Schedule and Tickets
Tickets for the 2009 event, October 22-24, tickets will be on sale mid-summer.
The schedule below includes descriptions for each event and ticket options.
You must be 21 years or older to attend Harvest on the Harbor Events at the Ocean Gateway. Infants in backpacks are permitted, strollers are prohibited. Please be prepared to show valid i.d.
Check back for an updated list of participants. Or, sign up for the "it list," and we’ll "keep you in the know."
Thursday, October 22, 2009
GRAND TASTING ON THE HARBOR
5 – 8 p.m.
Ocean View Room - Ocean Gateway Pier
Ticket price $50
Harvest on the Harbor’s opening night event will excite and satisfy your taste buds. The Grand Tasting combines 20 celebrated Maine restaurants with more than a hundred different wines, brews and spirits from Maine and around the world. Located in the Ocean View Room of the new Ocean Gateway, attendees will be treated to amazing views of Portland’s natural treasures, Casco Bay and the Calendar Islands as they sip, nosh and groove to their hearts content.
This event is for everyone including the “foodie”, the wine connoisseur, and the novice. This premiere event sold out early last year, so get your tickets today!
2008 Grand Tasting Participants:
- Azure Café---Chef Chris Bassett
- Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe---Chef Bill Boutwell
- Cinque Terre---Chef Lee Skawinski
- Eve’s at the Garden (Portland Harbor Hotel)---Chef Earl Anthony Morse
- Harraseeket Inn---Chef Gallit Sammon
- Robinhood Free Meeting House---Chef Michael Gagné and Chef Troy Mains
- Sea Glass (Inn by the Sea)---Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich
- Solo Bistro---Chef Esau Crosby
- The Cliff House---Chef Michael Semancik
- The Corner Room--- Chef Harding Lee Smith
- The Farmer’s Table---Chef Jeff Landry
- The Front Room---Chef Harding Lee Smith
- The Grill Room---Chef Harding Lee Smith
- Twenty Milk Street (Portland Regency Hotel & Spa)---Chef Alan Cook
- Walter’s---Chef Jeff Buerhaus
- White Barn Inn---Chef Jonathan Cartwright
Friday, October 23, 2009
PEOPLE'S CHOICE LOBSTER COMPETITION
Sponsored by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council
Noon - 2 p.m.
Ocean View Room - Ocean Gateway Pier
Ticket price $35
Lobster lovers and those curious about the crustacean cuisine will want to experience the elaborate flavors created by Maine chefs. A distinguished panel of judges selects three of the top recipes entered into the contest, and then attendees of this succulent competition get the opportunity to taste all three lobster dishes and vote on their favorite.
A portion of the proceeds will help support scholarships that will be awarded to deserving culinary students from Southern Maine Community College.
GOURMET ON A BUDGET WITH PETER BERLEY
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Ocean View Room - Ocean Gateway Pier
Ticket price $35
With the cost of food skyrocketing, here’s a fabulous opportunity to str-e-e-etch those shrinking food dollars into extraordinary meals! Let Peter take you on a journey down the path of ingenuity and show you how to spin culinary gold out of straw. Learn which inexpensive cuts of beef and lamb to choose, and how to charm them into succulence; learn which seafood, vegetables, and legumes give you the best return on your investment; and how to use every part of the chicken and turn it into five dishes bursting with character, flavor, and nutrition. Please your pocketbook and your palate with recipes that give you the maximum bang for your buck.
Peter Berley, former Executive Chef at Angelica Kitchen in NYC, is a private chef, caterer, and previous owner of the Fire Pond Restaurant in Blue Hill, Maine. Peter has been active in the natural foods movement for over 25 years. His food has been featured on the Food Network and Chef du Jour. He is the author of The Flexitarian Table: Flexible Meals for Meat Lovers, Vegetarians, and Everyone In Between (Houghton Mifflin, June 2007); Fresh Food Fast, A Modern Vegetarian Guide to Seasonal Menus in Minutes (Harper Collins, June 2004); and The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen (Harper Collins).
HARVEST DINING
Visit www.HarvestontheHarbor.com for a full schedule of participating restaurants, dates and pricing.
Throughout Greater Portland Maine, Chefs have crafted unique harvest menus for you to enjoy. A wide variety of cuisines are represented, from James Beard Award-winning chefs to the best Maine brewed beer and burgers. Satisfy all your senses with the flavors of great seafood, superb steak and succulent sushi, all prepared with fresh produce grown organically in the state.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
FOOD & WINE MARKETPLACE
Noon - 4 p.m.
Ocean Gateway Pier
Ticket price $35
Price includes all wine, ales and spirit tasting, food samples, cooking demonstrations and more!
More than one hundred wineries, breweries and distilleries, food artisans and epicurean purveyors are on hand for your food and wine experience. Learn from wine, cooking and grilling experts at one of our educational stages. Gather your friends for an afternoon enjoying great food, wine & so much more!
Inside the Food & Wine Marketplace you will find:
The Man Cave — Don’t miss this unique experience! Cave dwellers can sample galore and learn about the art of brewing and grilling from the masters! A grilling stage will provide both entertainment and education from some of the best local talent. Pick up some tips and ask some questions of the masters!
Down East Magazine presents “A Taste of Maine” – Offering some of the state’s best culinary experiences to locals and those “from away.” Down East, known as “The Magazine of Maine,” will present a diverse and delightful array of exhibitors from the Maine wines and cheeses to Maine seafood.
Harvest Haute Couture Gallery – “Harvest-themed” art installation by Meredith Alex, nationally acclaimed fashion designer, will bring a level of New York haute couture fashion to the Ocean Gateway Pier. The food and harvest themed gowns will be displayed by models in the Harvest Haute Couture Gallery. You may actually hear, over a sip of wine with your friends, the following question: “Are those mussel shells on the trim of that dress?”
**Please note, Harvest on the Harbor activities are geared for guest 21 and older. This is your chance for a weekend away from the kids.
