Category: Events

This Week’s Events: Hilltop, Brew Pub Cup, Banded Horn Crawl, Oxbowl

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Monday — Hilltop Coffee is opening at its new location, 100 Congress Street, this morning.

Wednesday — Black Tie is teaching a cooking class, and Outliers is hosting a French wine dinner.

Thursday — there will be a wine tasting at Rosemont on Brighton, and a beer and cheese tasting at the Public Market House;  Run of the Mill, Sebago, Gritty’s, In’finiti, Seadog, Marshall Wharf will be competing in the Brew Pub Cup at The Great Lost Bear.

Friday — there will be a wine dinner at BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe.

Saturday — both Browne Trading and LeRoux Kitchen are holding wine tastings, a Banded Horn Beer Crawl is scheduled for 5 bars in Portland, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

Sunday — Eventide is transforming into a sports bar (two 60″ plasma screens and a menu of hearty pub fare) for the Oxbowl  Super Bowl party, and Petite Jacqueline is screening Romantics Anonymous for their movie night.

New Maine Breweries Tour — author Joshua Bernstein will be participating in a Maine Brew Bus tour of Maine newest breweries: Banded Horn Brewing, Bissell Brothers, Austin Street and Foundation Brewing on February 15th.

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.

Cocktail Whisperer & Automatic Tips

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The Portland Daily Sun has published a report on last week’s visit to Portland by cocktail expert Warren Bobrow,

Bobrow, who has published over 300 articles on food, wine and cocktail mixology and blogs at The Cocktail Whisperer, demonstrated the variety of bitters that can spice up a cocktail, often with unexpected results.

In today’s issue of the Sun Natalie Ladd writes about changes in automatic group tips.

This Week’s Events: Ice Bar, Red Howes Release, Robert Burns Day, Flanagan’s Table

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Tuesday — it’s the opening night. at Miyake Diner, and the monthly Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts.

Thursday — it’s the first night of the Ice Bar at the Portland Harbor Hotel, the Bier Cellar is holding a Green Flash tasting, and Sierra Nevada will be the featured brewer at The Great Lost Bear.

Friday — there will be a wine dinner at BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe, and it’s the second night of the Ice Bar.

Saturday — Allagash is releasing their cranberry stout Red Howes, there will be a Robert Burns Day party at Portland & Rochester, it’s the last night of the Ice Bar, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

Sunday — chef Masa Miyake will be serving a sold out dinner at Flanagan’s Table, and chefs Chad Conley and Greg Mitchell are holding another test run at the Palace Diner in Biddeford.

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.

This Week’s Events: MBC Dinner, Black Truffles at Piccolo, BiBo’s Wine Dinner

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Wednesday — Portland Taste Tours is running a Maine Beer Company progressive dinner.

Thursday — Piccolo is holding 4-course black truffle wine dinner, there will be  a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and it’s Industrial Way vs Yeast Bayside at the Great Lost Bear.

Friday — there will be a wine dinner at BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe.

Saturday — Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

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.

This Week’s Events: Tandem/Rosemont Wine Bar, Oscar’s Jazz Brunch

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Tuesday — Tandem and Rosemont are collaborating on holding a wine bar in East Bayside.

Saturday — the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermentory on Anderson Street.

Sunday — Oscar’s New American is holding their first Sunday Jazz Brunch and its the first day of the 12 Stouts After Christmas at Novare Res.

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.

This Week’s Events: New Year’s Eve List, First Friday, Wine Tastings, Winter Market

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Tuesday — New Year’s Eve

  • Artemisia Cafe, will be open serving their standard menu.
  • Back Bay Grill, 4-course dinner for $96 per person
  • BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe, 3-course dinner, $50 per person
  • Boone’s is throwing a party with a band, cocktail luges, ice sculptures and balloon drop. 5-course prixe fixe dinner is $85 per person with optional pairings available. More info.
  • David’s Opus Ten, 9-course dinner with wine pairings is $150 per person.
  • East Ender, 4-course dinner for $65 per person.
  • El Rayo, 4-course dinner for $38 per person.
  • Empire Chinese Kitchen, serving the standard menu.
  • Eventide, will be throwing a party, a $25 ticket will get you “$1 oysters and a steady supply of your favorite menu items for snacking (lobster rolls and oyster buns included)”
  • Five Fifty-Five, 5-course dinner in the restaurant for $100 per person
  • Gather, serving a special NYE’s menu
  • Gingko Blue will be open serving their new New Orleans-inspired menu.
  • Grace will be serving their regular dinner menu. A cover charge of $10 (which funds the Good Shepherd Food Bank) will get you into the late night party which comes with complementary champagne toast at midnight.
  • Hugo’s, 5-course dinner, $120 with optional wine pairings for $75
  • Hunt & Alpine Club, will be serving “special food and cocktail menus. Included will be options for multiple punches, bottled cocktails and Champagne”. They’ll be taking reservation up to 10pm and staying open until 2am.
  • Miyake, will be serving a special 5-course omakase in addition to their usual menu
  • MJ’s Wine Bar “will be offering ten different sparkling wines by the glass this year. All at either $5 or $10 a glass”.
  • Oscar’s New American, 4-course dinner for $75 per person with optional wine pairings for $45
  • Outliers Eatery, 7-course dinner
  • Pai Men Miyake will be “tapping a couple of special kegs and have an extensive specials selection in addition to the regular menu”
  • Petite Jacqueline, 3-course dinner for $65 per person, there are also optional wine and champagne pairings
  • Piccolo, 5-course dinner with a glass of sparkling wine, $85 per person
  • Roost House of Juice, 3-course raw organic dinner, $30 per person, optional juice and wine pairings are $12
  • Schulte & Herr, will be open 5-9pm
  • Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea, 4-course menu, $85 per person with optional wine pairing for $30
  • Spread, will be open, details still TBD
  • The Frog & Turtle, 2 seatings (4:30-7:30, 8-12:30) at $40 and $65 per person
  • The Good Table, will be serving a special New Year’s Eve menu
  • The Salt Exchange, 4-course dinner, $65 per person
  • Vignola will be serving a speecial NYE menu, $55 per person
  • Vinland, 5-course tasting menu with a wild fermented sparkling wine for $75, optional wine pairing are available for $25. Email info@vinland.me for reservations.
  • Walter’s will be open serving their regular menu.
  • Zackery’s, room and dinner package starting at $119 plus tax
  • Zapoteca, 5-course preview of dinner the chef will serve at the James Beard House, $50 per person with optional wine/tequila pairings for $25.

Friday — it’s First Friday Art Walk and the restaurants will be busy so be sure to make reservations in advance.

Saturday — Browne Trading and LeRoux Kitchen are holding wine tastings, and the Winter Farmers Market is taking place at the Urban Farm Fermenntory on Anderson Street.

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.

Maine Craft Brewing & Annual Food Calendar

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The new issue of Portland Magazine reports on the growth of Maine’s beer industry that features 3 new breweries: Bissell Brothers, Foundation Brewing and Banded Horn.

Also in the new issue is the magazine’s annual Maine food calendar. The article includes an interview with chef Cara Stadler about the new dumpling restaurant she has under development on Spring Street in the building that’s been the longtime home of the West End Deli.

And what becomes of West End Deli and its tasty takeout sandwiches? “Look for us to open in the former Gleason Fine Art Gallery at 545 Congress by the end of January,” says owner Nancy Arnold. “It’s a great spot. We’ll have more room for specialty foods–cheese, meats, pastries.”