Harvest On The Harbor Food And Wine Festival Coming To Portland, Maine This Fall, October 23-25

June 4, 2008

MAINE'S FIRST HARVEST ON THE HARBOR FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL COMING TO PORTLAND, MAINE THIS FALL, OCTOBER 23-25

Event Title:
Harvest on the Harbor, A Maine Culinary Experience

Dates:
October 23-25, 2008

Location:
Portland, Maine

Headquarters:
The Ocean Gateway on Portland's historic waterfront (additional events are scheduled throughout downtown Portland)

HARVEST ON THE HARBOR...
Recently listed as one of Coastal Living's "Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals," attendees of Harvest on the Harbor will find wineries and distillers from around the world, dozens of Maine's celebrated fine-dining restaurants, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, a marketplace and personalities. Attendees will also discover an unforgettable Maine Culinary Experience. Mixed among the wine, spirit and beer makers and celebrated chefs will be Maine farmers, producers and artisans.

More than anything, Maine is known for its seafood. It's why millions travel here each summer and fall. Harvest on the Harbor will deliver seafood pairings in several formats - seminars, seafood wine dinners, lobster dinners, and the gala closing celebration, featuring the seafood creations of two 2004 James Beard Foundation Award winning chefs: David Pasternack (Best Chef: New York of Esca restaurant, New York, NY) and Sam Hayward (Best Chef: Northeast of Fore Street restaurant, Portland, ME).

In the world of food & wine events, this is something completely different. It is something to celebrate. Savor the date: October 23-25, 2008, in beautiful Portland, Maine.

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