Open Creamery Day - this Sunday, October 11th

How about this for a plan this Sunday:
- gather a friend or two
- drive around the Maine countryside on this nice cool autumn Sunday
- stop at a number of local cheesemakers to take a tour, discover their methods, and sample some wonderful local cheese

There are many cheesemakers in the southern half of Maine participating in The Maine Cheese Guild's Open Creamery Day.  A complete list and a Google map of participating cheesemakers can be found on The Maine Cheese Guild's home page.  Check out the map and find one or two near you. 

To get an idea of the total number of cheesemakers out there, visit the Deli page of The Maine Grocery List on my Tasting in Tongues Maine website.  There are even more cheesemakers that I just haven't added yet.  Bottom line - if you like cheese, you've got lots of places to go, especially this Sunday when they open up for you!

Harvest on the Harbor - Thursday, October 22nd through Sunday, October 25th

Presented by the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2nd annual Harvest on the Harbor is coming our way.  The first 2 events are already sold out.  Be sure to get tickets soon!  Check out the official website for more info. 

You know how sometimes you go to a food and wine related event and you walk away disappointed because you got 3 crackers and waited for hours in line for 2 sips of wine?  Yeah, well, that won't happen here.  At the opening event - the Grand Tasting on the Harbor (which I'm lucky enough to have tickets to again) - there are copious amounts of many different canapes crafted by 20 of Maine's most esteemed chefs.  The layout of the food and wine area was well designed - everywhere you look you'll find it!  This prevents long annoying lines.  I've been looking forward to going back to The Grand Tasting for a year!

Be sure to check their site out.  There is a lot going on that weekend!

"We are so proud of our creative chefs, our locally grown and harvested foods
and the excellence of our products, that we want to share our bounty.

Experience three chock-full days where you can enjoy the flavors of Maine,
all on the magnificent coast during the beautiful harvest season."

                                                                 - From www.harvestontheharbor.com, 10-9-09