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Cantina El Rayo – New Portland Restaurant With Something For All

Feb 3

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If you’re looking for a casual dining experience with elegant appeal, Cantina El Rayo on 85 York Street in Portland is the place for you.

Featuring Latin American and Mexican dishes, this up-and-coming restaurant hosts a variety of fun activities for customers to enjoy – such as this Sunday’s Tom Brady and Madonna Lookalike Contest to win a $50 gift card!

Cantina El Rayo also serves late night Happy Hour beverages from 10 p.m. – Midnight, including $5 Margaritas & Rum Daiquiris, $2 Bud, Sol, Tecate, and $3 Dos Equis Draft.

Visit Cantina El Rayo for a fun, exciting dining experience! And be sure to check out the restaurant Facebook page here!

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Get Ready – Restaurant Week is Coming to Portland, Maine!

Jan 30

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Restaurant Week is a way for chefs and restaurant fans to celebrate all that is delicious, and it’s heading to Portland March 1 – 10, 2012.

Dozens of restaurants in the area will be participating, offering dinners at $20, $30, or $40 depending on the restaurant. At some, there will be $15 lunches available as well. By making meals more affordable, food fans will be able to try out a variety of dishes in many different restaurants.

Below is the list of participating restaurants in Portland:

Back Bay Grill, Corner Room Kitchen and Bar, David’s Monument Square, DISTRICT, Eve’s at the Garden, Farmer’s Table, Front Room Restaurant & Bar, Great Lost Bear, Grill Room & Bar, Gritty McDuff’s, Local 188, Porthole Restaurant, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Sonny’s, Twenty Milk Street, Walter’s, Zapoteca Restaurante Y Tequileria

For more information about Restaurant Week, visit www.mainerestaurantweek.com

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The Wine Flight 5k – run/walk/eat/drink

Sep 30

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wineglassesFigures I would learn of this event, but also find out I cannot run for almost another 10 months after Achilles tendon surgery (insert your squeemish sigh here).

Anyway, on Saturday, October 17, beginning at 10am in Portland, the folks at the Maine Running Company will combine a non-competitive run/walk with the sampling of food and wine. Patterned after the Le Marathon du Medoc in France, which is not about how fast you finish, but about the food, fun, and wine!

In fact, there is no timing of the event, but strategically placed “aid stations” to assist “racers” with their glucose, alcohol, dairy, and chocolate levels.

What’s better? The Maine Running Company will host a “Training Session” at their store located at 563 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine, on Thursday, October 8. What a great way to get in shape for the big race and meet some of your fellow competitors! Definitely going to be a blast! For more information on The Wine Flight 5k, please visit Wine Flight 5K website

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Best of luck in your “Training Session” and the “Big Race”. Probably the toughest 5k of your life!

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Greater Portland Festival of Nations – Today 2pm – Family Oriented

Jul 25

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flagsBeginning today, Saturday July 25th at 2pm, Deering Oaks Park will display and celebrate the great diversity of Portland and the State of Maine. The 7th annual family friendly event features wonderful music and dance performances, an international bazaar, as well as vendors delivering information regarding housing, employment, and health issues.

What’s an outdoor event in Portland without food? Deering Oaks Park will be filled with many food vendors allowing you to sample some great foods from all over the world.

Wondering what might be in store for today….the list of nationalities planning to participate as vendors today include; African American, Armenian, Bosnian, Cambodian, Caribbean, Congolese, French, Finnish, Greek, Hispanic Nations, Irish, East Indian, Italian, Native American, Nigerian, Polish, Romanian, Somalia, Sudanese, Thai, Uganda and Vietnamese.

The event is free and plans to last until 9pm.

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Restaurants, restaurants, and restaurants….

May 6

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Claimed by many to be the city with the second most number of restaurants in the United States (per capita), behind only San Francisco…..Portland, Maine offers such a wide variety to delight your tastebuds. Whether you’re in the mood for seafood, Italian, sushi, or whatever appeals to you, there is no shortage of wonderful establishments. There are sure to be many more blog entries with regards to restaurants…my favorites to date – Five Fifty Five, Flatbread, Miyake, and Siano’s, though there are many contenders when I am in the mood for a quick bite, or want to catch the big game.

Where do you frequent? What is your favorite restaurant? Best value / quality / portion of food for the price?

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