The Dry Dock restaurant is closed. A sign in the door indicates that the restaurant “will reopen under new ownership and after renovations.”
The Dry Dock has been in business since 1983. There’s no official word yet on who the new owners are.
This Week’s Events: Splashed Bash, Street Eats, Hard Cider Run
Wednesday — Ri Ra is holding a meet the maker event with Green Thumb Farms, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thursday — Slab is hosting a Firestone Walker Brewing Tap Takeover, there will be a Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Tasting at the Bier Cellar, and beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.
Friday — Dispatch Magazine is holding the Splashed Bash at PHOME, and Rosemont on Brighton is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — the Street Eats and Beats festival is taking place, as is the Portland Hard Cider Run, a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market.
Sunday — products from a number of food vendors and local vendors will be on sale at the weekly Crofters & Artisan Market.
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.
Gorgeous Gelato in Fort Williams
Gorgeous Gelato will be operating an outpost in Fort Williams Park this summer.
2 Reviews of Woodford F&B
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed Woodford Food & Beverage,
Woodford Food & Beverage bills itself as a neighborhood bar and dining room, but it is a sophisticated American bistro serving brasserie classics that reflect influences from across the globe. Take advantage of the affordable and well-selected house wines offered by the glass and carafe – the Zweigelt in particular. Start by sharing an order of the bacon-topped deviled eggs, and then split one of the substantial salads, such as the beet salad with preserved cherries. Leave room to dive into brasserie standards like the super-juicy roasted chicken, the braised pork shank or tri-tip steak…
as has the Bar Guide column in the Press Herald.
With craft cocktails and a menu of modernized American favorites, Woodford Food & Beverage is a fresh new face in an old Portland neighborhood. At the stylish yet comfortable bar, you’ll find residents of surrounding Oakdale who’ve strolled over for a glass of wine, peninsula dwellers looking for a change of scene and suburbanites drawn by the buzz – and the free parking. It’s smart, fun and feels familiar the moment you walk in the door.
Sugarbird Coffee Truck Launched
The Sugarbird Coffee Truck launched this weekend. Owner Justin Dewalt is serving baked goods from Ten Ten Pié and coffee from Unrest, a small Mid-Coast roaster founded by Micah Beaulieu, that roasts their coffee outdoors with specific hardwoods matched to the qualities of the beans.
Follow Sugarbird on instagram and facebook to stay on top of where they’re located.
World Beer Cup: Liquid Riot, Tributary
Two Maine breweries 2016 World Beer Cup award winners:
- Liquid Riot has received the gold medal in the Brett Beer category for Blushing Star. The barrel-aged beer is made with Blushing Star white peaches. It beat out 69 other beers in this category.
- Tributary has received a silver medal in the Pumpkin Beer category for Tributary Jacques.
184 State Street
On the agenda for tonight’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting is a request regarding 184 State Street, former home of The Frame Shop. Building owner Geoffrey Rice and “prospective lessee” Mike Keon are seeking variances regarding the required number of on street parking spots and closing hours “for a proposed restaurant”.
Keon and business partner Anthony Allen own Otto Pizza and Ocho Burrito. The opening of a new restaurant at 184 State Street, would provide Keon and Allen 3 spots in Longfellow Square: the former Petite Jacqueline space now being converted into an Ocho Burrito, the original Ocho space just around thee corner on Congress, and 184 State St.
Under Construction: Blake Orchard
New England Cocktail Conference
Tickets for the New England Cocktail Conference went on sale this morning. You can see the full program on the NECC website.
Ticketed events include:
Piccolo Commentary
Food writer Erik Neilsen has kicked off a new column on the local site Hot Trash with an article about Piccolo,
In the 2 or so years that I’ve been eating at Piccolo, ideas and notions I once held about “Italian food” and what that phrase actually means have been shattered entirely. Southern Italian cuisine in particular is so rich in history and depth that I feel I’ve just begun to scratch the surface of what it means to cook and enjoy it today, from here. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better introduction to the ingredients, stories and people characteristic of this part of the world without actually going there than a meal at Piccolo—do yourself a favor and kick it off with a plate of the pulpo.