The Forecaster has posted an update on Otto’s 2nd South Portland location.
According to Community Planner Stephen Puleo, approval would allow Otto to build a prep kitchen for storage of supplies and ingredients, as well as a 36-seat restaurant.
Food & Wine: People’s Best New Chef
Three Maine chefs are contenders in this year’s Food & Wine Best New Chef Competition:
- Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley from Hugo’s/Eventide
- Cara Stadler from Tao Yuan in Brunswick
You can see the full list on candidates and vote for the hometown favorites online.
Novare Res Uprising App
Justin Velgos, Mark Woollard and Billy Flaherty have produced an unofficial Uprising iPhone app (website, twitter) for people who have taken on the challenge of drinking their way through The Uprising beer list at Novare Res.
You can download it from the Apple App Store.
For more info on The Uprising and Novare Res’s Chalice Room see Active Beer Geek.
Under Construction: Foodworks Moving
Foodworks, the catering company and sandwich shop located at 47 India Street, is planning to move to 61 India Street—where the Blue Lobster Urban Winery was originally planning to locate.
This Week’s Events: A Place at the Table, PSO Wine Dinner, Vietti Dinner, Allagash Tasting
Monday — Space Gallery is screening the movie A Place at the Table which is about hunger in America. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Maine Hunger Initiative.
Wednesday — the 13th Annual PSO Wine Dinner (sold out) is taking place; this year’s dinner features Greek wines paired with dishes prepared by Emilitsa, Piccolo, Fore Street, Inn by the Sea and the Harraseeket Inn. Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.
Thursday — Wine Wise and Vignola are collaborating on a Vietti wine dinner, Eve’s is hosting a South American dinner featuring dishes from Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, and the Bier Cellar is holding an Allagash beer tasting.
Saturday — the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.
American Sommelier Classes – the Maine chapter of American Sommelier is offering several wine education programs this year: monthly seminars on a wide range of topics, a 6-week foundation series on major grape varietals, and a 10-week series on viticulture.
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.
Brew News: Peak Organic & Bissell Brothers
A pair of Portland brewery updates:
- New England Brew News reports that Peak Organic is the first non-GMO certified brewery.
- BDC Wire has published a article on the growing popularity of Bissell Brothers.
Review of Vinland
The Portland Phoenix has reviewed Vinland.
Vinland’s myriad ideas are most eloquently expressed when the food itself speaks for them. And the restaurant lets that happen — the menu and the service offer few hints of the righteousness that has become Vinland’s public persona. The handsome room is spare and well lit, the better to appreciate the presentation of the cuisine — which remained true to its astringent-aesthetic from that beet chip beginning to a delicious dried-parsnip crumble for dessert.
Jarrod Spangler Butcher Shop
Former Rosemont Market butcher, Jarrod Spangler is seeking $50,000 of funding on Kickstarter to help fund a butcher shop he has under construction in Kittery.
More on Sangillo’s
Here are a couple more Sangillo’s items:
- Bollard editor Chris Busby has written about Sangillo’s in his latest column for the Bangor Daily News
- The owners of Dean’s Sweets have written a letter to the editor in the Press Herald
Little Big’s Cronuts (Updated)
The Forecaster has published an article about Little Bigs and their Sunday sales of cronuts.
Updated: The Press Herald has also published an article on this topic.