Type A Diversions has reviewed Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe.
“Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe serves eclectic comfort food at an incredible value . . . The cuisine is creative and hearty, and the service is friendly and upbeat. While I wouldn’t make it a destination restaurant, it is a convenient and delightful spot for a pre-theater meal.”
An additional wine tasting has been added to this week’s calendar. There will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House on Friday at 4:30.
On Monday the next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is being held. Governor Baldacci will be on hand for the grand opening at the new Borealis Breads on Tuesday. There are 6 wine tastings scheduled this week: at Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday, at Downeast Beverage, Browne Trading and Leavitt & Sons on Thursday, at Rosemont on Friday and at Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. There’s a showing of the movie The Garden at SPACE Gallery on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Vignola is hosting a Holiday Ale Night and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing holiday themed brews. Dean’s Sweets is holding an open house and truffle tasting on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
PeRx-U-Up Cafe is now open in the first floor of the InterMed building.
Cafe at Pat’s received 3½ stars from this week’s Taste & Tell review in the Maine Sunday Telegram.
“From the crispy flatbread of the day to the aromatic, marinated flank steak and especially the desserts, dinner at the Cafe at Pat’s Meat Market revealed excellent kitchen skills and a knack at accommodating customers.”
A liquor license application has been filed with the City Council for a new sushi bar named Wasabi. The owners plan on building Wasabi at 7 Exchange Street in a portion of the space now occupied by Betsy’s. For more info on other Portland area culinary businesses in the works take a look at the Under Construction list.
America’s Kitchens by Nancy Carlisle and Melinda Talbot Nasardinov was reviewed in today’s paper. The book tells the story of “this pivotal room from the earliest New England hearths to the latest forms of culinary theater.”
The bicoastal food rivalry carries on at Blogtown, a blog run by left coast Portland’s weekly newspaper. The baiting also come with the olive branch offer of a food writer exchange. (via Original Portland).
Joe’s New York Pizza has opened for business on Fore Street in the location formerly occupied by Granny’s Buritos.
The Munjoy Hill News is reporting that a Farmers’ Market will be operating in Monument Square through Winter and Spring every other Wednesday afternoon. According to the article the next market will take place December 24.