Category: Events

Erika Joyce on Research Tour

| Posted in Under Construction, Events, People

Erika Joyce, author of Vin et Grub, and the creator of Cloak & Dagger supper club and The Chinese Laundry pop-up, has announced that she’ll be leaving Portland for an extended research trip in Europe and Asia.

And now, it’s all changing.  The next step in my journey is to find the roots of my obsession.  To understand it and live it.  That’s why I’m moving on.  I’m hoping on a flight and making my way to Europe to see how and where food is produced.  I’m going to farm and pickle, and jam, and stage, and find the roots to make this picture slightly more vivid.  Sweden, Greece, Denmark, Italy, France.  And an extended stay in Vietnam.  I need to see my passion elsewhere in the world.

She’ll be running just one more Cloak & Dagger dinner and should have an update on the status of The Chinese Laundry “soon”.

Not So Hush Hush

| Posted in Events

Over the past few months Portland Hunt & Alpine Club has been organizing a series of private events called Hush Hush that feature their cocktails paired with food by guest chefs. Map & Menu has posted details and photos from the last two.

Now the Hunt & Alpine Club and Eventide Oyster Company are teaming up on Not So Hush Hush which will open this excellent event up to the public. Chefs Taylor and Wiley will be prepping a series of “off-menu” appetizers and PH&AC owner Andrew Volk will be mixing up a set custom cocktails.

Tickets are $50 per person and are available online at Brown Paper Tickets.

This Week’s Events: Gourmet Gala, Edible Book Festival, Chocolate Lover’s Fling, Mad Men Premiere Party

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Wednesday — the 8th Annual Gourmet Gala for Gary’s House is taking place.

Friday — the Public Library is hosting the Edible Book Festival, there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli and it’s First Friday Art Walk so remember to make your restaurant reservations in advance.

Saturday — Wine Wise is teaching a class on South American Reds, Browne Trading and LeRoux Kitchen are having a wine tastings, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — the 27th Annual Chocolate Lover’s Fling is taking place, Sonny’s is hosting a Mad Men Season Premiere Party, Petite Jacqueline is screening the movie Funny Face 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.

Hush Hush #4: Diep 9 Genever

| Posted in Events, Distilling & Cocktails

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Map & Menu and Delicious Musings have both posted reports from Hush Hush #4, the well-curated cocktail and food event run by Andrew and Briana Volk from Portland Hunt & Alpine Club (website, facebook, twitter). This month’s Hush Hush featured drinks made with the Diep 9 Genever (see their photos) line of spirits and some very interesting food by chef David Levi of Vinland.

Implying “normal” when a Hush, Hush event is anything but is almost an affront, but you need to believe me when I say that Andrew Volk is redefining the norm when it comes to the way he approaches his craft cocktails and the impeccable taste that Portland Hunt & Alpine is exhibiting in its selection of chefs and spirits for these events. [Map & Menu]

Photo Credit: Map & Menu

This Week’s Events: Wine Tastings, Wine Events, Wine Dinners, Latte Art Competition, and More Wine

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Monday — Good Wine for a Good Cause IV is taking place a Port City Music Hall, there will be 100+ wines to try, the event is a benefit the Cancer Community Center.

Tuesday — Bar Lola is holding a wine dinner.

Thursday — there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, Grace is holding a wine tasting event, the Museum of African Culture is hosting an Edible Exhibition, the monthly Latte Art Competition is taking place at Bard Coffee, and the Great Lost Bear will be holding their annual Stout Bout.

Friday — Cellardoor Winery is hosting a wine dinner in Portland.

Saturday — Wine Wise is teaching a class on Tuscan Reds, Rosemont is having a wine tasting, 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.

Pocket Brunch: Marchtoberfest

| Posted in Events, Pocket Brunch

pb_erinThe March edition of Pocket Brunch took place today at Novare Res. Tandem Coffee and the Bearded Lady provided libations to go with a meal of German food prepared by guest chefs Brad Messier and Nolan Stewart.

  • Premeal – apple and pear strudel with bauchspeck and Han’s End blue cheese
  • Soup – 2010 Rodenbach smoky meat broth, Orval chive pancake, calf’s liver and foie gras dumpling
  • Salad – white asparagus, beef tongue, fried onions with a pairing of Freigeist Abraxas
  • Egg – boar sausage, egg yolk, “tea” egg, rye toast paired with a pairing of Oxbow Freestyle 30
  • Meat – Caldwell Farm beef saurbraten, potato, celeriac, bacon with a pairing of Oxbow Oxtoberfest
  • Dessert – Black Forest chocolate sausage, chocolate kirsch cherry terrine, Riesling gelee, cherry glazed bacon

 

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This Week’s Events: JBF Nominees, Best New Chef, German Wine Dinner, Maine Maple Sunday

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Monday — the James Beard Foundation will announce the 2013 award nominees later today. Check back this afternoon for details on how the restaurants and chefs that were on the “long list” of semi-finalists faired. Ari Weinzweig, founder of  Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, will be at Rosemont for a book signing.

Tuesday — Food & Wine will announce the winners of the People’s Best New Chef competition. Andrew Taylor and Michael Wiley at Eventide/Hugo’s are on the ballot. The monthly local foods networking breakfast is taking place Local Sprouts.

Wednesday — Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a tasting of 2009 and 2010 wine from Bordeaux.

Thursday — the Great Lost Bear will be featuring beers from Sebago Brewing, the Old Port Sea Grill is offering free oysters, 4-6 pm, or at least until the give away the first 400.

Friday — Eve’s at the Garden is continuing their international dining series with a South American wine dinner.

Saturday — BbBo’s is holding a German wine dinner, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — it’s Maine Maple Sunday, the March edition of Pocket Brunch is taking place, Masa Miyake will cook a dinner at Flanagan Farm in Buxton to benefit Maine Farmland Trust.

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 Signature Event Wrap-up

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Edible Obsessions has published a write up on Maine Restaurant Week’s Signature Event, a cocktail and dessert competition.

As the Missus and I walked into the Prime Mercedes-Benz show room this past Sunday, it felt like we were walking into an adult wonderland of booze and sugary treats. We were hardly alone, too, as roughly 500 other people joined us to ring the final bell of Restaurant Week with their ‘Signature Event,’ a competition of local pastry chefs and bartenders.

The Festival Tickets on Sale

| Posted in Events, Beer

Tickets for the craft beer event taking place in Portland this summer, The Festival, are now on sale.

According to organizers, the event will be bringing “70 of the best beer, cider and mead makers” serving “200 of the best beers, ciders, and meads from all over the world” with producers on-hand to talk about their product.

The Festival is organized by Shelton Brothers and 12 Percent Imports. It will be taking place at the Portland Yacht Services Building on Fore Street.