Category: Events

Tipo is launching a guest chef pizza series during April and May. Each Wednesday night for the next two months Tipo will be selling a custom pie designed by a local chef:

• April 4 – Courtney Loreg, Woodford F&B
• April 11 – Pete Sueltenfuss, The Otherside Delicatessen
• April 18 – Brant Dadaleares, Gross Confections Bar
• April 25 – Lucy and Ian Dutch, Dutch’s
• May 2 – Krista Kern Desjarlais, The Purple House
• May 9 – Karl Deuben and Chef Bill Leavy, East Ender
• May 16 – Mike Wiley & Chef Andrew Taylor, Hugo’s/Eventide/Honey Paw
• May 23 – Ilma Lopez, Piccolo/Chaval
• May 30 – Jason Loring, Nosh/Hunker Down

A few years ago Blue Rooster did something similar with guest chef designed hot dogs, and a food blogger named Chubby Werewolf stepped up to write a review of each week’s special. I wonder who will be game for writing about all 9 of the pies in this series.

This year’s Fabulous Femmes dinner is scheduled to take place on April 22nd at Chaval and tickets are now available online. The benefit dinner for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is a collaboration of among an all female line-up of many of Maine’s most outstanding culinary talents:

• Cara Stadler from Tao Yuan​, Bao Bao​, and Lio
• Krista Kern Desjarlais from The Purple House and Bresca And The Honey Bee​
• Melissa Kelly from Primo Restaurant
• Kim Rodgers from Eventide, The Honey Paw, Hugo’s, and Little Spruce Baking Co.
• Ilma Lopez from Chaval and Piccolo
• ​Briana Holt from Tandem Coffee
• Alysia Zoidis from East End Cup Cakes
• Erica Archer from Wine Wise

Portland Wine Week (website, facebook, instagram, twitter) is launching a weekly email newsletter. It’s a great way to keep informed on all the new events and ticketing availability—one event has already sold out and others are on there way.

Upcoming issues of the newsletter will include profiles and interviews with speakers, winemakers and local sommeliers.

Sign-up today to be in the loop and receive the first issue of the newsletter which goes live tomorrow.

Tuesday – Elda is holding an Austrian wine dinner, the MRA Awards Banquet is taking place, and American Sommelier is holding a Sparkling wine tasting at CloudPort.

Wednesday – Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday – there will be a Canary Island wine tasting at Maine & Loire and a Corsican wine dinner at Petite Jacqueline, and the New England Brew Summit is taking place.

Friday – there will be a wine tasting at Maine & Loire with Spanish wine maker Fredi Torres, a wine tasting at the Brighton Ave Rosemont, and Bodegas Albamar wine dinner at Chaval.

Saturday – an Oakleaf dinner is taking place at Fork Food Lab, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Foley’s/Scattoloni is teaching a baking class.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

Saturday – Sur Lie chef Emil Rivera is preparing a meal at the James Beard House in NYC, Evo chef Hagai Bernstein is serving a supper club dinner at The Inn at English Meadows, Oakleaf is holding a pop-up dinner at Fork Food Lab, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – it’s Maine Maple Sunday, and the Tiki Shake-off competition is taking place at Tiqa.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

Monday – it’s the last day of Maine Restaurant Week.

Wednesday – The James Beard Foundation will be releasing the list of nominees for this year’s awards – here’s the list of 11 Maine semifinalists that was made public in February. Check back mid-day to  see who made the cut. Sam Hayward, Ilma Lopez, Sara Jenkins, Paolo Laboa and Troy Mains will be the featured chefs at the 17th Annual PSO Wine Dinner.

Friday – There will be a wine tasting at Rosemont on Congress Street.

Saturday – it’s the first day of the New England Made show, Oakleaf is holding a pop-up dinner at Fork Food Lab, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Foley’s is teaching a baking class.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

Nosh will be featured on an upcoming episode of the Travel Channel show Food Paradise set to air Sunday at 8pm.

A Maine edition of Outstanding in the Field featuring chefs Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez from Piccolo/Chaval is scheduled to take place this Summer on August 28th at Bumbleroot Organic Farm in Windham.

Tickets go on sale today at 1:59 PM.

Five Portland bartenders are competing in the Speed Rack competition this Sunday in Boston: Sylvi Roy and Kristen Mixter from Hunt + Alpine, Charlotte Stanton from Little Giant, Alexa Doyer from Opium, and Crystal Pomerleau Central Provisions.

Speed Rack is al all female bartending competition that evaluates participants on speed, accuracy, and drinks to name a winner to go to the national finals in NYC. Briana Volk will also be participating as a judge.

Monday – Maine Restaurant Week continues.

Tuesday – Other Side Deli is holding a wine tasting at their East Deering location, 5-7 pm.

Wednesday – Dr. Luci Benedict from the University of Southern Maine will give a talk on The Chemistry of Brewing.

Thursday – Buy Local is hosting a lecture by Jeff Milchen entitled Uncoding the Experience Economy.

Saturday – It’s the opening night of Walkers Maine in Cape Neddick, there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen and an Oakleaf Dinner at Fork Food Lab.

Sunday – The Lost Kitchen plans to announce their process for taking reservations for the 2018 season, and LB Kitchen is launching their pop-up dinner series.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.