Wednesday — Wine Wise is teaching a class on sparkling wines. Both Sonny’s and The Foreside Tavern are hosting viewing parties for the Portland episode of Drinking Made Easy. Several local restaurants and bars are collaborating in a cocktail competition named after a slip of the tongue made by UFF owner Eli Cayer when he […]
Monday — Otto Pizza is giving out free slices this afternoon at their location in the Arts District. Tuesday — a local foods networking breakfast at Local Sprouts. Wednesday — a wine tasting is taking place at Downeast Beverage. Thursday — The Great Lost Bear will be featuring 12 Christmas beers, and there will be […]
Monday — Cabin Cove Oysters and their Shuck Truck will be at El Rayo serving up $1 oysters. Chef Steve Corey will appear in tonight’s Thanksgiving episode of Foodography on the Cooking Chanel at 7 pm. Tuesday — an Aquaponics workshop will be taught at the Urban Farm Fermentory. Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers […]
The Blueberry Files and Delicious Musings were at El Rayo yesterday for an appearance by the Cabin Cove Oysters shuck truck and have both posted some photos from the event. Oysters were briny, served with a salt-cutting red wine migonette. Sold out fast, but the Shuck Truck will be back. And hopefully we’ll be seeing […]
Chubby Werewolf has posted a review of the White Cap Grille. Luckily my #5 burger was much better than the soup. Big and juicy, and accompanied by enough french fries to build a small house with, it looked quite good. Lifting off the top bun, I could see that the kitchen had not skimped on any of […]
The cover story in this week’s Portland Phoenix reports on the struggle of local Maine farmers to break free from federal and state food rules that were written for industrial agriculture. “From farm to table” isn’t just a meaningless foodie slogan anymore. It’s the rallying cry for the smallest of small-scale farming operations in Maine, […]
Scratch Baking in South Portland received 4½ stars from the Eat & Run review in today’s Press Herald. The bagels alone are worth the trip. I had a sea salt bagel ($1.25) that was as big and as good a bagel as I’ve had. I’m not the world’s biggest bagel fan, but this one made […]
A lot happened the past year in our little culinary paradise: restaurants opened and closed, major trends and minor ones emerged and lots of wonderful food was crafted and gratefully consumed. I’ve scanned through the news and events for the past year and here’s my summary of the 2010 Portland Year in Food: Trader Joe’s […]
Today’s Press Herald reports on the decrease of fishing boats based in Portland and the efforts of the Fish Co-op to use it’s remaining funds to address one issue responsible for the exodus to Massachusetts. (listen to this piece from Maine Things Considered for additional information) The cooperative, which is going out of business, is […]
Today’s Press Herald includes an article on the Backyard Locavore Tour taking place this weekend, After more than 300 people bought tickets to last year’s inaugural Backyard Locavore Tour, the organizers are getting ready for another oversized crowd when the edible garden excursion returns this Saturday. Unlike more typical garden tours, this event highlights plots […]