Category: Events

Wednesday — it’s the last day you can vote in the Phoenix Readership Poll (food blog category), the Maine Brew Bus is leading a Sebago beer dinner, GMRI is holding a lecture on “How Warming Waters are Bringing New Species to the Gulf of Maine“, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — it’s the first night of 6th Annual Belgian Biere Fest at Novare Res, and The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from Run of the Mill.

Friday — the 2014 Slow Money Maine Regional Gathering is taking place, and the Travel Channel show Food Paradise will be filming at Five Fifty-Five.

Saturday — El Rayo is kicking off a 2-day Cinco de Mayo celebration, the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place as is the Street Eats Food Truck Festival, LeRoux is holding a wine tasting, and chefs Sam Hayward, Nathan Nadeau and Ken Thomas are serving a dinner at Flanagan’s Table.

Sunday — Piccolo is holding a Star Wars Dinner, Elsmere is preparing a Kosher BBQ dinner to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Levey School in South Portland, and Grace is hosting the 2nd annual Chopped Challenge.

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.

Chefs Masa Miyake and Rob Evans are collaborating on a 6-course dinner, a “celebration of Maine-raised pure breed heritage pork” featuring American Guinea, Red Wattle, Berkshire and Mangalista hog breeds. Tickets are $90 per person with optional pairings from Oxbow, Allagash and Sebago for an additional $35. The dinner is scheduled for May 18 and tickets go on sale May 1 (call 207-871-9170).

Wednesday — Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan will be teaching a cooking class at Stonewall Kitchen, and Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday — there will be a Maine Craft Distilling tasting at the Public Market House, and The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from Sheepscot Brewing.

Friday — Joe Yonan will be teaching a 2nd cooking class at Stonewall Kitchen.

Saturday — The first Deering Oaks Farmers Market of the season is taking place, and Wine Wise is leading a Sparkling Wine Walk.

Sunday — Vinland is teaching a cooking class.

Star Wars Dinner — Piccolo is holding a Star Wars dinner on May 4 (aka May the Fourth Be with You day).

Taste of the Nation — tickets for the 2014 Taste of the Nation dinner are now 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.

Knack Factory has published a report from Sunday night’s Indonesian Family Feast.

We can genuinely say that the food and the event itself were both spectacular. We were seated at a table with Arlin Smith and Roxanne Dragon of Hugo’s Restaurant, Jessica Sueltenfuss, [Jason] Loring and others—all worthy judges of spectacular food—and we were collectively impressed plate after plate. Not only was the food worthy of celebration, the communal atmosphere that Pisha-Duffly stresses is imperative to this experience was in full effect and everyone was in the best of spirits.

Tuesday — the Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts, and Vinland is holding a Passover Seder.

Thursday — the Bier Cellar is hosting Foundation Brewing for a tasting and to kick-off the store’s retail growler program, The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from Magic Hat.

Friday — Michele D’Aprix will be the featured guest at a Rosemont’s Bordeaux wine dinner.

Saturday — there will be a salmon and gin tasting at the Sweetgrass retail space on Fore Street, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

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.

Wolfe’s Neck Farm is collaboration with Miyake, Gather and Frontier on a Farm Dinner series:

• June 22 – Miyake Pig Roast, $75 person.
• August 24 – Frontier/Gather Family Farm Feast, $50 per person.
• September 14 – Miyake Harvest Dinner. $125 per person.

For more information visit wolfesneckfarm.org.

Monday — The Portland City Council will be making a final decision on the renewal of Sangillo’s liquor license; they’ll also be considering the first-time applications from Maps Cafe, Bonfire and Arcadia National Bar. The Good Wine for a Good Cause wine tasting event will be raising money for Cancer Community Center.

Tuesday — winemaker Victor Abascal from Vines on the Marycrest will be partnering with Rosemont on a wine tasting event, and American Sommelier is teaching a class that examines how winery production methods impact the final product.

Wednesday — Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday — chef Shannon Bard will be competing on the latest episode of Beat Bobby Flay.

Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at Browne Trading, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

Sunday — chef Thomas Pisha-Duffly will be holding the next edition of Family Feast at Grace. The family style dinner will be “presenting contemporary versions of several Indonesian classics: steamed dumpling, bakso, seafood curry, beef rendang and more!”

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 Bangor Daily News has published an article on MECA’s new Culinary Arts program.

Portland’s growing restaurant and brewery scene has been receiving national acclaim for at least five years. So it seemed only a matter of time before someone stepped forward to launch a culinary arts program in the downtown.

Last week, Maine College of Art announced it would do so.

For more details see this post on PFM.

Tickets are now  on sale for this year’s Chopped Challenge event, a benefit to raise money to fight hunger in Maine. This year’s competitors are:

• Chris Gould  from Central Provisions
• Jason Williams from The Well at Jordan’s Farm
• Karl Deuben from Small Axe Truck
• Shannon Bard  from Zapoteca

Many other local restaurants and vendors will be serving tastes of their food and products at the event. For more information see this listing on Eventbrite.

Chopped Challenge is once again being hosted by Grace and is taking place Sunday May 4 at 5 pm.