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:
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.
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.
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.
The winter edition of the Farmers’ Market starts on December 5th. This year the market is moving to a new home at 84 Cove Street which is just around the corner in East Bayside from the Urban Farm Fermentory.
The winter market began February 13, 2010. In its first year it was located at 85 Free Street, for the next 2 years it operated out of the Irish Heritage Center and it has been held at the Urban Farm Fermentory for the past 2 seasons.
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thanksgiving — If you plan to eat out for Thanksgiving make your reservations now.
Friday — Allagash is holding a bottle release for James and Julie, a “Flemish Sour Brown and offers an aroma of raisins, figs, cherries, and caramelized sugar”, and Oxbow is celebrating Dark Friday with all dark beers on tap and the release of the Black IPA, Snowball.
Sunday – the 4th Annual Duckfat/Oxbow Dinner 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.
Flanagan’s Table has unveiled the 2016 calendar for their popular dinner series. During the coming year they’re adding an extra twist for Word Play: The Color Series. Each is conceived by a pair (or more) of chefs and “This eight dinner series is colored themed and an execution of the chefs’ interpretation of those colors — literally and figuratively — through a five-course meal.”
On Wednesday, Flanagan’s Table will begin selling a limited number of subscriptions to the entire series.
Tuesday — the Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place and Allagash is holding a Friendsgiving event.
Wednesday — Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a holiday wine tasting, and the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thursday — Banded Horn is doing a tap takeover at Evo, Bryan Hinschberger from Bon Vivant Imports will be pouring wines from the Štekar family in Slovenia at Central Provisions and the Public Market House, Aurora Provisions and C Salt Gourmet are holding a Thanksgiving wine tasting.
Friday — Liquid Riot is releasing their Aguardiente de Agave Spirit, and the West End Rosemont is holding a wine tasting.
Saturday — Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez from Piccolo are the featured chefs at a Beard House dinner in NYC, the Brighton Ave Rosemont is holding a wine tasting, Sarah Fioroni author of A Family Farm in Tuscany will be at The Farm Stand for a book signing, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Sunday – East Ender is serving a Turducken Bissell Brothers beer dinner, there will be a Dim Sum Brunch at The Honey Paw, and a Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner at Petite Jacqueline.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away. If you plan to eat out for Thanksgiving make your reservations now:
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 next edition of Symphony & Spirits is taking place at Hunt and Alpine.
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thursday — GMRI is hosting a lecture on Recent Success in New England’s Fisheries, and staff from Bissell Brothers, the Maine Beer Company, the Brew Bus and Allagash will participate in a panel discussion on social media for the Local Beer and Beverage Industry.
Saturday — Allagash is holding a bottle release for Nancy, Flask is celebrating the 8-year anniversary, there will be a wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen, and the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Sunday – Piccolo and Oxbow are collaborating on a beer dinner which will feature, among other beers, the Del Ducato Oud Brunello which was aged in Brunello di Montalcino barrels.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away. I’m assembling a list of Thanksgiving dinners and local resources for home cooks and related events. Here’s what’s surfaced so far:
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.
Tickets are now on sale for the Rum Riots Prohibition Repeal Day Ball taking place this December 6th at the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association ball room.
Cristina Klein from Sonny’s, Patrick McDonald from Central Provisions and Andrew Volk from the Hunt + Alpine Club will be the featured bartenders for the evening.
On December 5, 1933, America’s long story of Prohibition ended. Come celebrate Repeal Day with cocktails, live music and more. Get dressed in your 1930-era finest and dance the night away!