A pair of local establishments are celebrating their anniversaries this week:
The Portland Daily Sun has published articles about the new Makers Market at the Urban Farm Fermentory,
What looked like empty warehouse space was instead seen as an opportunity by the tenants of 200 Anderson St. Spearheaded by Eli Cayer and the Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St. will be the home of a new “Makers Market.” Wednesday will be the first of the Makers Markets that will be held, and will include farmers offering produce, meats and diary products; artists; crafts people; and food trucks, Cayer said
and the 25th anniversary of the Portland House of Pizza.
Long a neighborhood staple, the original PHOP opened two doors down from the current 1359 Washington Ave. location and was closer to the intersection of Allen Avenue. “It was real tough on parking, and entering and exiting,” said General Manager Jason Cote, 31. “When the restaurant moved to the new building, there was a huge remodeling project changing an old bank vault into our office and making a dirty and dated ’80s dining room clean and relevant.”
Map & Menu have assembled a list of their 10 favorite dishes in Portland. Fore Street, Otto Blue Spoon, Eventide, Blue Rooster, Petite Jacqueline, Duckfat, Pai Men, El Rayo and Boda all have items that made it on to the list.
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes an article about shrubs and shrub-based cocktails (see article for recipes),
Shrubs an old-fashioned drinks that date to Colonial times, but they are on their way back, thanks to the folks behind the bar who are discovering that a shrub’s bright, slightly tart, complex flavors make for a stand-out cocktail. Bartenders are doing lots of experimenting by replacing the fruit in the shrub with vegetables and herbs, trying out different kinds of vinegar, and otherwise tweaking the classic shrub formula.
and an article about Casco Bay Organics.
Time-crunched healthy eaters have a new way to get their hands on fresh fruits and vegetables. In April, Casco Bay Organics, a southern Maine grocery home delivery service, launched with a full array of organic and locally-sourced produce.
The Bangor Daily News has published an article about the closing of DiPietro’s.
At 2 p.m., customers were still coming from as far away as Connecticut to enjoy a last “Italian,” or one of the many variations the shop served at 171 Cumberland Ave. for nearly seven decades.
The Munjoy Hill News has posted a report on the Portland & Rochester.
Babson Magazine has publish a profile of Mainely Burgers. MB co-owner Jack Barber is a member of the Babson class of 2015.
Gorgeous Gelato is in the early stages of planning a second location.
A reporter from Vail Daily recently traveled to Portland. Their visit included stops at J’s Oyster Bar, Ri-Ra, Novare Res. The article also mentions Duckfat and whoopie pies.
Monday — Jason Loring will be the featured chef at Flanagan’s Table in Buxton, the Bearded Lady is sponsoring a screening of Hey Bartender at Space Gallery.
Tuesday — Rosemont will be holding a Terradora wine tasting.
Wednesday — the first weekly Makers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory, Black Tie is catering a farm Dinner at Pineland Farm in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — El Rayo is sponsoring the weekly Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm, and The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from Funky Bow Brewery.
Friday — BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a wine dinner.
Saturday — Bier Cellar will be having a tasting of Allagash “Curieux and Bourbon Black, alongside their base beers, Tripel and Black”, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — Wine Wise is leading a Piedmont sail in Casco Bay aboard the Frances, Rosemont is holding their 2nd Annual Pomodoropalooza, and Hugo’s will be preparing an Outstanding in the Field dinner at Thirty Acre Farm in Whitefield, Maine.
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.