Petite Jacqueline has announced another series of movie nights starting this Sunday with a screening of A View to a Kill.
La Delicatesse, Les Diaboliques, Sabrina, Ratatouille and Micmacs are on the schedule for the following five Sundays.
Also, in an unexpected move for a French bistro, Petite Jacqueline plans to start selling $6 brown bag lunches starting this Monday.
The Bangor Daily News has a report on El Rayo’s $5 burrito parking ban promotion.
York Street Mexican restaurant El Rayo Taqueria greets every potentially business-dulling parking ban with a $5 burrito deal, cutting about 50 percent off the average price of its signature orders. On Wednesday, the city called its third parking ban of the season, barring on-street parking citywide overnight to allow plow trucks the space to clear snow after the storm.
The Portland Daily Sun has a report on Gelato Fiasco’s work to raise money for heating assistance.
The Opportunity Alliance is working with Gelato Fiasco, on Fore Street, to raise money for the Keep ME Warm fund, a program that provides emergency home heating assistance to Maine residents. The Fore Street gelato shop will donate 100 percent of the pre-tax purchases made Wednesday to the fund as a part of its ongoing Scooping for the Community program.
Tuesday — Local Sprouts is hosting a local foods networking breakfast.
Wednesday — Slow Food Portland’s delegates to Terra Madre will share their experiences at Slow Food’s potluck dinner.
Thursday — there will be a tasting of smoked beers from Germany, Denmark and the US at the Bier Cellar, Vignola is holding an Allagash Beer Dinner, and the Brew Pub Cup is taking place The Great Lost Bear.
Saturday — wine tastings are taking place at Browne Trading and the Rosemont Market, Vignola/Cinque Terre is holding their 6th Annual Beer & Cheese Tasting (30 bbers, 30 cheeses, $30) 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.
The January Pocket Brunch took place at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough on Sunday. James Beard award winner Rob Evans was the guest chef for the meal:
Premeal bites were accompanied by coffee from Tandem Coffee Roasters and menu of custom cocktails from the Bearded Lady.
The Golden Dish has published a review of Sunday’s Pocket Brunch.
David Zwickerhill was at the brunch with his camera and has posted an extensive set of photos online.
Friday’s Portland Daily Sun included a report on the Culinary Immersion Feast series that taking place on Thursdays at the Museum of African Culture,
If you’re hungry to learn about Haitian culture, and don’t mind feasting on a meal while delving into a Haitian-themed art exhibit, the Museum of African Culture may offer the perfect pairing. The museum is serving culinary immersion feasts, where the meal is an extension of the art on exhibition.
a profile of Others! in Monument Square,
At Others! a great deal of intent is evident in all aspects of the operation. The effect on the environment is a prime consideration, to be sure. The coffee stirrers, believe it or not, are strands of uncooked organic spaghetti. Bio-degradable coffee stirrers. And the to-go coffee cups and lids are state-of-the art bio-degradable as well. You wouldn’t believe the research Brad did to come up with them.
and perspectives from former restaurant workers on their old careers in the hospitality industry.
Nancy Farrell-Baker, Portland, 29. “I’d still be waiting tables if I hadn’t just had a second child. Even though my husband works days and my job was mostly nights, it was too stressful. He sells cars and does pretty well, but I still made more money and loved the people I worked with. Yeah, that’s the hardest part, not being around such great people.”
Tuesday — the 72nd Annual Maine Agricultural Trade Show is taking place in Augusta.
Thursday — the Museum of African Culture is hosting a cultural immersion dinner, Yeast Bayside will be up against Riverside in the Great Lost Bear’s Industrial Park Challenge, and there will be a wine tasting at the Public Market House.
Friday — the Portland Harbor Hotel is kicking off their International Dinner Series with a Middle Eastern meal.
Saturday — it’s the first day of Stouts After Christmas at Novare Res, 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.
Monday/New Year’s Eve
Here’s a list of restaurants that will be open on New Year’s Eve. Many are planning special prix fixe dinners and a few will be open with their standard menu.
Tuesday — Paella Fest at Local 188.
Thursday — The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing brown ales.
Friday — Wine Wise is leading a class on Sangiovese, and there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.
Saturday — a wine tasting is taking place at Browne Trading, 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.
Portland magazine has published a calendar of 2013 food events from across the state, from National Pie Day on January 23 through to the Feast of the Seven Fishes on December 24.
The Maine Law Review has published A program for the Maine Food Law Colloquiem which is taking place this February in Portland.
The colloquiem is billed as “a chance to hear scholars, policymakers, farmers, and community members discuss and debate the challenges confronting food initiatives in an era of globalized food production.”