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Gorham hosts Taste Walk and Music Fest
by Outspoken on Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:38 am
Gorham hosts Taste Walk and Music Fest
The timing for the first-ever event seemed right, with no Gorham Days festival this year.
By ANN S. KIM
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
Later this month, people will be strolling around Gorham’s village, sampling locally grown foods, tasting the fares of area restaurants, listening to music and submitting their own baked goods for judging by local chefs.
The events are part of the Taste Walk of Gorham and PineCrest Music Fest and Art Show organized by Matt Mattingly, the owner of PineCrest Bed and Breakfast Inn.
The idea percolated in Mattingly’s mind for a few years. This summer seemed like an especially good time to jump in because there will be no Gorham Days festival this year, he said.
Mattingly hopes to attract several hundred people to the July 27 event. The proceeds will benefit the Baxter Memorial Library, the Gorham Educational Foundation, the Gorham High School Key Club and a new community endowment.
“We were looking for ways to reintroduce everything that happens locally as far as places to eat as well as the farms,” Mattingly said.
Restaurants will provide samples of their signature dishes and walkers will vote on their favorites. The winner will receive the “Golden Spoon Award.” Folks who grow food also will provide samples along the walk.
Walkers can bring a sweet or savory baked item for a contest judged by local chefs. The winning entry will be featured at a local restaurant.
The taste walk is among a growing number of events that cater to locals and also give Gorham a chance to show itself off to visitors, said Donna Reinheimer, president of the Gorham Business and Civic Exchange.
Michel “Sal” Salvaggio Jr. is eager to showcase the specialties of the TreeHouse Cafe, including focaccia sandwiches and clam chowder.
“I’m out to impress people and win the Golden Spoon outright,” said Salvaggio, who owns and operates the restaurant with two of his brothers.
Sebago Brewing Company wants to support local events, particularly when food and beer are part of the program, said Kai Adams, vice president and brewmaster of the company.
“I definitely want to be part of it because it’s local community,” he said.
The music lineup so far includes Ellen Tipper, who performs a bluesy-style jazz, folk rock musician Beth Wood and Ameranouche, an acoustic hot jazz and folk rock trio.
The South Street property has a history of music that stretches back to 1753, Mattingly said.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=197838&ac=PHnws
The timing for the first-ever event seemed right, with no Gorham Days festival this year.
By ANN S. KIM
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
Later this month, people will be strolling around Gorham’s village, sampling locally grown foods, tasting the fares of area restaurants, listening to music and submitting their own baked goods for judging by local chefs.
The events are part of the Taste Walk of Gorham and PineCrest Music Fest and Art Show organized by Matt Mattingly, the owner of PineCrest Bed and Breakfast Inn.
The idea percolated in Mattingly’s mind for a few years. This summer seemed like an especially good time to jump in because there will be no Gorham Days festival this year, he said.
Mattingly hopes to attract several hundred people to the July 27 event. The proceeds will benefit the Baxter Memorial Library, the Gorham Educational Foundation, the Gorham High School Key Club and a new community endowment.
“We were looking for ways to reintroduce everything that happens locally as far as places to eat as well as the farms,” Mattingly said.
Restaurants will provide samples of their signature dishes and walkers will vote on their favorites. The winner will receive the “Golden Spoon Award.” Folks who grow food also will provide samples along the walk.
Walkers can bring a sweet or savory baked item for a contest judged by local chefs. The winning entry will be featured at a local restaurant.
The taste walk is among a growing number of events that cater to locals and also give Gorham a chance to show itself off to visitors, said Donna Reinheimer, president of the Gorham Business and Civic Exchange.
Michel “Sal” Salvaggio Jr. is eager to showcase the specialties of the TreeHouse Cafe, including focaccia sandwiches and clam chowder.
“I’m out to impress people and win the Golden Spoon outright,” said Salvaggio, who owns and operates the restaurant with two of his brothers.
Sebago Brewing Company wants to support local events, particularly when food and beer are part of the program, said Kai Adams, vice president and brewmaster of the company.
“I definitely want to be part of it because it’s local community,” he said.
The music lineup so far includes Ellen Tipper, who performs a bluesy-style jazz, folk rock musician Beth Wood and Ameranouche, an acoustic hot jazz and folk rock trio.
The South Street property has a history of music that stretches back to 1753, Mattingly said.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=197838&ac=PHnws
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
Plato (427-347 BC)
Plato (427-347 BC)
