt & Alpine will be donating $2 to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Southern Maine for every Classic Negroni, Barrel-Aged Negroni, and Sbagliato (bubbly negroni) sold June 2-8.

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.

Food TV star Alton Brown will be coming to Portland this November for an engagement at Merrill Auditorium.

Alton Brown reinvented the food show with his award winning Good Eats. With his upcoming tour, Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to the stage. The two-hour show is a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time…live music.

Tickets are now on sale at PortTix.

Memorial Day — Family Feast, Tandem Coffee and Bunker Brewing are throwing a Indonesian themed Memorial Day Bash BBQ in East Bayside.

Wednesday — Central Provisions is holding a beer dinner, The Maine Brew Bus is leading a progressive beer dinner featuring Atlantic Brewing, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Fishin’ Ships is scheduled to launch at Rising Tide, and the Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Uinta.

Friday — Blue Rooster is kicking off their summer guest chef series with a hotdog designed by Cara Stadler from Tao Yuan.

Saturday — Kate McCarty will be at Sherman’s to sign copies of her book Portland Food: The Culinary Capital of Maine, it’s the first day of Rum Riots, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Po’Boys & Pickles are holding their 3rd Annual Parking Lot Crawfish Boil, and Hugo’s will be the featured restaurant at this month’s Flanagan’s Table dinner.

Also on Sunday — I’ll be leading a coffee house tour in collaboration with the folks from The Maine Brew Bus. We’ll be visiting: Speckled Ax, Bard Coffee, Tandem Coffee Roasters and Coffee by Design. Visit the Brew Bus site to sign-up.

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.