Mills' inaugural party will feature food, drink from all 16 counties
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Daniel, left, and David Kleban, co-owners of Maine Beer Co. in Freeport, which is among the Maine companies providing food and beverages at Gov.-elect Janet Mills' inaugural celebration Friday night.
Food and drink from across Maine — with all of the state’s 16 counties represented — will be featured at Gov.-elect Janet Mills’ inaugural celebration Friday night.
Mills’ inaugural ceremony is tonight at the Augusta Civic Center and will include young musicians from across the state. The party that will follow Friday will feature entertainment from Maine-based musicians as well as food and drink from Aroostook County to York County.
“The inaugural celebration is about paying tribute to our great state,” Mills said in a news release. “What better way to do that than to showcase Maine’s extraordinary musical talent along with food and drink from every county?”
Mills’ inauguration today will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and entertainment will include a trio of Portland youngsters and Mount Blue High School’s Franklin County Fiddlers, from her hometown of Farmington.
The food at Friday’s party will be spread through two rooms at the Civic Center, with a mashed potato station, meat-carving station, sausage station, seafood bar. There also will be stations featuring Maine cheese spreads, vegetable crudite spreads, desserts and beverages.
The inaugural celebration, in line with past practice, is a black-tie optional invitation-only event, paid for by donations raised through the Mills Inaugural Committee and a $20 ticketing charge.
Food and drink, by county
Friday’s food and drink, by county, will include:
Androscoggin: Bubier Meats, Greene (top round beef); Mailhot Sausages, Lewiston (hot and sweet Italian sausages).
Aroostook: Pineland Farms, Mars Hill (potatoes).
Cumberland: Pineland Farms, New Gloucester (cheddar cheese); Izzy’s Cheesecake, Portland (blueberry, apple, triple chocolate cheesecake bites); Moderation Brewery, Brunswick (Inaugur-ale special brew; Coffee by Design, Portland (special brew for the inauguration); Rising Tide Brewery, Portland (Mountainside IPA); Maine Beer Co., Freeport (Mo Pale Ale); Oakhurst Dairy, Portland (butter, sour cream).
Franklin: Homestead Pies, Farmington (chocolate cream, apple, coconut cream pies); Tumbledown Brewing, Farmington (Tumbledown red).
Hancock: Blue Hill Berry, Penobscot (blueberries included in special Governor Janet cocktail, which is made with prosecco).
Kennebec: Apple Shed Bakery, Kents Hill (slider rolls); Wicked Whoopies, Farmingdale (classic, peanut butter and red velvet); Hello Good Pie, Belgrade (chocolate and vanilla cupcakes); Commonwealth Poultry, Gardiner (chicken breasts).
Knox: State of Maine Cheese Co., Rockport (boursin, horseradish, Katahdin cheddar, Kennebec dill cheeses).
Lincoln: Shannon’s Unshelled, Boothbay (lobster meat).
Oxford: Linda’s Gourmet Chocolates, Norway (needhams).
Penobscot: WA Bean & Sons, Bangor (ham).
Piscataquis: Spruce Mill Farm & Bakery, Dover-Foxcroft (baguette bread).
Sagadahoc: Stonecipher Farm, Bowdoinham (carrots and watermelon radishes).
Somerset: Backyard Farms, Madison (cherry tomatoes).
Waldo: Duck Trap, Belfast (smoked mussels, smoked scallops, smoked shrimp, smoked salmon); Cellardoor Winery, Lincolnville (Sirah red and Alborino white wines).
Washington: Raye’s Mustard, Eastport (pepper mustard).
York: Stonewall Kitchen - York (truffle aioli, sirracha aioli, maine maple champagne mustard, jelly relish).
Music at both tonight’s inaugural and Friday’s party will also feature performers representing a diverse group of Mainers.
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