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Leftover Wine

November 24, 2009 | Posted in Cooking

The blogosphere will soon be awash in articles providing advice on what to do with leftover turkey. The Portland Daily Sun has taken a different tack. An article in Tuesday’s paper polled a number of local experts on what to do with leftover wine.

Erin Lynch, the kitchen manager at Rosemont Market and Bakery, recommends using leftover wine to poach pears or dried fruit.

“Add a vanilla bean and some sugar to make a delicious wine sauce,” she suggested. “We use red wine in our pasta sauce and red wine is also what turns an ordinary beef stew into Boeuf Bourguignon.”

Four Season Farming Editorial

November 24, 2009 | Posted in General News

The Press Herald has published an editorial extolling virtues of local farms operating year round.

The demand for locally grown produce distributed at year-round farm-stands, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture share systems provide enough income to support the greenhouse building and heating bills that extend the growing season.

The interest in local food is good for both the farmers and their customers.

Numerical Breakfast Commentary

November 24, 2009 | Posted in Reviews

The Blueberry Files posted her first impressions of breakfast at 158, and Portland Food Heads has published a review of a recent brunch visit to 555.

Winter Farming

November 23, 2009 | Posted in Farming

An front page article in today’s Press Herald looks at the “increasing number of farmers are pushing the growing season into the winter to take advantage of the surging demand for locally grown food”.

Under Construction: Sonny's

November 23, 2009 | Posted in Under Construction

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Construction is ongoing at Sonny’s at 83 Exchange, Jay Villani’s new restaurant. The latest word is that they hope to open in December. As you can see from the floor plan, the overall layout is the same with the exception of a bar along the south wall.
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This Week's Events

November 23, 2009 | Posted in Events

Monday—The weekly Piatto per Tutti cooking class and Foodie Trivia Contest are taking place tonight.
Wednesday—The Monument Square Farmers’ Market takes places in the morning. Brewer Rob Todd will be at The Great Lost Bear for their annual Allagash Showcase which takes place each year on the night before Thanksgiving. They plan on serving a “huge line-up of Allagash rarities cask conditioned and Allagash White”.
Thursday—Several restaurants are holding special Thanksgiving Day dinners: Black Point Inn, Eastland Park Hotel, Eves at the Garden, Sea Glass Restaurant, Twenty Milk Street and Verillo’s. North Star is hosting a potluck dinner.
Sunday—A cookie swap and book signing with Julia Usher author of Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year is scheduled at Rabelais Books. Bring a couple dozen cookies to swap and trade with others.

PortlandTown: Rosemont Wine Tasting

November 21, 2009 | Posted in Events

PortlandTown finished up his week of food event photography with a nice set of shots from yesterday’s wine tasting at Rosemont Market on Congress Street.

2 Additions to the Weekend Event Calendar

November 20, 2009 | Posted in Events

There have been two last minute additions to the weekend food event calendar that I wanted to let you know about:

On Saturday the Rainbow United Methodist Church at 618 Washington Ave is holding a fair that will include homemade Korean food.
Leroux Kitchen has gotten the green light to restart their wine tastings and will be holding one on Sunday 1-3. Next month they’ll be returning to their normal schedule of the first Saturday of each month.

For more information visit the event calendar.