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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!
 

A Cornucopia of Products for Foodies - Stroll through the gorgeous peaked tents with your Harvest embossed wine glass and sample from your choice of one hundred featured wines, brews, and spirits.  Smell the aroma of food artisans preparing creations for you to sample.  Explore the wares of dozens of Maine epicurean purveyors.

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!

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Grilling Demonstrations in the Man Cave:

12:15 – 12:45: World Harbor Sauces, makers of buccaneer grilling sauces and marinades, will take you places your taste buds have never been.  World Harbor's Chef Garth will heat up the grilling stage with Hot Thai Barbequed Shrimp & Honey Mango Grilled Kielbasa!
    
1:00 – 1:30:  Learn how real Lobster Men prepare their catch with the Ready Brothers from Catch A Piece of Maine.

1:45 – 2:15:  You don’t have to be from Texas to create award winning Barbecue, DennyMike's lets you in on the secret with some ribs recipes that will make you sing.

    
2:30 – 3:00:  Join comedian Mike Petit, host and creator of the reality show “Grill Seekers,” as he and Chef “Big Grill Johnny” showcase the grilling rituals of Maine’s food fanatics. Mike and “Big Grill” will show you how to fire up the perfect Fenway Frank with Man Cave sponsor Kayem Foods.
 

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?” 

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The Viking Kitchen Stage in the Ocean View Room

12:15 – 12:45: “Lessons from Hugo’s Restaurant”: Chef Rob Evans, Winner 2009 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Northeast will demonstrate his Rutabega and Apple Soup.
    
1:15 – 1:45: “The Flexitarian Table” with Peter Berley, Inspired Flexible Meals for Meat Lovers, Vegetarians and Everyone in between.

2:15 – 2:45:  “Mad Hungry” with Lucinda Scala Quinn – Feeding Men and  Boys - Recipes, Strategies and Survival Techniques.
    
3:15 – 3:45: “Cooking What You Grow” with Justin Nichols, Horticulturist and keeper of the Burpee Kitchen Garden, and Barbara Cary, Chef and Manager of the Kitchen Garden Café, both of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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