Sansonetti-Volk Backyard Pop-Up; Share Our Strength

EAST BAYSIDE— Damian Sansonetti of Blue Rooster Food Co. and Andrew Volk of the upcoming Portland Hunt & Alpine Club are joining forces for a backyard pop-up dinner on June 27 at 6p.m. at 41 Fox Street. "The menu will include lobster, oysters, handmade pork sausage, as well as sweets and local produce. The cocktail menu will compliment the food and beer will be provided by Bunker Brewing." Tickets are $75 and are available here. [EaterWire]

FREEPORT— Share Our Strength's Eighth Annual Taste of the Nation Maine will happen on June 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wolfe's Neck Farm. The all-star lineup of chefs includes Sam Hayward, Steve Corry and Lee Skawinski, just to name a few. The food offerings will be paired with wine, local beer and specialty cocktails. The funds raised will got to fight childhood hunger in Maine. Tickets are available here. [EaterWire]

BAR HARBOR— Maine Foodie Tours has expanded into Bar Harbor with a "Culinary Walking Tour" and a "Pops, Pirates and Pubs" bar crawl. Both are guided tours combining local history with stops at a variety of restaurants and watering holes. Tickets are $46-$49. Along with more information, they are available here. [EaterWire]

EAST BAYSIDE— After getting rained out last week, Flea Bites returns June 14 for its second installment of the summer. The food truck gathering/vintage marketplace will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Portland Flea-For-All on Kennebec Street. On hand will be Bite Into Maine, Gusto's Italian Food Truck, Love Cupcakes, Mainely Burgers, El Corazon, Pretty Awesome Street Food and Tandem Coffee Roasters. [Facebook]