Category: Events

The Beer Babe has published an article about Rising Tide’s Saturday food truck series.

Until recently, however, Maine has not been able to enjoy the creative and funky foods from mobile vehicles. But recent rule changes have allowed a small fleet of trucks to start spreading out throughout the city, albeit to limited locations and times. As exciting as that is, it takes a few more partnerships before the “food truck culture” will sweep Portland. And this weekend, I think I witnessed a perfect union between two community-focused businesses – breweries and food trucks – as executed by Rising Tide Brewing in East Bayside.

The Blueberry Files and Dispatch have filed reports from last the May edition of Flea Bites.

Next I had to get my hands on some chicken and waffles from the Wicked Good Truck along with a spicy steak sandwich. (For those of you who are judging at this point, I had a salad for lunch and I brought some friends along to share with – OK?!? JEEZE!) I also couldn’t stop watching the little girl who I can only assume is the daughter of the Wicked Good Truck owners. When she wasn’t serving food from the truck to hungry customers she was masterfully hooping with one of two hula hoops hanging from the bright green truck. Super festy and awesome – I love Portland. [Dispatch]

 

Tuesday — Speckled Ax is celebration their first anniversary with free brewed coffee in the morning and espresso shots all day, the last Cloak & Dagger dinner is taking place, and there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont Market.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Wayne Davis of Ocean Aerials will be giving a talk on offshore fishing and fish spotting at GMRI.

Friday — Barbara Damrosch will be at Longfellow for a book signing, it’s the first day of the Portland Kitchen Tour, it’s the first day of Sweet Weekend, and there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont.

Saturday — Urbain Coutteau from De Struise will be at Novare Res, 16+ De Struise beers will be on tap; The Kitchen Tour and Sweet Weekend are continuing, the Deering Oaks Farmers Market of 2013 is taking place. Gusto’s food truck will be at Rising Tide as part of the brewery’s weekly food truck series.

Sunday —  In’finiti is holding a De Struise Brouwers Brunch, call (207) 221-8889 for reservations.

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.

Friday and Saturday’s event gave a good start to the 2013 food truck season. By all accounts Flea Bites was a big success on Friday night. El Corazon sold out of food and the Chicken and Waffles from Wicked Good was a hit. There was a steady crowd at Rising Tide on Saturday for the appearance of Pizza Pie on the Fly at the brewery.

Tuesday — the African Center for the Sacred Arts will be performing a Coffee Ceremony, and there will be two screenings of A Place at the Table, a movie about hunger in America, at the Nickelodeon (tickets).

Wednesday — it’s the first day of the 5th Annual Belgian Bier Fest at Novare Res, and the Monument Square Farmers Market of 2013 is taking place.

Thursday — the Great Lost Bear is showcasing a select of beers from Baxter Brewing.

Friday — a collection of mobile food vendors will be at Portland Flea for All for the first Flea Bites of 2013, and there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — the Pizza Pie on the Fly food truck will be at Rising Tide as part of a weekly food truck series being run by the brewery. Wine Wise is teaching a class on Pinot Noir at Caiola’s, there will be wine tastings at LeRoux Kitchen and Browne Trading, the Deering Oaks Farmers Market of 2013 is taking place.

Sunday — El Rayo is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a day’s worth of live music, food, drink and mechanical bull riding, a Cinco de Mayo themed Pocket Brunch is taking place, and Petite Jacqueline is screening the movie Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame for movie night.

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 Press Herald (article 1 article 2) and Bangor Daily News have published articles about the Portland Kitchen Tour.

The kitchen is sleek and modern, with gray walls that reflect the color of Casco Bay on a cloudy, wintry day. The views of the bay from the large picture window are amazing, making the space the perfect spot to watch ships pass by while you drink your morning coffee.

The Tour is taking place on May 10 & 11. Six Portland area kitchens are part of the event, each one will “feature a chef, cookbook author, cooking demo or tasting”.Tickets are now on sale.

Tune in to WMPG (90.9 FM) tonight at 7:30 and listen to the Local Solutions radio show. Hosts Alex Steed and Jodie Lapchick will be speaking with Bite into Maine, Wicked Good Truck, Mainely Burgers and Gorham Grind about their businesses and the emerging food truck scene in the Portland area.

A set of three upcoming food events:

• Outstanding in the Field – this summer Hugo’s will again be participating in an Outstanding in the Field farm dinner. the 2013 dinner will be taking place on August 25 on Thirty Acre Farm in Whitefield, Maine. $200 per person, tickets are now on sale.
• Graze – the Black Tie Company and Pineland Farms are teaming up on a farm dinner series this summer. Each of the 10 dinners will include a farm or garden tour, live entertainment, drinks (cocktails, beer and wine), and a 4-course dinner. The series starts June 19. $95 per person. Call 207-761-6665 or email info@theblacktieco.com for tickets.
• Chopped Competition – the Good Shepherd Food Bank will be putting on a Chopped-style cooking competition at Grace on May 19. The event will “put four local chefs in a head-to-head competition for bragging rights as the “Chopped” Champion”. It will also include “tastings from local restaurants and specialty drinks from guest bartenders made with Maine spirits”. $40 per person. Tickets are now on sale.

Festival Warm-up — Shelton Brothers, the primary organizers behind The Festival, will be at the Bier Cellar on Thursday with a selection of beers that will be part of the summer event. Available at the tasting will be “De Struise Pannepot Gran Reserve 2005 and Black Damnation II, Trois Dames Expesso Stout, Panil Barrique, Kerkom Bink Grand Cru, Blaugies D’Arbyste, High & Mighty Beer of the Gods, De La Senne Zinnebier, DeRanke Hop harvest 2012, Het nest Kleverentien, Anchorage Galaxy IPA, Mikkeller I Beat You, 8 Wired Superconducter IPA, Thirez Blonde, Adnams Blond”. The Festival is taking place in Portland June 21 and 22, tickets are available online.

Also on Thursday — the April Latte Art Competition is taking place at Tandem Coffee, food writer Alana Chernila will be speaking at The Telling Room, there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and the Great Lost Bear is showcasing a select of beers from Long Trail Brewing.

Saturday — the First Deering Oaks Farmers Market of 2013 is taking place.

Sunday — a May Day Celebration is taking place at Broadturn Farm, the Maine Brew Bus will be making a day trip to Oxbow Brewing in Newcastle, and Petite Jacqueline is screening the movie Le Divorce for movie night.

Portland Kitchen Tour — tickets for the Portland Kitchen Tour are now on sale. 6 Portland area kitchens are part of the event, each one will “feature a chef, cookbook author, cooking demo or tasting”.

Taste of the Nation — the 2013 Taste of the Nation is scheduled to take place June 23 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport. Tickets are now on sale. The annual event raises money to combat childhood hunger in the Maine. Last year’s sold out Taste of the Nation raised over $170,000.

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.