Category: Events

Thursday — Giovanni Bianchi from the Pio Tosini will be Piccolo for a 5-course dinner featuring his 500-day Proscuitto, Five Fifty-Five is hosting a Petite Jacqueline pop-up dinner, and wine tastings are taking place at Ohno Cafe and the Public Market House.

Friday — Rosemont is holding an Italian wine tasting at their store on Brighton Ave.

Saturday — lines will start forming early for the Maine Beer Company’s bottle release of Dinner, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — 96 sugar shacks across the state are participating in the annual celebration of Maine Maple Sunday, and it’s the opening day for Sip of Europe (website, facebook, instagram, twitter).

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 — Two Fat Cats will be a “special pie with the math symbol emblazoned on the crust” to celebrate Pi Day (today’s date is 3/14).

Tuesday — The Beard Foundation will release the list of nominees for the 2016 awards; 8 Maine semi-finalists are in the running. The local foods networking breakfast is taking place.

Wednesday — Vinland is holding a Sicilian Wine Dinner.

Thursday — It’s Saint Patrick’s Day.

Friday — The Sinful Kitchen is holding a Filipino Dinner.

Saturday — The Annual Vignola Beer and Cheese Tasting, Bearded Brewfest and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — The USBG is holding their 2nd Annual Tiki Shake Off cocktail competition at Rhum, and Tiqa is teaching a cooking 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.

Tuesday — Black Dinah is offering tours of their Westbrook production shop.

Wednesday —  Maine Farmland Trust and Portland Food Co-op are hosting a panel discussion on making “more informed climate-friendly food choices“.

Thursday — Piccolo is holding their 3rd Annual Truffle Social, Sur Lie and American Sommelier are collaborating on an event about Organic, Biodynamic & Sustainable Wines, and The Great Lost Bear is showcasing Allagash Brewing.

Friday — the Bier Cellar is holding an Allagash beer tasting, and there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House.

Saturday — the Rwandan Bean Company is holding a launch event, Allagash  is releasing Astrid, Allagash Saison Day is taking place at Oxbow Blending & Bottling, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — H.O.M.E. is hosting a  restaurant band competition, and the Maine Restaurant Week coffee and dessert pairing event is taking place.

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 — Sur Lie is hosting a Foundation beer dinner.

Tuesday — It’s the official first day of Maine Restaurant Week, and in celebration of their 1st anniversary Otherside Delicatessen is holding a wine/charcuterie tasting.

Wednesday — winemakers Eric Texier and Hervé Villemade will be at Drifter’s Wife.

Thursday — there will be a wine tasting at Aurora Provisions.

Friday — Hero is launching in time for First Friday, and Mast Landing is opening their tasting room in Westbrook at 3pm.

Saturday —Peddleman’s is kicking off their to go service at Union Bagel, Foundation is holding a bottle release of Fading Light (8.5%, dark ale aged with Brettanomyces), and Pine Pitch Press is holding a potluck dinner.

Sunday — Tiqa sommelier Zara Edwards will be teaching a Sparkling Wine and Champagne 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.

Chefs Nikos Regas from Emilitsa, Thomas Pisha-Duffly from The Honey Paw and Austin Miller from Mami are competing in the 2016 Lamb Jam in Boston on April 10th. They’ll be competing against 20 chefs from across New England.

Monday — Vinland is holding natural wine dinner with winemakers Fabien Jouves from Cahors and Benjamin Taillandier from Minervois.

Tuesday — Terlingua is hosting a women’s tequila tasting, Bao Bao is hosting a Peddleman’s pop-up dinner.

Thursday — Evo is serving a Lamb and whiskey dinner, and a Brunello di Montalcino is taking place at Vignola/Cinque Terre.

Friday — East Ender chefs Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy are teaching a cooking class at Stonewall Kitchen in York, the 2016 MRW Incredible Breakfast Cook-off is taking place, Rising Tide is holding a beer and oysters event, BiBo’s is holding a wine dinner, and there will be a Foundation Brewing dinner at Camp Hammond.

Saturday — Novare Res will have 6 rare versions of Brassserie Dieu du Ceil’s Péché on tap, this month’s Rosemont cabin fever dinner is taking place as is the Winter Farmers’ Market.

Sunday — The 2016 MRW cocktail and food pairing competition is taking place, Rhum is hosting the release party for Nordi, a collaboration beer between Banded Horn and Owl & Whale.

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.

Otto Pizza owners, Mike Keon and Anthony Allen, and their director of marketing, Eric Shepherd, will be leading sessions at this year’s 2016 International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

Tuesday — it’s the  opening night for the Drifter’s Wife, and the monthly local foods networking breakfast is taking place.

Wednesday — the James Beard Foundation will release the semifinal list of nominees for this year’s awards, and Old Port Wines is having a South African wine tasting.

Thursday — Elements in Biddeford is holding a Free Pour Latte Art Competition, The Great Lost Bear will showcase beer from Fore River Brewing, and there will be a Rising Tide tap takeover at Ri Ra.

Saturday — The Rosemont Maker series continues with Old Crow Ranch, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — Home Catering and The Farm Stand are collaborating on a Winter Harvest Dinner, and Tiqa is teaching a cooking 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.

Tuesday — Ri Ra is holding a Pappy Van Winkle Dinner.

Wednesday — MJ’s Wine Bar is participating in Cru Night serving 2011 Argiolas Turriga by the glass.

Thursday — Sur Lie is continuing their Discovery Series in conjunction with the Maine chapter of American Sommelier with a night focused on Sherry, and Aurora Provisions is holding a beer and Bavarian food tasting event.

Friday — Chefs Chris Gould from Central Provisions, Sansonetti and Lopez from Piccolo, Wiley and Taylor from Hugo’s and Justin Walker from Earth are collaborating on a dinner in Kennebunkport to benefit Share Our Strength.

Saturday — the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place, Rosemont is holding their monthly Pizza Night, and there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen.

Sunday — it’s Valentine’s Day.

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.