Category: Openings

Maine Beer Box

| Posted in Openings, Beer

The Maine Beer Box, a shipping container beer tap system, is headed to Iceland, reports the Press Herald.

The project is a partnership between the Maine Brewers Guild and Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that has its U.S. headquarters in Portland. The guild plans to ship the container every year to a different port on Eimskip’s shipping routes. The aim is to market Maine’s craft beer industry overseas and encourage brewers to consider foreign exports as a way to grow their companies, Sean Sullivan, executive director of the brewers guild, said during a send-off event for the beer box at the International Marine Terminal in Portland on Friday.

Maine Cookbooks by Rudalevige, Jubinsky and Ahearn

| Posted in Openings, People

Three new cookbooks by Maine authors are being released:

  • Christine Burns Rudalevige has written Green Plate Special where she “shares her recipes for sustainable and delicious meals, alongside tips and tricks for greening your kitchen and making the most of your produce. From the farmer’s market to the dessert plate, this book is filled with ideas that will surprise and delight home cooks and eco-advocates, including recipes for meatless mains, summer barbecue favorites, and mouth-watering side dishes.”
  • Annemarie Ahearn has written Full Moon Suppers at Salt Water Farm which “invites you to a series of magical, seasonal suppers where friends gather around the table to celebrate the bounty of land and sea. This menu-driven cookbook offers twelve beautifully crafted meals derived from more than one hundred sold-out dinners at Salt Water Farm, the author’s cooking school in Maine.”
  • Sandy and Michael Jubinsky have written No Passport Required, “A blend of international but very doable dishes and a breezy, casual style make for a cookbook that’s as much fun to read as it is to use.”

Tidwalker Bourbon Release

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New England Distilling is set to release Tidewalker, their Straight Bourbon Whiskey on Saturday.

According to the press release:

Tidewalker is a small batch, big barrel, wheated bourbon, aged for at least 2 years in new charred oak barrels. At 88 proof, it has notes and aromas of toasted oak, pecan, coffee, maple, dark chocolate, apricot, tobacco, green tea,
and caramel— with a long smooth finish.

The doors open at their distillery at 10 am. I’ve been waiting for this since January 2015, so I know where I plan to be Saturday morning.

The 5 Spot Now Open

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The 5 Spot (facebook) opened earlier this week at 935 Congress Street in the space that was the longtime home of Sonny’s Variety. The 5 Spot bills  itself as a South Philly “Cheesestake Joint” serving a menu of “REAL Philly Cheesesteaks, Home Made Soups, Hand Carved Grilled Ham and Turkey Sandwiches on Dave’s Killer Bread, Wraps, Gourmet Grilled Cheese, Daily and Surprise Specials AND The Best Breakfast Sandwiches in the City”