This Week’s Events

| Posted in Events

Tuesday — The Telling Room is holding a release party for Can I Call You Cheesecake? an anthology of stories and poems about food; the new food and drink trivia competition continues at Grace.

Wednesday — The midweek Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square; both Old Port Wine Merchants and RSVP are holding wine tastings; Dr. John Herzog is giving a mid-day talk on The Power of Food.

Thursday — Brad Ack from the Marine Stewardship Council will give a lecture entitled Recognizing and Rewarding Sustainable Seafood as part of GMRI’s Sea State lecture series.

Saturday — the weekend Farmers Market is taking place in Deering Oaks Park.

Sunday — 20 Italian wines from 5 Maine distributors will be available for tasting at this month’s 20/20 wine charity event.

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.

Duckfat in Vt?

| Posted in General News

Seven Days, a independent newspaper in Vermont, has published a profile of chef Rob Evans and investigates whether Evans and wife Nancy Pugh have plans for opening a branch of Duckfat in Burlington, Vermont.

Although Evans and Pugh have a long way to go before they finish building their house and get back to constructing their restaurant empire, Vermonters can be comforted by the fact that B-town looms big on the couple’s radar. Last May, while in town to see Ray LaMontagne, they checked out the old Smokejacks spot.

“It was a perfect location,” Evans admits. The pair agreed they weren’t quite ready to jump into something new. Still, who knows what may happen next time they come to town?

Vodka Infusions

| Posted in Distilling & Cocktails

Today’s Portland Daily Sun takes a look at vodka infusions. Columnist Natalie Ladd met with bartender John Meyers to understand the background and logic behind flavored vodkas.

My Take … When done with style and thoughtfulness, vodka infusions are a win-win for all. Flavored vodkas are now found in the well, and while trendy infusions (lima bean and ham hock) have seen better days, they have made their lasting mark on cocktail menus and drink order decision making. Take it from a Cosmopolitan drinker who’s switched from The Classic to Absolute Citron. The subtle lemon-orange infused flavor makes all the difference in the world.