The Maine Ambassadors of Food & Drink are teaming up with the Culinary Arts department at SMCC to offer a four week program (see page 6) on “the historical and cultural factors that affect what Maine grows and produces to eat and drink.” The class takes place Tuesday nights in February and will cost $275.
Category: Events
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
There’s a pair of late additions to the calendar for New Year’s Eve that I came across in this week’s Portland Phoenix:
- Maria’s is serving a 4-course prix fixe dinner for $48.
- The Museum of African Culture is holding an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Thursday night at 6:30. $10.
This Week's Events – NYE Dinners
Monday—Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink are running the weekly Foodie Trivia Contest at Bull Feeney’s.
Tuesday—there will be a wine tasting at Browne Trading.
Wednesday—pick-up for the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place in Monument Square.
Thursday—New Year’s Eve dinners are taking place at Bar Lola, Cinque Terre, Eastland Park Hotel, Emilitsa, Evangeline, Five Fifty-Five, Frog and Turtle, Grace, Inn by the Sea, Shima, The Salt Exchange, Twenty Milk Street, Vignola.
Friday—First Friday Art Walk is taking place and there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a local area food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Feast of the Seven Fishes
PortlandTown has posted a set of photos from last week’s Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner at Cinque Terre.
This Week’s Events
Monday—PortlandTaps.com has organized a Solstice Pub Crawl. the Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink are running the weekly Foodie Trivia Contest at Bull Feeney’s, and Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a cooking class.
Tuesday—Port Sports is facilitating a second Mead Crawl. The event starts with a tour at Maine Mead Works, wends it way through the city and ends up at Novare Res.
Thursday—Cinque Terre is serving a traditional Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner on Christmas Eve. There’s also a Christmas Eve dinner taking place at Grace.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a local area food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
No Reservations: Maine
According to Travels with Hilary, Anthony Bourdain will be visiting Rockland and Portland to produce a Maine installment for his popular TV show No Reservations.
The celebrity chef is coming to Maine in a few weeks to film a Maine show. He’ll be visiting four Portland restaurants and two in Rockland
Which four restaurants do you think he’ll visit in Portland?
This Week’s Events
Monday—the Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink are running the weekly Foodie Trivia Contest at Bull Feeney’s, and Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a cooking class.
Wednesday—Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a wine tasting, and there’s a cooking class taking place at Black Tie Bistro.
Thursday—the annual Twelve Beers of Christmas event is taking place at The Great Lost Bear, the Sea Glass Restaurant is is featuring Justin Vineyards as part of a 5-course wine dinner, and there’s a wine tasting at Kitchen & Cork.
Saturday—pick-up for the Winter Farmers’ Market is scheduled for Deering Oaks Park and a wine tasting is taking place at the Rosemont Market on Congress Street.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a local area food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Haven's Candy Canes
Head over to Westbrook Diarist to see some TV news footage on last week’s candy cane making event at Haven’s.
This Week's Events
Monday—a charcuterie tasting is being held at Bonobo, the Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink are running the weekly Foodie Trivia Contest at Bull Feeney’s, and Stephen Lanzalotta is teaching a cooking class.
Tuesday—Bar Lola is holding a Pinot Noir wine dinner.
Wednesday—the wines of Starlane Vineyards are being featured at a wine dinner at Evangeline.
Thursday—Gritty’s is launching Red Claws Ale, the official beer of Portland’s D-league NBA team, and staff from Redhook will be at The Great Lost Bear for the bar’s weekly brewery showcase.
Saturday—wine tasting are taking place at Old Port Wine Merchants and Black Cherry Provisions.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a local area food event this week that’s not already listed, publicize it by adding it as a comment using the link below.
Public Market House Set to Expand
According to an article in today’s Press Herald, the Public Market House’s 2nd floor renovation and expansion is near completion. An public open house is scheduled for Friday, and soon after the first 3 businesses to be located on the second floor hope to open: Market House Coffee, Peanut Butter and Jelly Time, and Pie in the Sky Pizza.
The space is open and inviting, comfortable and eclectic. Months of work have produced refinished wood floors and a brightly lit area overlooking Monument Square. Local artwork hangs on the red-brick walls.
“It’s sort of the fruition of what we want to be as a public market,” said Kris Horton, president of Market Vendors. “We see the market as a community meeting place.”
Photo added to post on December 6, 2009.