This Week's Events

Nick Malgieri, author of The Modern Baker will be at Rabelais for a book signing this afternoon. Also on Monday, Portland Schooner is running a wine and chocolate sail and the weekly  Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place at Bull Feeney’s. Felipe Gonzales-Gordon will be at Bar Lola on Tuesday for a dinner featuring wine from his family’s winery. The next Wine Flight 5k Training Run is scheduled for Tuesday. There’s a wine event at The Salt Exchange on Wednesday and on Thursday Cultivating Community is holding the last Twilight Dinner of the year. Rabelais is having an art opening Friday for a show by Rob Sullivan entitled Minumentals: Gastronomique. There are wine tastings at West End Grocery on Friday and Leroux Kitchen on Saturday. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

This Week’s Events

Nick Malgieri, author of The Modern Baker will be at Rabelais for a book signing this afternoon. Also on Monday, Portland Schooner is running a wine and chocolate sail and the weekly  Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place at Bull Feeney’s. Felipe Gonzales-Gordon will be at Bar Lola on Tuesday for a dinner featuring wine from his family’s winery. The next Wine Flight 5k Training Run is scheduled for Tuesday. There’s a wine event at The Salt Exchange on Wednesday and on Thursday Cultivating Community is holding the last Twilight Dinner of the year. Rabelais is having an art opening Friday for a show by Rob Sullivan entitled Minumentals: Gastronomique. There are wine tastings at West End Grocery on Friday and Leroux Kitchen on Saturday. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

Maine Fare, etc

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a pair of articles about Maine Fare which is taking place in Camden next month. Meredith Goad authored an overview of the food festival

If you’d like to learn how to pair Maine-made spirits with smoked seafood, if you want to experience an old-fashioned beanhole supper – even if you’re curious about how to properly butcher a whole hog – Maine Fare is the place to be, whether you feel comfortable calling yourself a foodie or not.

“People need to know that it’s OK to care about what you eat, that it’s not being a snob to care about what you eat,” Jenkins said.

and Avery Yale Kamila tackles the topic of the keynote address “Can Maine Feed Itself?”

The panel brings together a number of movers and shakers from Maine’s food scene for a conversation centered on how the state can become more self-reliant when stocking our grocery stores and filling our dinner plates.

Also is today’s paper is an article about a Maine Cooperative Extension seminar designed to help farmers cope with this year’s poor growing season, and a short piece on Chef Hayward’s shaved head.

New Maine Magazine

Maine magazine is set to debut this week with the official launch party taking place on Thursday. According to the their site the party will source food from “The Corner Room, Figa Restaurant, El Rayo Taqueria, and The Salt Exchange with signature drinks by mixologist, John Myers”.
A new article from MaineBiz reports that the 112-page premiere issue will include “a tour of six new Portland restaurants called ‘Eatland.'”

This Week's Events

Browne Trading are Portland Schooner are running a wine and cheese sailing trip this evening. Also on Monday the the weekly  Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place at Bull Feeney’s. The next Wine Flight 5k Training is scheduled for Tuesday. Both Jones Landing and The Salt Exchange are holding a wine event Wednesday evening. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Sea Dog Brewing on Thursday. Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a wine dinner featuring wines from the Tobin James Winery Saturday night. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

This Week’s Events

Browne Trading are Portland Schooner are running a wine and cheese sailing trip this evening. Also on Monday the the weekly  Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place at Bull Feeney’s. The next Wine Flight 5k Training is scheduled for Tuesday. Both Jones Landing and The Salt Exchange are holding a wine event Wednesday evening. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Sea Dog Brewing on Thursday. Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a wine dinner featuring wines from the Tobin James Winery Saturday night. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

This Week's Events

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight, and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. There are wine tastings this week at the Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday, at the Public Market House and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday, and at Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. Jones Landing is holding a wine event on Wednesday.  Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

This Week’s Events

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight, and on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. There are wine tastings this week at the Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday, at the Public Market House and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday, and at Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. Jones Landing is holding a wine event on Wednesday.  Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

Street Fairs

The Maine Sunday Telegram has reports on yesterday’s African street festival,

For an afternoon, Brown Street was transformed into a setting resembling an African market, with food and other vendors lining the street.

and the St Peter’s Italian Bazaar that started yesterday and continues on today.

The Italian bazaar began in 1926 and is the longest continuously running street festival in Portland, co-chair Ken Giaquinto said.