Category: Events

Monday — Bunker is holding a release party for M.C.I.P.A. a new beer named in memory of one of the Beastie Boys.

Wednesday — Black Tie will be holding a farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Leslie Oster from Aurora Provisions will be the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm, the second of the Supperpie dinner series will take place, there will be a wine tasting at the Public Market House and The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project.

Saturday — it’s the opening of the 88th Annual Saint Peter’s Bazaar,  home gardeners around Cumberland County are participating in Backyard Locavore Day and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market 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.

Tuesday — Sonny’s, in conjunction with GMRI’s Out of the Blue initiative, is holding a 4-course wine dinner featuring Dogfish.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Josh Potocki from 158 Pickett Street Cafe will be the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm, and The Great Lost Bear will be showcasing beer from In’finiti.

Friday — Wicked Good Street Kitchen, Portside Picnic, Mainely Burgers, el Corozan, Bite into Maine, and Pretty Awesome Street Food will be serving at Flea Bites in Bayside, and there will be a wine tasting at the West End Deli.

Saturday — there will be wine tasting at LeRoux Kitchen and Browne Trading, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Rosemont is holding an event featuring the food and wine of North Lebanon.

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.

Tandem Coffee will be operating a coffee pop-up this morning at Standard Baking. From 10-1 they’ll be “serving pour over, iced Adado and our world famous Malt Iced Coffee”.

The Bangor Daily News has published an article about Supperpie and other popup events taking place in Maine.

Food served in a new and often secret location by chefs who bring their “A” game is the dining trend of the moment. In Portland and across the state, more underground dinners are popping up this summer than ever.

At the helm last Thursday was Rocco Salvatore Talarico, a traveling chef who has cooked his way from San Francisco to South Portland and is working on a cookbook centered on his creative, international culinary style.

The next installment of Supperpie is scheduled to take place on August 8.

David Zwickerhill has posted a set of photos from last week’s inaugural edition of Supperpie.

The next Supperpie meal is taking place on August 8 and tickets are now on sale.

Tuesday — Dr. Walt Golet will be giving a lecture at GMRI on the migratory nature of tuna and swordfish.

Wednesday — Black Tie will be holding a Graze farm dinner in New Gloucester, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Brad Messier & Erin Lynch from Rosemont will be the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm, there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, and it’s the last day of Vinland’s Kickstarter campaign which has so far raised $37,060 towards a $40k goal.

Saturday — Rabelais is holding their annual book sale (20-25% off), and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Portland Brew Festival — the third big beer event taking place in Portland this summer, the Portland Brew Festival, is scheduled for August 30-31.

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 July Local Foods Networking Breakfast is taking place at Local Sprouts.

Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — Mitch Gerow from East Ender will be the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm, and the first dinner in the Supperpie series is taking place.

Friday — Rosemont and Tandem Coffee are collaborating on an event called Tandem Tapas that will feature wines from Rioja and Navarra, tapas by Rosemont and coffee by Tandem.

Saturday — Cabin Cove Oysters will be featured food truck at at Rising Tide, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — Local Sprouts is hosting the Real Food Challenge Welcome Party.

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.

A movie called Hey Bartender is scheduled to be shown at Space Gallery on Monday August 19, 7:30 pm. The movie “is the story of the rebirth of the bartender and the comeback of the cocktail. Featuring the world’s most renowned bartenders and access to the most exclusive bars in New York with commentary from Graydon Carter, Danny Meyer and Amy Sacco.”

The event at Space is sponsored by The Bearded Lady. Tickets are now on sale at brownpapertickets.com.

Wednesday — Black Tie is catering one of their Graze Dinners at Pineland Farms, and the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.

Thursday — there will be a wine and cheese tasting at the Public Market House, The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beer from Southern Tier Brewing and Jonah Fertig from Local Sprouts will be the guest chef at this week’s Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm.

Saturday — a craft beer festival is taking place on the Maine State Pier, Novare Res is holding an all day celebration of Dogfish Head Brewing, there will be wine and food tasting at Rosemont Produce, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.

Sunday — The Language Exchange is holding a Bastille Day dinner at Turkey Hill Farm to benefit Cultivating Community, Petite Jacqueline is serving a special 4-course meal in honor of Bastille Day, and Wine Wise is hosting a wine and oyster sail in Casco Bay.

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.

In his latest post The Golden Dish takes a walk down Portland’s restaurant memory lane and describes Five Fifty-Five’s recent 10-year anniversary dinner.

The rest, of course, is history and last Friday the restaurant celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a special 10-course dinner to commemorate the event.  I’d like to chronicle the dinner here rather than offer a typical critique and to look back at some of our old stars and current tastemakers.