Harvest on the Harbor

October 20 — 22, 2011 | Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine
HarvestOnTheHarbor.com [3]

Just imagine a place where wild blueberries, lobster, freshly caught seafood, farm-raised beef, vegetables, and potatoes share one thing in common: a place of honor at the table at Harvest on the Harbor, Maine’s premier FOOD + WINE experience.

Come to Portland, named “America’s Foodiest Small Town” by Bon Appetite, to experience the quintessential fishing communities, working waterfronts, and farms; explore new tastes prepared by world-renowned chefs; and indulge in wine, beer, and spirits that tease your palate and bring out the very essence of every savored morsel.

What better way to take in the splash of the fall color palette and the bright northern sky than with an explosion of tastes that are rich in tradition. The 2011 Harvest on the Harbor is sure to delight with regional favorites, new pleasures, and events. Reserve your seat at the table today and discover what you are missing.

“…one of the top ten seafood and wine festivals in North America.” —Coastal Living

Join us for Maine’s premier Food + Wine experience
Harvest on the Harbor

NEW EVENTS
Top of the Crop: Maine’s Best
Farm to Table Chef
The Ultimate Seafood Splash:
Familiar Name, New Twist

PAST FAVORITES
Grand Tasting on the Harbor
Savory Samplings Marketplace
Lobster Chef of the Year Competition

Find us on Facebook. *Attendees must be 21+
This program for Harvest on the Harbor 2011 was produced by the editors of Down East magazine in collaboration with the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau for inclusion in the October 2011 issue of Down East magazine. Copyright © 2011 by Down East Enterprise, Inc. All rights reserved.

Photo Credits:Ted Axelrod (lobster); Wild Blueberry assoc. of North America (blueberry pie)

Harvest on the Harbor
schedule at-a-glance

Through October 20
12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Ultimate Seafood Splash
Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway

Throughout the day
Harvest Happenings: For a complete listing of events, visit www.HarvestOnTheHarbor.com [4]
Culinary themed tours, tastings, and Casco Bay excursions.

6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Grand Tasting on the Harbor
Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway

6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Harvest Dining
Area Restaurants

Fri October 21
12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition
Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway

Throughout the day
Harvest Happenings: For a complete listing of events, visit www.HarvestOnTheHarbor.com [4]
Culinary themed tours, tastings, and Casco Bay excursions.

6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Top of the Crop: Maine’s Best Farm to Table Chef
Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway

6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Harvest Dining
Area Restaurants

Sat October 22
Session 1:Savory Samplings at the Marketplace
12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Two identical tasting sessions offered at the new and expanded Oceanside Pavilion

Session 2: Multiple demonstration stages including wine education, honey making, and cooking demos

4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Live musical entertainment showcasing Maine’s finest talent
Book signings by four of Maine’s premier cookbook authors: Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Kathy Gunst; Desserted: Kate Shaffer; The Eat Local Cookbook: Lisa Turner; and The Art of Breakfast: Dana Moos
Oceanside Pavilion, Ocean Gateway

Hundreds of Maine-made products, food artisans, and epicurean purveyors, with more than four hundred different varieties of wine, beer, and spirits from Maine and around the world.

Throughout the day
Harvest Happenings: For a complete listing of events, visit www.HarvestOnTheHarbor.com [4]
Culinary themed tours, tastings, and Casco Bay excursions.

6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Harvest Dining
Area Restaurants

Harvest on the Harbor
program in-depth Thursday | October 20

Photo Credit: Focus Photography

The Ultimate Seafood Splash
Time: 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway
Cost: $55

Unexpected flavors fresh from the boat! Four of Maine’s best seafood chefs, Cassady Pappas of Havana South, Sam Hayward of Fore Street, Mitchell Kaldrovich of Sea Glass, and Adam White of the Salt Exchange, renowned for their culinary creativity, team up with seasoned fishermen, Ricky Trundy, Rob Odlin, and Glen Libby, to prepare surprising delicacies fresh from the Gulf of Maine. Enjoy mouth-watering tastings, original recipes, and cooking tips for lesser-known but delectable seafood from the cold coastal waters of Maine. Learn from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, fishermen, and chefs as you explore new flavors and textures around seafood that is delicious and abundant yet often overlooked. Pair the exquisite food with marvelous wines provided by Prestige Wine Imports and Central Distributors. While you are being educated about the Casco Bay fish and sipping stunning wines, enjoy samples from Maine Aquaculture Association, world leaders in sustainably farmed seafood: Ocean Approved, LLC, Cooke Aquaculture, Inc., Nonesuch Oysters, and Bagaduce River Oyster Co. This is your opportunity to meet the culinary talent who will help you create responsibly harvested seafood sensations to impress your family and friends. Pete Witham & the Cozmik Zombies will provide musical entertainment.

Thursday | October 20
Grand Tasting on the Harbor
Time: 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway
Cost: $75

Aperitifs will incorporate the local ingredients that have put Grand Tasting on the Harbor on everyone’s culinary “must do” list! The amuse-bouche (“pleasing to the palate”) gala event is an opportunity to sample from dozens of local restaurants and enjoy a variety of Cabot Creamery Cooperative cheeses and a dessert from Sweet Marguerites, all while tasting drinks from internationally respected wineries, breweries, and distilleries. Come dressed funky or fancy and prepare to feast and be wowed by a seven-piece band, Bethlehem Bluegrass.

Featured Wines
Allagash Brewing Co.,Bull Jagger Brewing Co., Central Distributors Inc., Constellation Brands, Custom Spirits LLC, Dreyfus, Ashby & Company, Fiddler’s Reach LLC., Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Mendocino Wine Co., Merriam Vineyards, Moët Hennessy USA, National Distributors, Rising Tide Brewing Company, Rutherford Wine, Sebago Brewing Company, Shipyard Brewery, The Northern Maine Distilling Company, USA Wine West, Vias Imports LTD.

Friday | October 21

Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition
Time: 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway
Cost: $65

Prepare for an entertaining afternoon as John and Brendan Ready, lobstermen, entrepreneurs, educators, and owners of Catch a Piece of Maine, emcee the exciting competition. Three Maine chefs, chosen by a distinguished panel of judges, prepare succulent lobster dishes as they compete for the title of Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. This annual favorite is presented by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council and is designed to crown Maine’s best lobster chef and will surely satisfy your hankering for the tasty crustacean. USA Wine West will feature wines specifically crafted to complement lobster and other seafood dishes. The event will culminate with a wild Maine blueberry dessert. This lunchtime affair will entertain, educate, and satisfy discerning lobster lovers from near and far.

Friday | October 21

Top of the Crop:
Maine’s Best Farm to Table Chef
Time: 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ocean View Room, Ocean Gateway
Cost: $75

Your taste buds will awaken as you sample the difference in cooking with farm fresh products at this year’s newest event — Top of the Crop: Maine’s Best Farm to Table Chef. The nominated chefs will use a pre-selected ingredient and local products to impress an esteemed panel of judges. The chef who best exemplifies the farm to table experience with a flavorful dish will win the title. Expertly paired wines, provided by Lincolnville’s Cellardoor Winery, will be served along with a crisp apple dessert. You’ll leave inspired to look for farm fresh products that are sure to jazz up your plate. Be entertained by the musical styling of Don Campbell Band and the Yellow Roman Candles.

Nominees
five fifty-five,Solo Bistro, The Front Room/Grill Room/Corner Room, Local 188/Sonny’s, Joshua’s, Earth at Hidden Pond, The Farmer’s Table, Paolina’s Way, Azure Café, Arborvine, Cleonice, Sea Glass, Miyake, Harraseeket Inn

Spotlight
Harvest Wines
To whet your palate for the exceptional wines featured at this year’s Harvest, we have asked our wine sponsors, Constellation Brands (Simply Naked)  and USA Wine West (Big Claw), to tell us about their unique varietals: Simply Naked
 
Why feature Simply Naked at this year’s Harvest on the Harbor?
Simply Naked is the ideal tasting wine largely because of the unique method we use to create it: our varietals are unoaked and fermented and aged in 100 percent stainless steel, resulting in wines that are fruit forward, clean, and well structured.

How would you recommend Simply Naked’s wines be served?
Whether it is Simply Naked’s Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, or Merlot, all our wines showcase the true expression of each grape, allowing the consumer an authentic impression of each variety when sipped alone and a versatile complement when paired with meals.

Where can people find Simply Naked?
Fortunately for Harvest on the Harbor’s national following, Simply Naked can be found in supermarkets and wine stores all over the country.

Big ClawBig Claw hails from California: how does a wine from the West Coast fit with lobster, typically recognized as a New England delicacy?
When perfecting our blends, we bring in sommeliers, wine buyers, and members of the fishing community to help us decide the perfect complement to the succulent sweet and salty taste of lobster. For instance, our 2009 vintage, which will be served at this year’s Harvest, highlights the dry effervescence of Grenache and Sauvignon Blanc with a hint of Gewurztraminer or light spice that cuts through heavier butter typically used in crustacean cuisine.

Are there other ways in which you support the lobster/fishing community?
Big Claw Wine donates two dollars of every case to the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in Orono; an institute that is dedicated to the sustainability of the lobster industry. We are delighted to be a part of this event as we feel both the quality of our wine and our mission to support one of Maine’s most viable industries complements the mission of Harvest
on the Harbor.

Where can people find Big Claw?
In addition to being featured at this year’s Lobster Chef of the Year Competition, Big Claw can also be found at the nearby DiMillo’s on the Water and leading lobster shacks throughout Maine. We are also available in grocery stores throughout the East Coast.

Saturday | October 22
Savory Samplings at the Marketplace
Time: Session I 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session II 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Oceanside Pavilion, Ocean Gateway
Cost: $45
Stroll through the expanded Oceanside Pavilion and experience the tastes of Maine’s best food purveyors. With your complimentary Harvest on the Harbor embossed wine glass in hand, indulge in pure beverage nirvana while enjoying Maine’s best acoustical music.

Demonstrations
Bee amazed as you watch a demonstration of honey being extracted from a live hive with the Honey Exchange, Portland’s newest sensation. Increase your wine knowledge with Constellation Brands as you savor its exquisite wine selection while learning about wines around the world. And view a presentation by Linda Greenlaw, America’s only swordfishing captain and cookbook author.

Cookbook Authors
Watch cooking demonstrations and have your favorite cookbooks signed by the authors. Meet  the women behind the cookbooks: Kathy Gunst: Notes From A Maine Kitchen; Kate Shaffer: Desserted; Lisa Turner: The Eat Local Cookbook; and Dana Moos: The Art Of Breakfast.

Musical Entertainment
Taste and sip Maine’s bounty while listening to the harmonious hymns of Bethlehem Bluegrass, foot-stomping folk by North of Nashville, soulful stylings of Anni Clark and Andrea Delan, quick finger-picking guitar of Brian Patricks, melodies by acoustic artist Ben Williamson, and more.

A Sampling of Culinary Exhibitors
Bar Harbor Foods, Bouchard Family Farm, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Calphalon (Kittery Premium Outlets), Cranberry Island Kitchen, DiMillo’s on the Water, Flatbread Company, Gladstone’s Under the Sun, GrandyOats, Green Mountain Coffee, Havana South, Inn By The Sea, Lakonia Greek Products, Oakhurst Dairy, Northwoods Gourmet Girl, Pemaquid Oyster Company, Inc., Portland Lobster Company, Shaker Garden/Common Folk Farm, Southern Maine Community College, State of Maine Cheese Company, Stonewall Kitchen, Sweet Marguerites, the Honey Exchange, United Society of Shakers, USM Catering/Aramark & WaldoStone Farm

A Sampling of Beer, Wine & Spirit Exhibitors
Allagash Brewing Company, Bronco Wine Company, Central Distributors, Inc., Constellation Brands, Custom Spirits LLC, Dreyfus, Ashby & Company, Fiddler’s Reach LLC, Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Maine Distilleries,Mendocino Wine Co., Merriam Vineyards, Nappi Distributors, National Distributors, Rombauer Vineyards,Sebago Brewing Company, Shipyard Brewing Company, Vias Imports Ltd.