Events

May 17, 2013: James Beard House, New York
Chef Erin French of the Lost Kitchen in Belfast, Maine, is preparing a modern Maine farmhouse dinner using local greens, meats and seafood.  The meal will finish with cheese: Lakin's Gorges Prix de Diane, Opus 42 and Morgan. 


Past Events
April 20, 2013: Novare Res Bier Cafe, 4 Canal Plaza, Portland ME
The 2nd Farmhouse Funkadelic w/Oxbow Brewing Company and Browne Trading Market and Lakin's Gorges Cheese! Met the wonderful brewers and paired the cheese with some amazing Maine made beer.
March 16, 2013: Rockport Marketplace, 461 Commercial St. (Route 1), Rockport: TASTE OF THE MARKET, 9:00 - 12:00
February 26, 2013: L'Espalier, 774 Boylston St Boston, MA: Cheese Tuesday

Cheese Tuesday at L'Espalier is a monthly celebration of food,wine, and cheese. It features a three course meal with matching wines, and of course a gigantic cheese tasting. 

The theme was "Soft and Gooey" featuring local wonders such as Medallion from Lakin's Gorges Cheese in Maine, and Harbison from Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont, as well as French classics such as Epoisses and Pont L'Eveque.
 
December 15, 2012:  10:00 - 4:00 p.m., Rockport Marketplace, 461 Commercial St. (Route 1), Rockport
This was a holiday market with live music by Chris Brinn and Mick Apollonio.

 Did you know that in Colombia it is traditional to add a white cheese (similar to Lakin's Gorges Ricotta) to hot chocolate?  The chocolate is whisked with a special wooden spoon called molinillo,  then the cheese is added to the mixture. 

November 16, 2012: Pecha Kucha Night, Union, Maine Thompson Community Center.
8 fast-paced presentations, 20 slides, 20 seconds to talk about them. Come hear what I can say about cheese in 6 minutes.  http://midcoastmagnet.com/content/pecha-kucha

Customer Appreciation Day at the Good Tern Coop, Rockland, ME: October 20, 2012, 1:30 - 2:30
Stop in and sample some Lakin's Gorges Cheese.

Maine Made 2012: September 8, 2012 , 10:00 - 5:00,
Samoset Resort, Rockland, Maine
Showcasing the variety and high quality of products that are made right here in our own state. The show’s forty exhibitors include Maine food producers, artisans, jewelry makers, wineries, and fine furniture makers... and Lakin's Gorges Cheese. 

Admission: $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12. Wine tasting will be featured for an additional fee of $3

A non-cheese event : the Maine Celtic Celebration
July 22, 2012: For over 15 years I have played an instrument known as the bones which are an ancient percussion instrument. I make my own bones from beef ribs and decorate them using the sailor's art of scrimshaw. Bones are one of the earliest documented instruments, appearing in Egyptian heiroglyphs.

The instrument moved from sea to shore in the mid 1800s, first becoming popular during the Minstrelsy period in the United States, then moving to Ireland and the Celtic cultures, where they became quite widespread as a percussion instrument.

This coming Sunday, July 22 at 2:00 p.m., I will teach a bones playing workshop at the Maine Celtic Celebration in Belfast, ME. It is a free festival with 2 stages of music, workshops, food and fun! http://www.mainecelticcelebration.com/

Open Creamery Day
Sunday, October 9, 2011
State of Maine Cheese Co., Rockport, ME

What a wonderful day Cathe Morrill (State of Maine Cheese Co. owner) and I had with all the visitors that came to see how cheese was made. We gave 9 tours to over 100 people.  So people could see the magic of ricotta, I made small batches for every tour.

"Green October" Panel discussion
Tuesday, October 18
Camden Public Library

This was an enlightening evening with co-presenters Beth Calder from the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension service  and Jeff Wolovitz of Heiwa Tofu.  Thank you to Ken Gross and the library for this offering.

For more information, visit the Camden Library website by clicking here.

Wine Pairing with Lakin's Gorges Cheese
Saturday, December 17
The Wine Seller, 15 Tillson Ave., Rockland ME
Discovered some wonderful pairings for Prix de Diane from Spain and South Africa. 

"Taste of the Market"
Saturday, February 4, 2012

The ricotta truffles were a hit!  Thank you to everyone who came by.

Wine and Cheese TastingBrowne Trading Market, 262 Commercial St. , Portland ME
Thursday, February 23
Have you tried smoked fish and ricotta yet?  T