Maine's First Ship is hosting two full moon dinners to celebrate the nights under the cover of the summer's harvest moon and hunter's moon in the fall.
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Maine's First Ship will host the third annual Chinese Hot Pot Dinner at the Bath Freight Shed on 27 Commercial Street. Chefs Chris Toy and Jeff Mao will lead the farm-to-table event. The Flavors of Greece will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, and features Bath native Mollie Jellison of Long Reach Kitchen.
During his career as a chef, Chris Toy has held classes at Stonewall Kitchen, Now You're Cooking, and several adult education programs. Courtesy of Maine's First Ship
Chef Toy is a lifelong educator, registered Maine Guide, and best-selling cookbook author. Chef Mao teaches cooking online and has published a Chinese Hot Pot cookbook. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Kat Logan will provide the ambiance in the folk, Americana, blues, and Celtic tradition genres.
Under the harvest moon, these experienced educators share a little history and show folks how to make a traditional Chinese hot pot meal. The preparation will include making special broths and dipping sauces with fresh local meat, seafood, vegetables, and noodles. Guests will cook their meal one piece at a time with the bubbling pots right before them.
The hot pots can be vegetarian by being cooked in a vegetable soup base. Since hot pots are shared, guests can let Maine's First Ship know in advance who will want to eat a custom vegetarian hot pot. Other dietary restrictions must be given with advance notice.
Maine's First Ship's second full moon dinner will be under the hunter's moon, with a bounty of land and sea. It will be a contemporary Greek-inspired dinner by Bath's local chef, Mollie Jollison, who will serve up welcoming appetizers with a three-course meal of Mediterranean dishes paired with various wines like Semeli Mantinia and Spiropoulous Porfyros.
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Jeff Mao has cooked Chinese food with his family since childhood. He is an educator who teaches cooking online and has published a cookbook on Chinese Hot Pot. He is also known for his bagels at Knead & Nosh. Courtesy of Maine's First Ship
Chef Jollison always felt a connection to the land and sea on her travels to the US Virgin Islands, where she worked in restaurants before settling in Louisiana as part of the Del Porto team. Del Porto is one of the premier Italian-inspired restaurants in the New Orleans region. She moved back to Maine in 2021 and opened her hometown business, Long Reach Kitchen and Catering, three years ago.
The Flavors of Greece prices vary due to the options of pairing with or without wine. No wine options include lemonade, tea, or water.
The Chinese Hot Pot Dinner and the Flavors of Greece is a fundraising event for Maine's First Ship and a chance to meet old friends and make new ones while overlooking Maine's First Ship, Virginia, under the harvest and hunter's moon.
The Bath Freight Alliance, which has merged with Maine's First Ship, started the full moon dinners in 2013. The Chinese Hot Pot and Flavors of Greece farm-to-table events begin at 6 p.m.
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