Category: Events

Wealden Farm is teaming up with Rosemont Market to run an urban farmstand once a week at the store on Brighton Ave. Starting tomorrow, Wealden will be at Rosemont on Wednesdays, 2-6 pm.

Jennifer Flock, a Certified Sommelier, is teaching a class this evening on food and wine pairings. The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight. On Tuesday, the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place.  Black Tie Bistro is teaching a cooking class on Wednesday. On Thursday there’s an Allagash Brewing showcase at The Great Lost Bear. Wine tastings are scheduled for Friday at the West End Grocery and Saturday at Leroux Kitchen.  The 36th Annual Old Port Festival is taking place on Sunday. Sunday evening, Evangeline’s Erik Desjarlais is the featured chef at the Food Film Series presentation of Babette’s Feast. 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.

The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight. The Wine Flight 5k Training Series kicks-off tomorrow. Black Tie Bistro is teaching a cooking class on Wednesday. On Thursday there will be a wine tasting at Browne Trading and a Marshall Wharf Brewing showcase at 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.

There’s an especially packed calendar of foodie events today with two lectures, 3 wine tastings, a Peak Brewing showcase at Great Lost Bear, Novare Res’s first anniversary celebration and a Portuguese wine dinner (5 courses and 5 wines and a port with presentations from the wine makers) at Local 188.

There’s A LOT going on this week. Rob Evans is teaching a cooking class tonight at Stonewall Kitchens in York. There’s also a gluten-free Italian baking class and the weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest at Bull Feeney’s. Bar Lola is holding a wine dinner on Tuesday night featuring wines from Argentina. Buy Local is set to announce the results of the 2009 Indie Biz Awards at Empire Dine and Dance on Wednesday night, and Black Tie Bistro is offering a meat & potatoes makeover cooking class. Novare Res is celebrating their one year anniversary on Thursday. Author and food advocate Joel Berg will be speaking at USM Thursday morning and Longfellow Books Thursday night. There are wine tasting Thursday afternoon at Leavitt and Sons and at Black Cherry Provisions. Local 188 is holding a Portuguese wine dinner on Thursday night and there’s also a Peak Brewing showcase going on at Great Lost Bear the same evening. Kitchen & Cork is holding a wine tasting 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.

Check out the latest post from Portland in a Snap to learn about the meet/eat-up club options available in Portland.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is teaching a hands-on food preservation workshop this morning. The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is taking place tonight at Bull Feeney’s. Black Tie Bistro is teaching a cooking class on Wednesday night. There are 3 wine tastings scheduled this week: on Wednesday at RSVP, wine and cheese on Thursday at the Public Market House and Sautrday at the Scarborough Wine Outlet. The Great Lost Bear is hosting South African winemaker Jose Conde from Stellenbosch on Wednesday and showcasing beer from Victory Brewing on Thursday. Sunday evening the chefs from Hugo’s and Miyake are teaming up to cook a wine/beer/sake dinner. 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.

Here are some new meal deals that I’ve recently come across:

• Bonobo – slice and soup or salad for $6.50, get all three for $9, lunch Wednesday – Saturday.
• Maria’s – “3-course Italian dinner for 2”, $19 per person.
• Old Port Sandwich Shop – buy one sandwich and get the second one at half price, Tuesdays.
• Pom’s Thai Taste – “2 for 1 dinner”, Wednesdays.

Mother’s Day is this Sunday and a number of Portland venues are offering special menus for what is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants. Here are the ones I’ve heard about so far:

• DiMillo’s – call 772-2216 for more information
• Eastland Park Hotel – menu and pricing
• Eve’s at the Garden – menu and pricing
• Evangeline – call 791-2800 for more information
• Five Fifty-Five – hours
• Nakornping Thai – call 253-5311 for more information
• The Inn on Peaks Island – hours and pricing
• Twenty Milk Street – menu
• Verrillo’s – call 775-6536 for more information
• Vignola – menu and pricing
• Zackery’s – info

and there’s always the regular Sunday Brunch List to choose from as well.