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At certain glittering moments in its history, Portland steps into the spotlight and presents her best face worldwide.<\/p>\nSeptember 2009<\/p>\n
At certain glittering moments in its history, Portland steps into the spotlight and presents her best face worldwide.<\/p>\n
Like the time Lucky Lindy addressed thousands at Deering Oaks after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, or when Portland hosted the National Governors\u2019 Conference in 1983, or when tall ships graced our shores during OpSail Maine 2000.<\/p>\n
Just when we least expect it, all of the \u2018vibrancy,\u2019 \u2018livability,\u2019 and \u2018Paris of the Northeast\u2019 stuff actually comes true and we\u2019re reacquainted with why we\u2019re excited to call the Maine coast our home.<\/p>\n
We feel our energies building toward just such a moment on October 22-24, when, at the Harvest on the Harbor, we\u2019ll be treated to incredible seafood, wine tastings, a starry array of visiting celebrity chefs, a little night music, and dancing in the streets while the world watches. What the Sundance Film Festival brings to Utah, this celebration could bring to Maine. It\u2019s up to us to make the most of this chance.<\/p>\n
Frankly, we\u2019re overdue for both the experience and the exposure. Kudos to the Convention & Visitors Bureau, who cooked up this \u201cculinary tourism destination\u201d attraction that is rapidly gaining international cache. \u201cLast year\u2019s celebration, our first, was just an appetizer compared to what we have planned for this year,\u201d says the CVB\u2019s Barbara Whitten. \u201cAttendance should top 5,000.\u201d<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss the dreamy Grand Tasting on the Harbor ($50 per person), with its starry setting in the Ocean View Room of the Ocean Gateway Pier, featuring delights from gourmet restaurants including Azure Cafe, Chef Chris Bassett; Bibo\u2019s Madd Apple Cafe, Chef Bill Boutwell; Cinque Terre, Chef Lee Skawinski; Eve\u2019s at the Garden, Portland Harbor Hotel, Chef Earl Anthony Morse; Harraseeket Inn, Chef Gallit Sammon; Robinhood Free Meeting House, Chefs Michael Gagn\u00e9 and Troy Mains; Sea Glass, Inn by the Sea, Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich; Solo Bistro, Chef Esau Crosby; The Cliff House, Chef Michael Semancik; The Corner Room, The Front Room, the Grill Room, all by Chef Harding Lee Smith; The Farmer\u2019s Table, Chef Jeff Landry; Twenty Milk Street, Portland Regency Hotel & Spa, Chef Alan Cook; Walter\u2019s, Chef Jeff Buerhaus; and the White Barn Inn, Chef Jonathan Cartwright.<\/p>\n
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\nCoastal Living<\/em> magazine has upped the ante by naming Harvest on the Harbor a \u201ctop 10 seafood and wine event.\u201d Look for coverage on the Food Network, CNN, and a host of national morning shows.<\/p>\n
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