Thursday – Kathy Gunst and Domenica Marchetti will be at Print bookstore to discuss Marchetti’s book Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region. The Press Herald is holding a live Ask Me Anything session online with their food writing team Peggy Frodinsky and Tim Cebula.
Saturday – It’s the opening day of Barkada, a Filipino fast casual restaurant located at 425 Fore Street. Orange Bike Brewing is holding a gluten-free market and expo which will include a book signing by Jenn Lueke for her book Don’t Think About Dinner.
June 6 – Absolem will be at Anoche for the release of their collaboration cider Last Night.
June 8 – Scratch Baking Company is teaching a corn baking workshop.
June 15 – The James Beard Foundation will be announcing the 2026 award winners. Thomas Takashi Cooke from Izakaya Minato and Dana Street from Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking, and Street & Company are this year’s nominees from Maine.
June 27 – Mast Landing is holding the 2026 Wavy Days Beer Fest at Thompson’s Point.
June 28 – The Good Food Foundation will be announcing the winners of their 2026 awards program. 7 Maine food producers are finalists.
July 24-26 – The Kneading Conference is taking place in Skowhegan.
August 22 – The Maine State Cake Decorating Championship is taking place in South Paris.
August 28-30 – Maine Apple Camp is taking place in Hope. The biennial event covers a wide range of topics including “innovative orcharding methods, identifying and preserving heritage varieties, foraging wild fruit, cider making and lots more.”
September 25-27 – The Common Ground Fair is taking place in Unity.
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