Category: Events

Eight Maine food producers earned a place as Finalists for the 2016 Good Food Award in early November.

Rising Tide is hosting a GFA Maine tasting event January 7th 4-7 pm along with 6 of their fellow finalists where you’ll be able to sample and buy the products that have earned this recognition:

• Coffee – Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Hafursa from Speckled Ax
• Beer – Daymark from Rising Tide Brewing
• Cheese – Tide Line from Winter Hill Farm
• Chocolate – Nutty for You from Bixby & Co. and Maine Mint Truffle from Black Dinah Chocolatiers
• Pantry – Garlic Scape Relish from Turtle Rock Farm
• Honey – Posto Bello Apiaries

The final winners of this national competition will be announced on January 15 in San Francisco.

Sur Lie and the Maine chapter of the American Sommelier Association are holding a Food & Wine Discovery Series early next year. Each session will consist of  a guided tasting through 8 wines (4 flights of two each) with a dish created by Chef Emile Rivera for each flight.

Three sessions are scheduled so far:

• January 7 – Sparkling Wines of the World
• February 11 – The World of Sherry
• March 10 – Organic, Biodynamic & Sustainable Wines

Tickets are $45 and are on sale at Sur Lie.

The draft wine list for January session include:

• Castellroig Brut Nature Reserva Cava, Catalonia, Spain
• Villa Di Corlo “Corleto” Lambrusco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
• Caneva Da Nani “Col Fondo” Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
• Avinyo Blanc Vi d’ Agulla-Petillant, Penedes, Spain
• Domaine Des Terres Blanches Ancestral Rouge, Loire, France
• Chateau De Lavernette Reserve De Lavernette Granit Brut Nature, Burgundy, France
• Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France
• Corte Bianca Extra Brut, Franciacorta DOCG, Italy
• Steininger Cabernet Sauvignon Rose, Kamptal, Austria

Monday — Sur Lie is holding a tiki cocktail infused neighborhood welcome party for Rhum.

Thursday — Five Fifty-Five is serving a Christmas Eve dinner.

Friday — it’s Christmas Day. Congress Squared, Eve’s at the Garden, the Harraseeket Inn, the Inn by the Sea, Twenty Milk Street, and Union are serving Christmas dinners. See OpenTable for a list of other restaurants open on Christmas day.

Saturday — the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Abilene – serving a prix fixe dinner
• Artemisia Cafe – 4-course, $75.
• Back Bay Grill – 4-course dinner, $105.
• BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe – 3-course, $55.
• Boone’s – 5-course dinner, $85.
• Central Provisions – 14-course tasting menu, $220 per couple (including tax and gratuity) with optional pairings $55 per person.
• East Ender – snack buffet and glass of sparkling wine, $25.
• Evo – 5-course dinner in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, $75 per person with optional wine pairings.
• Five Fifty-Five – 4-course, $85, with optional wine pairings.
• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Isa – 3-course dinner, $45.
• King’s Head – 4-course and glass of prosecco, $30.
• Lolita – over-the-top tapas party including 30 of the most popular items from their 2015 menus
• MK Kitchen – 4-course dinner, $75.
• Pepperell Mill – party in the Biddeford, $20 per person.
• Petite Jacqueline – 3-course tasting menu with champagne, $75.
• Piccolo – 9-course dinner and glass of prosecco, $115.
• Sur Lie – tasting menu, $75.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Terlingua – 5-course and glass of bubbly, $75.
• Tiqa – 4-course dinner, $55.
• Twenty Milk Street – a la carte menu.
• Union – 5-course dinner, $99.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.
• Grace, Ebb & Flow and several other restaurants will also be open serving their regular menu.

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 — the Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts.

Wednesday — there will be an Allagash tap takeover at Eventide Oyster Company, and Maine Craft Distilling and Coastal Root Bitters are being featured at the Ri Ra Meet the Makers event.

Thursday — Liquid Riot is releasing Fernet Michaud, Bao Bao is hosting a Foundation Brewing tap takeover, and there will wine tastings at the Public Market House and C Salt Gourmet.

Friday — Rising Tide is holding a beer and oyster event in  collaboration with O’ Oysters.

Saturday — MBC is having a bottle release for Dinner (starts at 7am, 1 case limit), Bissell Brothers is having a can release for Angels with Filthy Souls, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — The Honey Paw is holding a Dim Sum Brunch.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Back Bay Grill – 4-course dinner, $105.
• BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe – 3-course, $55.
• Boone’s – 5-course dinner, $85.
• Central Provisions – 14-course tasting menu, $220 per couple (including tax and gratuity) with optional pairings $55 per person.
• East Ender – snack buffet and glass of sparkling wine, $25.
• Evo – 5-course dinner in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, $75 per person with optional wine pairings.
• Five Fifty-Five – 4-course, $85, with optional wine pairings.
• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Isa – 3-course dinner, $45.
• Lolita – over-the-top tapas party including 30 of the most popular items from their 2015 menus
• MK Kitchen – 4-course dinner, $75.
• Pepperell Mill – party in the Biddeford, $20 per person.
• Petite Jacqueline – 3-course tasting menu with champagne, $75.
• Piccolo – 9-course dinner and glass of prosecco, $115.
• Sur Lie – tasting menu, $75.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Terlingua – 5-course and glass of bubbly, $75.
• Tiqa – 4-course dinner, $55.
• Twenty Milk Street – a la carte menu.
• Union – 5-course dinner, $99.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.

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.

SMCC is offering a set of three culinary classes as part of their Continuing Education program. A collaboration with the state’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department, the classes focus on cooking with wild game and fish.

• January 23 – Duck, Duck, Goose
• February 27 – Freshwater Catch
• March 12 – Small Game

The classes will consist of a cooking demonstration and tasting with SMCC instructor Geoffrey Boardman and discussion with IFW staff.

The Golden Dish has posted a report on the new Winter Farmers’ Market, now located at 84 Cove Street.

The space itself is a bit labyrinthine as the flow of rooms are  tight, but overall  the multi-room layout works, making the space feel more like a charming boutique than a cavernous warehouse.

Every year the Portland Symphony holds a dinner focused on a different wine growing region from around the world. Chef’s from five Portland area restaurants collaborate to design the menu and prepare the meal.

The PSO has announced the line-up for the 15th Annual Wine Dinner. The dinner is taking place April 6, 2016 at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. Tickets are now for sale online.

The 2016 dinner features wines from Spain imported by Vinos Libres and the participating chefs/restaurants are:

• Matt Ginn from EVO Kitchen + Bar
• Mike Wiley and Andrew Taylor from The Honey Paw
• Josh Berry from Union
• Nathan Nadeau and Ken Thomas from Fore Street
• Troy Mains from The Harraseeket Inn

 

Monday — DiMillo’s is holding a GMRI seafood dinner., and the Maine Distillers Guild’s Pre-Launch Fundraiser is taking place at Liquid Riot.

Thursday — GMRI is giving a lecture on Rebuilding Fisheries in a Changing Environment.

Friday — Rosemont is holding their annual Fine Wine Showcase.

Saturday — Crooners & Cocktails is celebrating the Frank Sinatra’s birthday, La Crème Chocolat and New England Distilling is launching a rye-based barreled-aged chocolate, there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and sparkling wine and chocolate tasting at Maine & Loire, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Ri Ra is holding a 5k Brewer’s Holiday Dash, and Aurora Provisions is teaching a holiday cookie baking class.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. I’ll be adding to and reposting the growing list each week over the coming month. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Central Provisions – 14-course tasting menu, $220 per couple (including tax and gratuity) with optional pairings $55 per person.
• Evo – 5-course dinner in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, $75 per person with optional wine pairings.
• Five Fifty-Five – 4-course, $85, with optional wine pairings.
• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Isa – 3-course dinner, $45.
• MK Kitchen – 4-course dinner, $75.
• Petite Jacqueline – 3-course tasting  menu with champagne, $75.
• Sur Lie – tasting menu, $75.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.

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.

It’s going to be a very busy week of food events…

Monday — Maine & Loire is holding a T. Edward wine tasting.

Tuesday — Bramhall is hosting a Rhum Tiki Lounge preview event.

Wednesday — Woodford Food & Beverage is holding a neighborhood mixer/preview (menu), and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Thursday — the Twelve Beers of Christmas showcase is taking place at The Great Lost Bear, and there will be a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and it’s the final day to contribute to the Urban Sugar Donuts Kickstarter campaign.

Friday — the Portland Hunt  & Alpine will be serving a Scandinavian Repeal Day dinner at the James Beard House in NYC, guest chef Alfie Jerome Mossade will be serving 5-course dinner at Tempo Dulu for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Singapore Sling, Jason Loring will be the featured chef for a dinner at Flanagan’s Table, and C Salt Gourmet is holding their holiday Sip and Shop.

Saturday — the first Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place, and there will be a encore of the Tempo Dulu Singapore Sling dinner, and Allagash is holding a bottle release for Avance.

Sunday – an ensemble cast of chefs led by Rob Evans are preparing a benefit dinner for Full Plates, Full Potential(facebook, tickets) at Flanagan’s Table, there will be a Jenny & François Selections tasting at Maine & Loire, and the 2015 Repeal Day Ball is taking place at Mechanics Hall.

New Year’s Eve – restaurants have started announcing NYE specials. I’ll be adding to and reposting the growing list each week over the coming month. Let me know if you know of one that’s missing.

• Honey Paw/Eventide – passed apps and champagne toast, $53.74.
• Tempo Dulu – 8-course dinner with cocktail and champagne toast, $195.
• Vinland – 5-course dinner and sparkling wine toast, $108.

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.