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!)
Category: Events
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.
This Week's Events
There’s a lot going on this week. The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight. Brooklyn Brewery will be at Novare Res on Tuesday where the bar will have nearly 20 Brooklyn beers on tap. Also 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 Browne Trading and Black Tie Bistro on Thursday, Rosemont on Friday, and Kitcheen and Cork on Saturday. The next Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner is scheduled for Thursday at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. Saturday afternoon the 7th Annual Festival of Nations will be in Deering Oaks Park. To wrap up the weekend Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a Portuguese Wine Dinner on Sunday. 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 events at both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing on Wednesday. There are wine tastings at the Public Market House and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday and Rosemont on Brighton on Friday. Also on Thursday is a Bray’s Brew Pub showcase at The Great Lost Bear. The 5th Annual Vegetarian and Vegan Food Festival is this Saturday. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. The most interesting item on this week’s calendar comes on Sunday when Rabelais and Duckfat are teaming up on a combined book signing/milkshake demo with Adam Reid author of Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes. 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. The next Twilight Dinner is scheduled on Thursday at Cultivating Community’s farm in Cape Elizabeth. There are wine tastings scheduled on Wednesday at RSVP, on Thursday at the Old Port Wine Merchants, and on Saturday at Scarborough Wine Outlet. Wine events are taking place at both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing Wednesday evening. On Thursday there’s a Redhook Ale Brewery showcase at The Great Lost Bear. 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.
English on Morning Living
Nancy English, author of Chow Maine and the restaurant critic for the Maine Sunday Telegram, will be appearing on the morning radio show Morning Living this Thursday.
Satellite radio listeners can tune in to “The Dish” on Morning Living to hear me talk about Maine’s wonderful restaurants and more. I will be a guest on Morning Living July 2 at 8:30 a.m., broadcast by Martha Stewart Living Radio, channel 112 on the Sirius Satellite Radio Network and channel 157 on XM Satellite Radio.
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 at the Portland Observatory for a special Tower of Chocolate tasting. On Thursday there’s a wine and oyster event at Vignola. There are wine tastings scheduled Thursday at Aurora Provisions, Friday at the West End Grocery, and Saturday at Leroux Kitchen. 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.