Category: Events

A pair of Portland establishments will be servings meals at the James Beard House in NYC later this year:

• Piccolo will be serving an dinner on November 21st that highlights their take on cuisine from the Abruzzi and Calabria regions of Italy.
• Hunt & Alpine will be serving a 5-course cocktail dinner on December 4th to celebrate Repeal Day. The meal will be a “full Scandinavian holiday-style dinner”.

Keep a watch on the JBF Events page where more details on the menus and ticket sales will be posted later this year.

Monday — chefs Yana Gilbuena from the Salo Series and Dave Mallari from The Sinful Kitchen are collaborating on a Filipino brunch, and it’s the last day in business for Mama’s CrowBar.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — the first performance of Inside, Outside, Above, Below collaboration with Masa Miyake, aand there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.

Friday — Kate McCarty (aka Cake McParty) will be reading from her new book Distilled in Maine and Steve Corman from Vena’s Fizz House will be serving drinks at the Maine Historical Society.

Saturday — LeRoux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — Rosemont is serving a dinner at Winter Hill Farm in Freeport.

Roustabout x Tandem — Roustabout will be serving a pop-up dinner at Tandem Bakery on September 17th.

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.

Instructors from the Court of Master Sommeliers will be returning to Portland this Fall to offer:

• The Introductory Sommelier Course & Exam, a 2-day program that’s the first step in developing a strong foundation of knowledge about wine. Last year’s 50-person class sold with students coming from as far away as NYC.
• Instructors will be administering the Certified Sommelier Examination, which includes both theory and blind tasting components.

The intro class is scheduled for October 6-7, and the Certified Sommelier exam is taking place on October 8. All three days are taking place at The Regency. You can learn more and sign-up for either option on the CMS website.

The classes are geared towards wine professionals or those considering a career in the wine industry, however a few highly motivated wine enthusiasts also join in.

Monday — chefs Yana Gilbuena from the Salo Series and Dave Mallari from The Sinful Kitchen are collaborating on a Filipino pop-up dinner.

Tuesday — The Otherside Delicatessen is holding a wine tasting.

Wednesday — it’s the release day for Bissell Brothers Reciprocal, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Friday — the summer’s last Flea Bites food truck gathering in West Bayside is taking place as is a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — the Hunt & Alpine Club is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

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.

Monday — Baxter Brewing is holding their Grand Slam beer dinner at Hadlock Field.

Tuesday — Rising Tide is hosting a Summer Block Party in East Bayside.

Wednesday — Black Tie is serving a farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.

Saturday — the 2nd Annual Maine Seaweed Festival and dinner is taking place in South Portland, Rosemont is collaborating with Robert Sinskey Vineyards on a wine dinner on Great Diamond Island, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — Brett Camp is taking place at Austin Street Brewery.

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.

Today’s Press Herald includes a report on Filipino chef Yana Gilbuena and the pop-up dinner she’s holding later this month in collaboration with Dave Mallari, chef/owner of The Sinful Kitchen.

 

Tuesday — Local Sprouts is hosting the monthly local foods networking breakfast.

Wednesday — Bissell and Oxbow are collaborating on the Swashbuckling Scallywags beer sail in Casco Bay, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Barreled Souls, and the Amarantos Quartet will be performing during Picnic in the Square at Congress Square Park.

Friday — Bissell Brothers is releasing Seed, a Pilsner that’s been brewed with strawberries and raspberries.

Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — Central Provisions is preparing a Outstanding in the Field dinner at North Star Sheep Farm, and chefs Helrich, Nappi and Craigue from Sonny’s/Local 188/Salvage are cooking a Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner at The Well.

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.

The Bangor Daily News has a report on the 90th Annual St. Peter’s Bazaar taking place this weekend.

Volunteers from the parish, from teenagers to longtime parishioners over the age of 90, gathered to mix, shape, bake, decorate and package around 7,000 cookies to be sold at the bazaar. More than 70 dozen eggs were used to prepare the Italian cookies, all carefully loaded in and out of large pizza ovens by Sam Marcisso, a longtime volunteer at the event. Completing the incredible scene were rows of volunteers sitting at tables diligently performing various tasks.

“The frosting and sprinkling is going well,” said Josephine Dulac, a parishioner at St. Peter Church for nearly eight decades. “We are packaging them up, ready to go!”

According to a report from Urban Eye, artists Lauren Fensterstock & Aaron Stephan are teaming up with Masa Miyake on a set of interesting events that will be “exploring the intersection of food, making, and conversation”.

According to the artist statement,

Each performance involves local artists, builders, and cooks.  The events will take place in a physical structure designed and built specifically for this event in which a meal will be prepared and served. INSIDE OUTSIDE ABOVE BELOWwill question normative ways of eating and interacting within one’s community by creating correlations between construction, collaboration and consumption.  It will encompass how we eat – what environment we eat in – who we eat with – the historical precedence for these actions – and the potential to instigate a constructive dialogue with these components.

There will be six performances/meals in September, tickets are now on sale at Eventbrite.