El Tipico, a new Dominican restaurant, has opened on 539 Deering Ave in the space formerly occupied by StarEast Cafe. The owner is Julio Vinas. The restaurant opened a week and a half ago on Saturday, September 14.
Two other changes worth noting on outer Forest: Euro Market has closed and Al Huda has changed its name to Babylon.
Booze, Fish & Coffee has published an audio review of Small Axe Truck.
Wednesday — The Well is hosting a French wine dinner, Black Tie is catering a farm dinner in New Gloucester, the Makers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory in the afternoon and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place in the morning.
Thursday — the local chapter of Engineers Without Borders is holding a wine and beer tasting event.
Friday — Maine Craft Distilling is holding a launch party for their newest spirit, a blueberry moonshine called Blueshine.
Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Sunday — the local chapter of American Sommelier is holding the first in a series of wine seminars. This first class will focus on viticulture, vinification and tasting.
More Than Honey — the Cumberland County and Sacopee Valley Beekeepers Clubs are hosting this screening of the movie More Than Honey on October 4 at the Portland USM campus. Tickets are available online.
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.
Maine Beer Tours is running an Indiegogo campaign to crowd source funds needed to replace their tour bus. So far they’ve raised $2,524 of a $4,500 goal and have 2 days left in the campaign.
The Maine Sunday Telegram has published a review of Boone’s.
Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room is a great addition to Portland’s list of seafood restaurant options. With (limited) on-site parking, two outside decks and a cavernous interior that manages to feel intimate despite its depth, this is the place to go for downtown seafood.
Oscar’s New American opened this past Friday. The restaurant is located in Yarmouth in space formerly occupied by the Sea Grass Bistro. Chef/owner Nick Krunkkala was formerly the chef at Fog Bar and at Rock City Cafe in Rockland.
The Guardian has tapped a set of Maine-based bloggers to weigh-in on the best places to eat, drink and stay in the state:
The October issue of Down East features an article entitle Dine, Feed, Wolf, Gorge, Much, Nosh about the “62 places to eat your way through Maine’s hottest dining trends”.
Elsemere BBQ, Miyake Farm, the Portland Hunt & Alpine Club (shown right, click to enlarge), Flanagan’s Table, Gorgeous Gelato, Maple’s Organics, MDI Ice Cream, Beal’s, Gelato Fiasco and food trucks Love Cupcakes, Mainely Treats, Bite into Maine, Small Axe, Mainely Burgers and Wicked Good were all included.
The article isn’t yet online but you can find a copy of the October issue at your local newsstand.
Hunt & Alpine Club bartender/owner Andrew Volk was quoted in article in Bon Appetit about the advantages of batch prepared libations.
Additionally, Volk was interviewed by Dinner Party Download for a humorous piece about the government’s mid-century Hurricane Modification Program as part of their ongoing and “rarely imitated history lesson with booze” series.
Today’s Press Herald includes an update on the Fore Street fire that has impacted Joe’s NY Pizza, Street & Co, Dancing Elephant, Mark’s Place, Old Port Candy and East End Cupcake.
Some of the businesses directly affected by Thursday’s fire on Fore Street in the Old Port may not reopen for several weeks, depending on how long it takes to bring the building up to code.