Our Italian Cooking class is going on the road… and you are invited! We are planning a bus tour of imported food markets on Saturday, April 28th. This tour will start in Bangor,stop in Portland, tour the markets of greater Boston and … Continue reading
Week 3 of our Italian cooking class featured the areas Abruzzo, Campania and Puglia…This week was as much about ingredients and preparation as it was anything…Yes, we did use some flour to do a little baking…Pumpkin Raisin Bread, Dessert Ravioli, Walnut and Black … Continue reading
The second week of our Italian Cooking focused on the areas of Liguria. Toscona, Lazio, and Coastal Campania…This weeks class could also be called the week of the flour…We did some baking…and learned how to make a Biga… Our “antipasto” … Continue reading
Is being taught by Debe Averill…through the RSU 26, Orono and Hampden Adult & Community Education program. Debe Averill is a woman about town in Orono. She is well-known as customer, and sometimes a vender at the Orono Farmer’s market. She is an “old school foodie”, … Continue reading
That is what the Lucerne Inn became on the night of our last Wine Dinner there…January 12th…The weather report was for snow, sleet and freezing rain…not what any business planning a special event wants to hear… The Lucerne Inn is in Dedham, Maine … Continue reading
I had a chance to spend last Sunday afternoon at Lion’s Pride in Brunswick. Now, that was not my first visit to Lion’s Pride. I had been there a half a dozen times before. As a matter of fact, I try … Continue reading
The first tasting of the year can be unpredictable. The unpredictable aspects are the weather. Is it snowing? Is it bitterly cold outside? How many people are going to show up? Fortunately, people always show up. Those people who do, regardless of … Continue reading
One of the events that I look forward to is on the second Thursday of every month when I host the Wine Dinner at the Lucerne Inn. I have always loved the Lucerne Inn. It is a beautiful place that feels like … Continue reading
Portland Lager… I meet Tom Bull, one half of Bull Jagger Brewing Company a couple of years ago. He was working for a beer and wine distributor in southern Maine and was my weekly delivery driver. It was obvious from … Continue reading
I am very fortunate to be involved in events out in the community… One on the events that I have enjoyed helping with over the past few years has been the Annual Fundraiser at the University of Maine Museum of … Continue reading
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