Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink Food and Drink spent the summer fine-tuning the curriculum for the fall season of food and drink certificate classes. The course is highly interactive, exploring the tastes, aromas, textures and history of 8 major groups of Maine-made food:

Cheese and Dairy
Bread and Water
Seafood
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat, Eggs and other protein
Maine Foodways
Oils, herbs, spices and condiments
Beer, Wine, Mead and Spirits

Upcoming sessions include Tuesday mornings 9:30 to noon at Black Cherry Provisions in Falmouth and one on Thursday evenings from 7 to 930 at Old Port Wine Merchants on Commercial Street, beginning September 24.

Courses consist of 4 class sessions and a fifth session/graduation gathering at a local restaurant. 

The cost of the program is $175 dollars and includes course materials and food and drink samples during the class sessions. It does not include the price of dinner at the fifth session.   Class size is limited to 10 participants.

The course is led by traveler and food writer Margo Mallar, whose interest in the history and cultural traditions surrounding food began at the age of 3 when she was given a date straight from a palm tree in the yard of the Libyan villa where her Air Force father was posted.  Several decades, dozens of countries and countless meals later, she explores the delights and complexity of Maine food, given our geography, history and economic structure.  She will be joined by several guest presenters, Maine food specialists in their own right.

For more information or to sign up contact Maineambassadors@gmail.com or call 207.712.5864.