Category: Events

Wednesday — Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy will be the guest chefs at Central Provisions for CP’s 1-year anniversary.

Thursday — Rising Tide and Ebb & Flow are collaborating on a 5-course beer dinner, the Brighton Ave Rosemont is holding a cider tasting (with ciders from Vermont, New Hampshire, Spain, France, Chile) and Bao Bao is hosting a Hitachino tap takeover.

Friday — there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — Space Gallery is screening the movie The Search for General Tso followed by a talk with the director, Maine & Loire is holding a sparkling wine tasting, Dobra is teaching a class on the six classes of tea, Rosemont and Piccolo are working together on a cooking class, Wine Wise is leading a wine and chocolate walk, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday — the 21st Annual Chowder and Chilli Challenge is taking place, and Owl & Whale (facebook, website) will be at Maine Craft Distilling’s Freeport tasting room for a product demo.

Valentine’s Day — restaurants have started announcing their plans for Valentine’s Day. I’ll be adding to this list and reposting it on a weekly basis now through then.

• Allagash, Beer Hearts Chocolate beer and chocolate tasting, $15 per person.
• Congress Squared, special menu served on both the 13th and 14th.
• David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner with wine pairings for $150 per person.
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $75 per person; with optional pairings and supplements.
• Gelato Fiasco, serving a case of special Valentine’s flavored gelato and sorbetto, February 13-15.
• Novare Res is teaming up with La Crème Chocolat to serve beer and chocolate pairings on the 13th and 14th.
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course menu for $65 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Piccolo, 5-course dinner and a glass of rose prosecco, $75 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Rising Tide, on the 13th Rising Tide Brewing will be releasing Nuit D’Hiver, a “limited rum barrel aged version of D’Hiver, our dark rye saison with winter spices and sweet orange peel” along with D’Hiver, 2013 Cellared D’Hiver, Nuit D’Hiver on tap and chocolates truffles from La Crème Chocolat.
• Sur Lie, serving their regular menu and a special chef’s tasting menu for $65 per person.
• Vinland has a number of options including a 10-course dinner for 4 for $300.

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/spring semester of MECA’s Culinary Arts program begins this week. Here’s the full list of classes:

• Food Blogging Workshop, taught by Susan and Ted Axelrod
• Puff Pastry, taught by Andrea Swanson from Foley’s
• Professional Cake Building, taught by Andrea Swanson from Foley’s
• Whole Pig Butchering, taught by Evan Mills from from Rosemont
• World of Wine, taught by certified sommelier Jennifer Flock

You can see the full program on the MECA website.

Rosemont Market & Bakery, Cultivating Community and Maine College of Art are working together on a food film series. The films will be screened on Sundays at 4pm at MECA in Osher Hall. Here’s the line-up:

• February 1 – The Future of Food
• March 1 – My Father’s Garden
• March 26 – The Real Dirt on Farmer John
• May 3 – In Organic We Trust

Wednesday — Outliers is serving a 5-course dinner featuring Willamette Valley wines with special guest Rob Stuart from from R. Stuart Wines.

Thursday — The Farm Stand is holding natural wine tasting , Rosemont is also holding a wine tasting, there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, the Bier Cellar is hosting an Allagash tasting, and the 16th annual Brew Pub Cup is taking place.

Friday — Novare Res is holding a Brewers Without Borders event to raise funds for the Hof ten Dormaal brewery is Belgium that was recently damaged by a fire,  and The Farm Stand is holding another wine tasting.

Saturday —  Maine & Loire is holding their first wine tasting, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Valentine’s Day — restaurants have started announcing their plans for Valentine’s Day. I’ll be adding to this list and reposting it on a weekly basis now through then.

• Congress Squared, special menu served on both the 13th and 14th.
• David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner for 2 with wine pairings for $150
• Five Fifty-Five, 4-course dinner for $75 per person; with optional pairings and supplements.
• Novare Res is teaming up with La Crème Chocolat to serve beer and chocolate pairings on the 13th and 14th.
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course menu for $65 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Piccolo, 5-course dinner and a glass of rose prosecco, $75 per person; optional wine pairings available.
• Rising Tide, on the 13th Rising Tide Brewing will be releasing Nuit D’Hiver, a “limited rum barrel aged version of D’Hiver, our dark rye saison with winter spices and sweet orange peel” along with D’Hiver, 2013 Cellared D’Hiver, Nuit D’Hiver on tap and chocolates truffles from La Crème Chocolat.
• Vinland has a number of options including a 10-course dinner for 4 for $300.

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 — Local Sprouts is hosting the Local Foods Networking Breakfast.

Wednesday — Space Gallery is screening Growing Local followed by a discussion with the director, Baxter Brewing owner Luke Livingston will be speaking at Peleton Labs,  The Corner Room is holding a  wine dinner and Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Thursday — it’s the first night of the 2015 Ice Bar, the Thirsty Pig is hosting a rlease party for episode 4 of Local Brew TV, and GMRI is hosting a talk on How Climate Change is Affecting Fish and People by scientist Andy Pershing and Kathy Mills.

Friday — it’s the second night of the Ice Bar.

Saturday — Allagash is having a bottle release for Emotional Honey,  it’s the last night of the Ice Bar, the Portland On Tap beer festival is taking place as is the Winter Farmers’ Market.

Sunday — The Good Table is holding a 5-course dinner made with 5 local honeys paired with mead, wine, beer, and Rosemont Market cooking a Grange Bean Suppah.

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 Golden Dish has a report on Vinland’s guest chef series.

Starting in February, chef and owner David Levi will be introducing a guest chef night on Tuesday evenings – a formula that resembles pop-up dinners, which have become so popular around the country.

Tuesday — David Levi from Vinland will be featured chef for a dinner at the James Beard House in NYC, and it’s the opening day of Maine & Loire on Washington Ave.

Thursday — The Farm Stand is holding a tortilla and wine tasting, the Public Market House is holding a beer and cheese tasting, and the the Industrial Park Challenge is taking place at The Great Lost Bear.

Saturday — the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory.

Sunday — Oxbow will have 5 wild fermented beers on draft(FPA Surprise, Grizacca Surprise, Lobretta, Xmas Swords & Original Delux) and be screening Wildstyle, Breakin’ & Krush Groove.

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.

Wednesday — Black Tie is teaching a cooking class.

Saturday — Novare Res is holding the 7th Annual Stout Fest, Rosemont and Piccolo are working together to teach a whole grain cooking class, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory.

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 — Rosemont on Brighton is holding a wine tasting.

Tuesday — Rosemont on Commercial is holding a wine tasting.

Wednesday — The Farm Stand in South Portland is holding a pre-New Year’s Eve sparkling wine tasting.

New Year’s Eve — restaurants have been announcing their New Year’s Eve plans:

• Artemisia Cafe, 4-course dinner for $65 per person
• Back Bay Grill, 4-course dinner, $96 per person
• Bao Bao Dumpling House is holding a Chinese street food party starting at 10pm, “$28 buys you a glass a bubbles and passed bites all night”.
• BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe, 3-course dinner, $50 per person. Reserve Online
• Boone’s, 5-course dinner, $85/$110 per person. Boone’s NYE charity gala is raising money for Share Our Strength to fight hunger in Maine.
• Bruno’s is throwing a New Year’s Eve party.
• Central Provisions is throwing a party. The $100 ticket comes with a “welcome punch, passed hors d’oeuvres, 2 drink tickets and a midnight toast.
• Congress Squared, is serving a special NYE dinner menu, Reserve Online
• Ebb & Flow is serving their regular menu “plus lots of specials” and will be “giving out free bubbles to everyone to ring in 2015”.
• Eventide, will be throwing a party, $50 per person
• Five Fifty-Five, 5-course dinner in the restaurant for $100 per person with optional wine pairings and truffle, caviar, and oyster supplements. Five Fifty-Five is also planning a champagne and caviar lounge in their private dinning room for $50 per person. Reserve Online
• Grace will be serving their regular dinner menu. A cover charge of $20 (which funds the Good Shepherd Food Bank) will get you into the late night party which comes with complementary champagne toast. Reserve Online
• Hunt + Alpine Club is serving a special menu of “bubbly cocktails” and NYE snacks.
• In’finiti is holding a NYE event serving a special snack menu and beer toast at midnight
• Little Tap House, 4-course dinner with beer pairings, $55 per person
• MJ’s Wine Bar “will be offering 9 different sparkling wines by the glass this year. All at either $6 or $10 a glass”.
• Outliers Eatery, 5-course dinner, $75 per person with optional wine pairings. Reserve Online
• Petite Jacqueline, 3-course dinner for $70 per person, there are also optional truffle, caviar, oyster and foie gras supplements. Reserve Online
• Piccolo, 8-course tasting menu with a glass of prosecco, $110 per person. Reserve Online
• Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea, 4-course menu, $85 per person with optional wine pairing for $30. Reserve Online
• Sonny’s is throwing a New Year’s Eve party. Reserve Online
• The Frog & Turtle, 4-course dinner $65 per person
• The King’s Head, dinner and 2 beers, $35 per person
• The Merry Table, 3-course dinner, #34.95 per person. Reserve Online
• Vinland, 5-course/5-snack tasting menu, $90 per person. Reserve Online
• Zapoteca, 5-course dinner, $70 per person with optional tequila tasting for $25. Reserve Online

Thursday — Petite Jacqueline and Artemisia Cafe are serving a New Year’s day brunch

Friday — the West End Deli is holding a wine tasting.

Saturday — Leroux Kitchen is holding a wine tasting, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory.

Sunday — the 5th Annual Great Paella Fest is scheduled to take place at Local 188.

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.