Monday – The 16th Annual Maine Restaurant Week continues through March 12th. Check the mainerestaurantweek.com website for a complete list of participating restaurants and events.
Saturday – Jean Christophe Rusatira from Umuko Coffee Importers will be giving a talk at Coffee by Design on Diamond Street.
March 10-17 – Biddeford & Saco Restaurant Week is taking place.
March 13 – Tap & Taste, a gluten-free tasting event, will be taking place at Orange Bike Brewing in collaboration with Mrs. Gee Free Living and 2Gether.
March 23/24 – Maine Maple Weekend is taking place. See the Maine Maple Producers Association website to find a sugar house near you to visit.
March 25 – The 3rd Annual ChopTails Competition will be taking place at Batson River.
March 26 – there will be a 5-course sake dinner at Miyake, The Honey Paw will be featuring Brooklyn Kura Sake with specials on the menu to pair with with 3 Brooklyn Kura sakes, and Chaval is holding a 5-course sake dinner.
March 27 – Chaval will be holding a Spanish vegan wine dinner.
March 28 – Ballast will be hosting a murder mystery dinner. Author Lidey Heuck will be at Viand Mercantile for a signing of her new book Cooking in Real Life.
April 3 – The Beard Foundation will release the 2024 list of restaurant and chef awards nominees. There are 10 semifinalists from Maine this year.
April 28 – The Casco Bay Chef’s Association is holding their 2024 annual dinner.
April 29 – The Good Food Awards winners will be announced. Eight Maine food producers are finalists in the 2024 Good Food awards program.
May 11 – CiderFeast, an “all-inclusive tasting event celebrates craft ciders from some of the top cider makers in New England and beyond” is taking place.
May 18 – The Maine Wild Wine Fest is taking place in Freeport.
June 10-16 – Portland Wine Week is taking place.
June 26 – Secret Supper (instagram) is holding a dinner in the Portland area.
June 29 – The 3rd Annual Mast Landing Wavy Days Festival is taking place.
July 25/26 – The Kneading Conference is taking place in Skowhegan.
August 30 – September 1 – Maine Apple Camp is taking place.
September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.