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?
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.
Head over to Westbrook Diarist to see some TV news footage on last week’s candy cane making event at Haven’s.
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.
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.
Monday—The weekly Piatto per Tutti cooking class and Foodie Trivia Contest are taking place tonight.
Tuesday—is the start of Maine Shrimp Season.
Wednesday—Black Tie Bistro is holding a cooking class.
Friday—First Friday Art Walk is taking place, and there will be an art exhibit and information session at the Meg Perry Center by the co-owners of Local Sprouts. West End Grocery is holding their monthly wine tasting.
Saturday—A wine tasting is taking place at Leroux Kitchen.
Sunday—culinary superstar David Chang from Momofuku will be at Rabelais for a book signing. Sweet Marguerites will be at an opening at the Toby Rosenberg Gallery for a chocolate tasting.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
Meredith Goad’s article in today’s Press Herald catalogs the 3 types of cookie bakers and interviews Julia Usher, author of Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year.
When it comes to holiday cookies, there are three types of bakers.
The first type sticks to an old family recipe like Taylor Swift trying to hold onto the microphone at the VMA Awards.
The second type is more like Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards — always pushing the envelope with something new and more, um, challenging.
The third type is like a karaoke performer. These folks buy pre-mixed, pre-sliced cookies in the grocer’s freezer, pop them in the oven, and they’re done. They like to call themselves singers, but they’re not fooling anyone but themselves.
Do you want to participate in a cookie swap? Rabelais is holding a cookie swap and book signing with Julia Usher this Sunday.
Monday—The weekly Piatto per Tutti cooking class and Foodie Trivia Contest are taking place tonight.
Wednesday—The Monument Square Farmers’ Market takes places in the morning. Brewer Rob Todd will be at The Great Lost Bear for their annual Allagash Showcase which takes place each year on the night before Thanksgiving. They plan on serving a “huge line-up of Allagash rarities cask conditioned and Allagash White”.
Thursday—Several restaurants are holding special Thanksgiving Day dinners: Black Point Inn, Eastland Park Hotel, Eves at the Garden, Sea Glass Restaurant, Twenty Milk Street and Verillo’s. North Star is hosting a potluck dinner.
Sunday—A cookie swap and book signing with Julia Usher author of Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year is scheduled at Rabelais Books. Bring a couple dozen cookies to swap and trade with others.
PortlandTown finished up his week of food event photography with a nice set of shots from yesterday’s wine tasting at Rosemont Market on Congress Street.
There have been two last minute additions to the weekend food event calendar that I wanted to let you know about:
For more information visit the event calendar.