Mary Grant from Simply Scandinavian Foods has written a letter to the editor that appeared in today’s paper in support of a Portland area Tour de Farms.
Category: Events
Weekend Events
The Food section in today’s Press Herald includes an article about the Harvest on the Harbor food festival taking place this weekend and the Diwali Festival of Lights scheduled for November 1.
This Week's Events
The much anticipated Harvest on the Harbor is taking place Thursday through Saturday. There are also a plethora of other foodie happening on the calendar this week. On Monday, the next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is taking place. The Epicurean Auction is scheduled for Tuesday at Merrill Auditorium. There will be wine tastings at Browne Trading on Thursday and Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. The movie The Real Dirt on Farmer John is being screened at the Meg Perry Center Thursday night. Also that night, The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Stone Brewing. Coffee by Design is offering tours of their bean roastery during the day on Friday, and Friday evening Eve’s at the Garden is hosting their 4th Annual Caviar Dinner. On Saturday the Wine Flight 5k takes place with food stations strategically placed along a 5k loop on the peninsula. Saturday night there’s a Bordeaux wine dinner at Eve’s on the Garden, and an Octoberfest benefit dinner is being held to raise money for the Davis Farm. As usual, Farmers’ Markets are taking place 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 much anticipated Harvest on the Harbor is taking place Thursday through Saturday. There are also a plethora of other foodie happening on the calendar this week. On Monday, the next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is taking place. The Epicurean Auction is scheduled for Tuesday at Merrill Auditorium. There will be wine tastings at Browne Trading on Thursday and Kitchen & Cork on Saturday. The movie The Real Dirt on Farmer John is being screened at the Meg Perry Center Thursday night. Also that night, The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Stone Brewing. Coffee by Design is offering tours of their bean roastery during the day on Friday, and Friday evening Eve’s at the Garden is hosting their 4th Annual Caviar Dinner. On Saturday the Wine Flight 5k takes place with food stations strategically placed along a 5k loop on the peninsula. Saturday night there’s a Bordeaux wine dinner at Eve’s on the Garden, and an Octoberfest benefit dinner is being held to raise money for the Davis Farm. As usual, Farmers’ Markets are taking place 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.
Harvest on the Harbor
Today’s newspaper has an article about the Harvest on the Harbor food festival taking place next weekend.
Open Creamery Day
In today’s article Chow Maine reports on Open Creamery Day visits to the cheese making operations at Silvery Moon Creamery and Snell Family Farm.
This Week's Events
Haven’s Candies is holding an open house on Monday morning. Monday evening, the Audubon Society’s book club is meeting to discuss Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World, and the next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is taking place. There will be wine tastings at Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday. Thursday night, The Cheese Iron is teaching a class on Fall cheeses, and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Victory Brewing. On Saturday, the Audubon Society is holding their Apple Day celebration. Farmers’ Markets are taking place 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
Haven’s Candies is holding an open house on Monday morning. Monday evening, the Audubon Society’s book club is meeting to discuss Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World, and the next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is taking place. There will be wine tastings at Old Port Wine Merchants on Wednesday and Leavitt and Sons on Thursday. Thursday night, The Cheese Iron is teaching a class on Fall cheeses, and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing the beer of Victory Brewing. On Saturday, the Audubon Society is holding their Apple Day celebration. Farmers’ Markets are taking place 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 Cheese Making
There’s a good article in the Food section of today’s Press Herald about the growing recognition of artisanal cheese making in Maine. This Sunday the Maine Cheese Guild is holding the 2nd annual Open Creamery Day – a chance to visit local cheese makers and see them in operation.
This Week's Events
Rowan Jacobson, author of Fruitless Fall, The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis, will be at Rabelais on Saturday. The Wine Bar will be the site of a Naked Shakespeare production Monday night by Acorn Productions. There will be training run for the Wine Flight 5k on Tuesday; trainees will be jogging to Public Market House. The next Piatto per Tutti cooking class is on Monday; the classses are taught by baker Stephen Lanzalotta. There will be wine tastings at OceanView in Falmouth and RSVP on Wednesday. Farmers’ Markets are taking place 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.