Wednesday – Regards is serving a Fest of the Seven Fishes dinner.
Thursday – It’s Christmas Day. Check with your favorite local restaurants to see who may be open. Taj in South Portland will once again be providing free meals to people in need—see this post on instagram for more information.
Saturday – Browne Trading is holding their annual free Champagne and Caviar Tasting.
New Year’s Eve – We’re be putting together a list of special New Year’s Eve food and dining events. New additions will be made as businesses announce their plans.
- Bistro Leluco (South Portland) – will be serving a 4-course dinner.
- Catbird (South Berwick) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $84 per person.
- Chaval (Portland) – will be serving a multi-course dinner; $121.77 (including tip) per person.
- Canopy Hotel (Portland) – Luna and Salt Yard will be serving NYE special menus along with live music earlier in the evening and a DJ until midnight.
- Douro (Portland) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $95 per person.
- Evo (Portland) – will be serving a multi course dinner; $140 per person.
- Five of Clubs (Portland) – will be offering oysters with caviar and crème fraîche, and bubbles “because why not end the year in style?”
- Isa Bistro (Portland) – will be serving a 3-course dinner; $120 per person.
- Knotted Apron (Portland) – will be serving a 5-course dinner with a Champagne toast, and optional wine pairings; $145 per person.
- Lucky Cheetah (Portland) – will be serving a 7-course dinner with a glass of Champagne; $150 per person.
- Magissa (Portland) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $80 per person.
- Magnus on Water (Biddeford) – will be serving 4-course dinner (5 – 9 pm, followed by an after party); dinner is $95 per person
- Maine Street Bistro (Brunswick) – will be serving a 5-course dinner with a glass of Champagne; $100 per person.
- Miyake (Portland) – will be serving a 5-course omakase dinner; $130 per person with optional sake pairing for $55.
- MK Kitchen (Gorham) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $99 per person.
- Mr. Tuna (Portland) – will be serving an omakase dinner in the former Bar Futo space on Fore Street; $225 per person.
- Nina June (Rockport) – will be serving a prix fixe dinner; $120 per person.
- Phoenix Fine Wines (Eastport) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $70 per person with optional $30 wine pairings.
- Portland Beer Hub (Portland) – will be holding am early evening New Year’s Eve party.
- Provender (Ellsworth) – will be serving a prix fixe dinner.
- Pacifico (Saco) – will be serving 3-course dinner; $80 per person.
- Side Street Cafe (Bar Harbor) – is holding a New Year’s Eve party.
- Sur Lie (Portland) – will be serving 4-course dinner; $100 per person.
- The Good Table (Cape Elizabeth) – will be serving a 4-course dinner; $125 per person.
- The Harpswell Inn (Harpswell) – will be serving a traditional Cantonese New Year dinner; $180 per person.
- Twelve (Portland) – will be serving a 7-course dinner; $215 per person with optional wine pairings for $120.
- Woodford F&B (Portland) – will be serving dinner with “plenty of bubbles & festive embellishments”
January 1 – Woodford F&B will be serving a New Year’s Day brunch, as will Douro. and Dolce Amici in Norway. Big Tree Hospitality is holding Baller Brunch at the Local 188 event space.
January 17 – Chef Damian Sansonetti will be teaching a Coq Au Vin cooking class and Burgundian wine class at Chaval.
January 20 – Turamali (instagram) will be holding a pop-up at Luncheonette.
January 24 – Courtney Loreg from Woodford’s Food & Beverage will be the guest chef at a Flanagan Farm Supper Club dinner. Asher Boisvert is teaching a vermouth class at Chaval.
January 30 – Adrian Arvizu from Big Tree Hospitality will be the guest chef at a steakhouse themed Flanagan Farm Supper Club dinner.
February 7 – Chef Damian Sansonetti will be teaching a pasta & negroni class at Chaval.
February 8 – Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti will be the guest chefs at a Flanagan Farm Supper Club dinner where they’ll celebrate the menu of their former restaurant Piccolo.
February 13 – Devin Finigan from Aragosta on Deer Isle will be the guest chef at a Flanagan Farm Supper Club dinner.
March 1 – Chef Damian Sansonetti will be teaching a Whole Hog Butchery class at Chaval.
March 6 – The Maine Craft Brew Summit is taking place. Natalie Cilurzo, co-owner and President of Russian River Brewing Company, will be the keynote speaker.
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