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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday, and there’s a wine tastings this week at RSVP on Wednesday. On Thursday Longfellow Books is holding a book signing with Julia User author of Cookie Swap. Portland Schooner Co is offering food themed sailing trips this week on Monday and Friday. This weekend the 85th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar is taking place. 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.
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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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday, and there’s a wine tastings this week at RSVP on Wednesday. On Thursday Longfellow Books is holding a book signing with Julia User author of Cookie Swap. Portland Schooner Co is offering food themed sailing trips this week on Monday and Friday. This weekend the 85th Annual St Peter’s Italian Bazaar is taking place. 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
This is a good week for beer lovers. On Tuesday Novare Res will host Dogfish Head‘s President Sam Calagione and will have 23 of their beers on tap. Then on Friday and Saturday, Novare Res will hold their 2nd Annual Roguepalooza which will feature 30 Rogue beers on the menu. As usual 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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday. Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. There’s a wine tastings this week at the West End Grocery on Friday night. There’s a Backyard Locavore Tour during the day on Saturday and that evening Local Sprouts is holding an event at SPACE Gallery to celebrate their second year in business and launch their effort to establish a community supported cafe. 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
This is a good week for beer lovers. On Tuesday Novare Res will host Dogfish Head‘s President Sam Calagione and will have 23 of their beers on tap. Then on Friday and Saturday, Novare Res will hold their 2nd Annual Roguepalooza which will feature 30 Rogue beers on the menu. As usual 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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday. Cultivating Community’s next Twilight Dinner is Thursday at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. There’s a wine tastings this week at the West End Grocery on Friday night. There’s a Backyard Locavore Tour during the day on Saturday and that evening Local Sprouts is holding an event at SPACE Gallery to celebrate their second year in business and launch their effort to establish a community supported cafe. 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.
Dweller on Opening Night
Down East‘s Tips from a Dweller column has posted some observations on the double opening night at Grace and The Corner Room earlier this month. (via Psst!)
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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday. There are wine tastings this week at the Brighton Street Rosemont on Friday and Leroux Kitchen on Saturday. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Magic Hat Brewing on Thursday. 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. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday. There are wine tastings this week at the Brighton Street Rosemont on Friday and Leroux Kitchen on Saturday. The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer from Magic Hat Brewing on Thursday. 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.
Milk Mustache Mobile
According to a report on ILovePortlandMaine.com, the Got Milk? campaign’s Milk Mustache Mobile from will be visiting Portland later this summer, July 30 through August 2.
…with the opportunity to pose for a Milk Mustache photo like the many celebrities who have been featured in the popular advertisements. Further, there will be ice-cold milk and freshly made smoothies for all to enjoy.
Vegetarian Food Festival
Mitten Machen has published an illustrated report on last weekend’s Vegetarian Food Festival.
In the last few months, Portland’s growing appetite for vegan cuisine has made way for a raw vegan restaurant and two dairy-free bakeries. Representatives from the recently-opened GRO Cafe were mobbed by people scarfing down their handmade coconut-filled and chili-laced raw chocolates. Further down the rows of tables, I tried some cornbread and a brownie made by K’s Vegan Treats, a bakery offering whole grain, sugar-free quickbreads, brownies, cookies, and cakes that will open later this summer in the Public Market House.
Jacques de Villier, Farms and Lobster
There’s a really nice profile in today’s Press Herald on Jacques de Villier the owner of Old Port Wine Merchants.
Tell Jacques de Villier what kind of wine you like, what you’re going to drink it with and how much you want to pay, and he’ll give you what you really want.
He’ll probably throw in a good yarn, too, because a love of stories is the other thing de Villier is known for among his regular customers. Some of his ostensibly true tales are a bit hard to believe – was this unpretentious, garrulous wine merchant really in military intelligence? – and he seems to get that. When he senses skepticism about the claim that he graduated from The Citadel, the famous military school in South Carolina, for example, de Villier pulls up a photo of himself in uniform on the computer.
Also in today’s paper is a timely reminder that this Sunday is Maine’s Open Farm Day–think Maple Sugar Sunday but with animals and orchards instead of syrup. There are 100+ participating farms across the state and 11 are here in Cumberland County.
There is also a Bill Nemitz column on the proposed lobster boat tie-up and the price of lobster, as well as a front page story on the recent shooting incident involving a pair of lobstermen.
The shooting appears to be the most extreme example of growing tensions all along the coast as Maine lobstermen and their families face historic financial pressures related to the global recession and a drop in demand. Some lobstermen are trying to organize a mass work stoppage to force prices higher.