Wednesday — Wine Wise is teaching a Pinot Noir class at The Wine Bar and The Salt Exchange is holding a Bourbon Tasting.
Friday — An Iraqi cooking class and meal is taking place at St Pious, the Urban Farm Fermentory is holding an open house, there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli, and the First Friday Art Walk is taking place which usually kicks the competition for a table at your favorite restaurant up a notch so make your reservations early.
Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen.
Sunday — Cultivating Community is holding their 4th Annual 20-Mile Meal.
Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Monday (Monument Square), Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at various locations around the city.
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.
This Week’s Events
Wednesday — Wine Wise is teaching a Pinot Noir class at The Wine Bar and The Salt Exchange is holding a Bourbon Tasting.
Friday — An Iraqi cooking class and meal is taking place at St Pious, the Urban Farm Fermentory is holding an open house, there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli, and the First Friday Art Walk is taking place which usually kicks the competition for a table at your favorite restaurant up a notch so make your reservations early.
Saturday — there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen.
Sunday — Cultivating Community is holding their 4th Annual 20-Mile Meal.
Farmer’s Markets — the traditional series of Farmer’s Markets are taking place Monday (Monument Square), Wednesday (Monument Square) and Saturday (Deering Oaks Park). Cultivating Community is running their new series of markets Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at various locations around the city.
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.
John "Sonny" Severino, 80
John “Sonny” Severino, longtime co-owner of the Sportsman’s Grill, has passed away.
For nearly 50 years, he ran the former Sportsman’s Grill on Congress Street, a popular restaurant where people from all walks of life gathered to watch sports. It was the place to go after events at the Portland Expo Center, and before the annual Portland and Deering high school football game on Thanksgiving Day.
The Sportsman’s Grill operated 1952-1999 on Congress Street near the intersection with Gilman Street. John Severino operated the restaurant with his two brothers and for the last 13 years of its existence with his son Paul.
John “Sonny” Severino, 80
John “Sonny” Severino, longtime co-owner of the Sportsman’s Grill, has passed away.
For nearly 50 years, he ran the former Sportsman’s Grill on Congress Street, a popular restaurant where people from all walks of life gathered to watch sports. It was the place to go after events at the Portland Expo Center, and before the annual Portland and Deering high school football game on Thanksgiving Day.
The Sportsman’s Grill operated 1952-1999 on Congress Street near the intersection with Gilman Street. John Severino operated the restaurant with his two brothers and for the last 13 years of its existence with his son Paul.
Norm's East End Closing
I’ve heard from a couple readers that Norm’s East End Grill is closing down. A call to the restaurant confirmed that this is their last night.
Norm’s East End Closing
I’ve heard from a couple readers that Norm’s East End Grill is closing down. A call to the restaurant confirmed that this is their last night.
Review of Walter's
Portland Magazine has published a review of Walter’s.
We swing back to the Mediterranean with a flawless Milano linguine ($14/21), tossed in tangy lemon butter with tender shrimp, spinach, artichokes, tear-drop tomatoes, feta, olives, and capers. The perfectly seared gnocchi fungi ($9/19) is also an audience-pleaser, with an earthy cream sauce jumping with chanterelles, pine nuts, and fresh parsley.
Review of Walter’s
Portland Magazine has published a review of Walter’s.
We swing back to the Mediterranean with a flawless Milano linguine ($14/21), tossed in tangy lemon butter with tender shrimp, spinach, artichokes, tear-drop tomatoes, feta, olives, and capers. The perfectly seared gnocchi fungi ($9/19) is also an audience-pleaser, with an earthy cream sauce jumping with chanterelles, pine nuts, and fresh parsley.
Review of the Sicilian Slab
The Blueberry Files has written a review of the Sicilian Slab pizza at Micucci’s.
Except for when I got home and sat down to take that first much-awaited bite of slab. Insert hyperbole here! Angels sang, trumpets played, rainbows squirted across the sky!
Lunch Hop on the Chopping Block
The Metro bus service is considering eliminating their free lunch time service known as the Lunch Hop, according to a report in the Portland Daily Sun.
“We need revenue, we need farebox revenue,” explained David Redlefsen, general manager of the Greater Portland Transit District METRO bus service. “We want to eliminate the Lunch Hop.”
and the newspaper has also published a brief profile of the Fishermen’s Grill and it’s owner Tom Hincks.