Julia and Craig Dilger are holding a casual meet and greet this evening at CIA Cafe to talk about the new brewpub they have under development in the Knightsville neighborhood of South Portland.
The business is called Foulmouthed Brewery(twitter, instagram). It’s located at 15 Ocean Street and they hope to open in June.
Empire Chinese Kitchen co-owner Todd Bernard and Otto Pizza co-owner Mike Keon have formed a company. Bernard tells me that they have ideas for a “couple bar and restaurant concepts” and are at the very early stages on their first project.
More details will become available in the next couple months.
Today’s Boston Globe includes a report on Ocean Approved’s seaweed aquaculture operation.
At the vanguard of New England’s nascent seaweed farming industry is Paul Dobbins, president and cofounder of Ocean Approved, a kelp farming operation based in Portland, Maine.
“The majority of seaweed gets imported from Asia,” Dobbins said. “We see an opportunity to provide a local alternative to that, and the response has been tremendous.”
A new brewery called Lone Pine(website, facebook, twitter, instagram) is under development in East Bayside, according to a report from Eater Maine. The brewery is going in at 219 Anderson Street at the former location of Pistol Pete Upholstery Shop.
Lone Pine Brewery is the project of Tom Madden from Madden Beverage in Saco. He hopes to open Lone Point this winter.
Need to get caught-up on all the new places under construction? Check out the our Under Construction list for the latest details.
Farm Truck Juice(facebook, website, twitter, instagram) has leased a retail space at the corner of Brackett and Pine Streets next to Rosemont Market.
The juice bar will serve “fresh pressed juices made from organic, locally sourced ingredients”. Additionally, the cooperatively run business promises,
FTJ customers will be aware of exactly how and where the ingredients are being sourced as well as how and where their dollars are being spent…We strive for excellence while maintaining our values. We will not only be offering a healthy product, but by doing so, we will play an active role in the stewardship of our growing community.
Update: Restaurateur Walter Loeman who founded Walter’s, Perfetto’s, Mazza, Cotton Street Cantina and several other restaurants is part of the cooperative team launching Farm Truck Juice.
Chez Okapi held their grand opening on September 26 and is now open for business. The restaurant is located at 249 Saint John Street in the space formerly occupied by Taqueria Tequila. Owner Raphael Kabata serves a dishes inspired from the cuisine his native country of Congo.
Tuesday — there will be an Italian wine tasting at Otherside Deli, an elderberry syrup workshop at the Portland Coop, and Julia & Craig Dilger are holding a meeting at CIA Cafe to talk about the new brewpub they have under development in Knightsville.
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thursday — Rising Tide is holding a launch party for Waypoint a coffee porter made with Tandem beans, there will be a cider and cheese tasting at the Public Market House and a wine tasting at the Brighton Ave Rosemont.
Friday — Bissell Brothers is teaming up with CN Shawarma, Mami, Locally Sauced, Fishin’ Ships and High Roller Lobster on an outdoor beer dinner at Thompson’s Point called Patio to The Point.
Saturday — LeRoux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting, Blue Point Brewing is holding a Boatyard Bash on Union Wharf, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Sunday –the Portland Symphony is teaming up with Novare Res for a new edition of Symphony + Spirits. For $20 you get a ticket to the PSO concert and a post-concert Oktoberfest beer at Novare Res with 70+ other 21-40 year olds who participate.
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.
Today’s Press Herald includes an article about the Rwandan Bean Company in Portland.
Mwenedata, 30, and Mazuroski, 28, are the founders of the year-old Rwanda Bean Co., a coffee bean wholesaler. They’re also philanthropists. Or at least that’s the plan.
By buying coffee beans directly from a farmer’s cooperative in the western Rwandan province of Karora, they cut out the middleman coffee broker and pay the farmers more. But their commitment to giving back doesn’t stop there.
You can learn more about Rwanda Bean on their website rwandabean.com.
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed Bramhall.
Bramhall is not a lot of things. It’s not a high-end dinner destination. It’s not a pricey tapas bar. It’s not particularly quiet and it’s not light and airy. But it is friendly. It is approachable. It is pleasantly laid back and even romantic in a low-light, slightly secret, no-one-will-ever-find-us-here kind of way.
Neighbors in the West End have plenty of places to go for dinner and a drink, but Bramhall is a good spot to try for drinks – plus a little dinner.
Map & Menu has posted a review and set of photos of Custom Deluxe in Biddeford.
Meredith and I sampled a decent chunk of the menu that evening (including the aforementioned ribs and soup) and polished a delicious meal off with an outstanding raspberry angel food cake dessert. With the cooler days of fall upon us, I’m sure the chicken noodle soup and the simple pasta dish will inspire us to make many more trips down the road over the next few months.
Photo Credit: Map & Menu