Portland Culinary Alliance

For those whose response to an all chocolate dinner was “Lead me to it,” PCA’s program on March 3rd at the elegant Restaurant Bleu at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts was an opportunity not to be missed. However, the indulgent part of the evening’s program was deftly balanced ...

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As chefs sometimes do once they've settled into a kitchen, Pazzo's Executive Chef John Eisenhart asked himself "what else can I learn" four years ago. So he turned his eye to Pazzo's bar program and began thinking about developing cocktails from a chef's perspective. After educating himself using antique spirits books ...

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On a Saturday afternoon in late April, a handful of PCA members and guests gathered for the alliance’s first-ever program by bike… a coffee crawl! The adventure began at Laurelwood Brewing where Pedal Bike Tours owner and operator Todd Roll overviewed the rules of the road and got the team ...

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It was a perfect night for chowder as PCA members and guests ducked the cold and drizzle for the warmth (and wine!) of the In Good Taste store. Before long, we were treated to a hot bowl of Chef Mike Downing's award-winning New-England-style clam chowder, fresh sourdough from ...

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For our annual dinner this year, a lively group of PCA members and guests descended upon Belly restaurant for an evening filled with great food, wine, and a few special treats in store. The evening began with passed appetizers from our hosts. Favorites included creamed braising greens and grana ...

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As a 20th anniversary present to ourselves at Portland Culinary Alliance, we have a new web site, complete with a blog. Here we can post timely notices and news, program announcements, photos from events and other culinary tidbits for members' enlightenment and entertainment. Visitors to the site can click on ...

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