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The Signature Event
The Masonic Temple
Portland, ME
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The Signature Event
Remaining tickets to tonight's Restaurant Week opening night Signature Event will be on sale at the door for $35. Doors open at 5PM and the event continues to 8PM.

The Masonic Temple is directly next door to Portland City Hall. Enter through the main lobby entrance, from Congress Street, to enter the Temple.

Parking:
Elm St. Parking Garage (207) 871-1106
21 Elm St.(between Portland High School and the library)

Temple St. Garage (207) 772-5762
11 Temple Street (next to the Nickelodeon Cinema)

For more parking information:
www.portlandmaine.gov/parking

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About the event:
Expanding on last year's legendary cocktail competition, the March 2011 Maine Restaurant Week kick-off Signature Event introduces a two-pronged dessert competition. Taking place on February 28 at the Masonic Temple in Portland from 5-8 pm, the Signature Event celebrates the priceless individuality behind Maine's cocktail shakers and sugar shacks.

Cookies challenge cakes and cupcakes take on truffles in the "How Sweet It Is" portion of the competition, but only one can win. Guests at The Signature Event have the final say in this people's choice face-off. Notably, many competitors are exclusively bakers and confectioners, expanding Restaurant Week's sphere of influence beyond traditional restaurants.

People's Choice "How Sweet It Is" Competitors:
Academe, Kennebunk Inn - Shanna Horner O'Hea
Bam Bam Bakery - Bevin McNulty
Dean's Sweets -  Dean Bingham
Gritty McDuff's - Dave French
Havana South - Mercedes Foster-Dougherty
Katie Made - Katie Capron
Kristin F. Simmons  Kristin Simmons
Maple's Organics - Kristie Green
The Salt Exchange - Patrick Tubbs
Sea Glass, Inn by the Sea - Karen Turner
Sonny's - Gabrielle Girard
Tulips Cupcakery - Stephanie O'Neil
Walters - Tony Scherrer
Whole Foods Market  Tiffany White

"The Art of Dessert" is a juried competition of Maine's pastry chefs judged on taste, presentation, and creativity. The judges' table is comprised of an elite cast of tasting professionals: Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram food writer Meredith Goad, Down East Magazine Food Editor Kathleen Fleury, cookbook author and Maine hospitality specialist Dana Moos, cookbook author Kathy Gunst, and former "Top Chef: Just Desserts" competitor and Maine native Zac Young.

Maine's stellar bartenders join the state's dessert masters under the hallowed walls of the Masonic Temple with their own signature concoctions. In the spirit of The Signature Event, anything goes; ingredients are limited to anything and everything that inspires them as mixologists. And as in "How Sweet It Is," guests will decide the winner.

Signature Cocktail Competitors:
Academe, Kennebunk Inn - Adrian Trudeau
The Armory - David Boger
Azure Café - Erin Davis
Blue Sky, York - Paul Russell
Brian Boru - Jay Towl
David's - Patrick Morang
DiMillo's - Chelsea DiMillo
Great Lost Bear - Michael Dickson
Grill Room - John Myers, last year's runner up
Local 188/Sonny's - Dave Thompson
Natalie's - Tom Laslavic, last year's winner
The Salt Exchange - Tatum Thistle
Sea Glass, Inn by the Sea - Mike Worley

This event will showcase the individuality, creativity, and talents of Maine's leading bartenders and pastry chefs. Alongside cocktail sipping and dessert nibbling, guests at
The Signature Event will enjoy gourmet grazing provided by Natalie's at the Camden Harbour Inn. The Signature Event is sponsored by Camden Harbour Inn, Maine Beverage Company and Double Cross Vodka and will raise money for Maine Harvest Lunch.

Guest emcee Lori Voornas from WJBQ, 97.9.

Get your tickets today! Thank you for supporting Maine's statewide restaurant event - March 1-12, 2011.

Location

The Masonic Temple
415 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101
United States

Categories

Food > Beer, Wine, Spirits
Food > Sweets
Music > Rock
Other > Fundraisers

Minimum Age: 21
Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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