Welcome to Harvest on the Harbor

Celebrating Four Years

Welcome to our fourth annual Harvest on the Harbor, the Convention & Visitors Bureau’s toast to Maine’s culinary arts. This year’s event promises to bring even more of what Maine is renowned for - delectably delicious culinary creations from Maine’s top chefs and producers who take pride in presenting products that are locally grown and responsibly harvested.

The harvest season is a very special time on the coast of Maine and we invite you to enjoy an amazing array of food and beverage tastings, educational sessions, and some fun and entertaining surprises - all of which are designed to wow you!

Back by Popular Demand

You won’t want to miss our signature event – the Grand Tasting on the Harbor where guests have an opportunity to sample Maine’s best restaurants and meet the chef owners personally. We’ve upped the ante by pairing some of the most unbelievable beers, wines and spirits with our specialty chef creations.

Always a crowd pleaser, the Lobster Chef of the Year Competition will surely satisfy your hankering for the tasty crustacean in a thrilling showdown designed to crown Maine’s best lobster chef. Savory Samplings at the Marketplace will return this year, introducing you to even more of Maine’s best food products along with an even larger sampling of Maine’s own spirits and micro brews along wines from every corner of the world.

Raising the Bar

We’re always striving to raise the bar for Harvest on the Harbor, and this year we’ll produce two new events sure to become annual favorites. To reinforce our commitment to the locally grown and responsibly harvested theme, we proudly present a new twist on our Ultimate Seafood Splash event. Four of our best chefs and local fishermen have joined forces to introduce you to the lesser known, yet abundant and flavorful fish caught right here in clean, cold waters of Maine. You’ll learn, directly from the source, what fish to buy and how to bring out their amazing flavors in delectably presented recipes.

Chef competitions are always a crowd pleaser, and this year we’re presenting a new event entitled Top of the Crop – Maine’s Best Farm to Table Chef. Audience participation is blended with an esteemed panel of judges to taste and determine what chef best exemplifies the farm to table experience that is so prevalent in our Maine restaurants today.

We invite you to share in the harvest bounty and join us for three chock-filled days of sumptuous tastings right here in Portland on the beautiful coast of Maine!

Cheers!

Barbara M. Whitten
President & CEO
Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau

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