Two York County restaurants participating in Child week

Two Maine restaurants are joining more than 100 across the country participating in Julia Child Restaurant Week Aug. 7-15.

The restaurants will feature dishes, menus or events inspired by 100 of Child’s most cherished recipes. The recipes were chosen by a jury headed by Child’s longtime editor Judith Jones. Notable chefs such as Alice Waters, Barbara Lynch, Michel Richard, Traci Des Jardins and Emeril Lagasse are taking part, in honor of Child’s 100th birthday on Aug. 15.

In Maine, Arrows in Ogunquit and the York Harbor Inn in York Harbor have signed up.

The week will culminate with the publication of “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child” by Bob Spitz (Knopf, $28.95), a new biography.

Throughout the celebration, chefs, bloggers and food lovers will share their memories, photos and tributes to Julia Child at:

Facebook: facebook.com/JuliaChild

Twitter: twitter.com/JC100

Pinterest: pinterest.com/knopfbooks/jc100

DEER ISLE-STONINGTON

Chamber plans food festival to showcase local products

The Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce is planning a new Local Foods Festival Sept. 28-30 that will feature locally grown and harvested food products from both land and sea.

The Stonington Farmers’ Market is one of the largest in the state, and Stonington is the largest lobster landing port.

The 2012 Local Foods Festival will include local food dishes and desserts from participating businesses; workshops on organic gardening, fermentation and cider pressing; a lobster bake; jam making; coffee roasting; tours of an heirloom garden and orchard; fisheries documentaries and talks; and a concert by Paul Sullivan.

For more information, call Christina Shipps at 367-2420.

PORTLAND

Browne Trading will host rose wine tasting Thursday

Browne Trading Market’s wine tasting this month will be a “Battle of the Roses.”

The tasting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 262 Commercial St., and will include Commanderie de Peyrassol Cotes de Provence Rose from southern France; Mittelbach’s “T” Rose from Austria; Ros’Aura by Feudi di San Gregorio from Italy; Musar Jeune Rose from Lebanon; Sabate i Coca’s Castellroig Rose from Spain; and Vina Tondonia Rioja Rose from Spain.

For more information, call 775-7560.

AUBURN

CMCC offering two courses on cooking next month

Central Maine Community College is offering a new series of summer cooking classes in August that are open to the public.

“Baking with Summer Fruit” will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 9. Students will bake two desserts using peak-of-season fruit, learning baking and pastry techniques along the way.

Among the dishes that will be made are herb-infused shortbread, meringue-based Pavlova and buttermilk shortcake.

“Cool Summertime Desserts” will be offered from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 16. Students will learn to work with gelatin, temper eggs, play with chocolate, whip egg whites and heavy cream, and make fruit mousses.

The cost for each course is $79, and includes all equipment and ingredients.

Deadline to register for the first class is Aug. 2, and Aug. 10 for the second.

For more information or to register, call 755-5280, email training@cmcc.edu or visit cmcc.edu/training.

FALMOUTH

Low-sugar blueberry jams will be taught at workshops

Thinking of making jam with the blueberries you’ve picked?

Two upcoming hands-on workshops sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will show you how to make low-sugar blueberry jam and low-sugar blueberry spice jam.

The classes will be taught by master food preserver Kate McCarty. The blueberry jam workshop will be held 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 2. The blueberry spice workshop will be on Aug. 11.

Both workshops cost $10 and will be held at the Cooperative Extension building at 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth.

For more information or to register, call 781-6099 or e-mail lois.elwell@maine.edu.

 

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