Full Moon Dinner - Saturday September 26, 2026 - 6pm

Chinese Hot Pot with Chris Toy and Jeff Mao
Bath Freight Shed

Chinese Hot Pot

Saturday September 26, 2026   6pm

Bath Freight Shed
27 Commercial St
Bath Maine 04530

Join us on Saturday September 26, for the fifth annual hot pot dinner to celebrate the harvest full moon. The meal features food from local farmers cooked at your table. The chefs are Chris Toy and Jeff Mao, but you get to do the cooking yourself in a Chinese Hot Pot. Chris and Jeff will prepare meat and vegetable broth, dipping sauces, and an array of fresh local ingredients, including meat, seafood, vegetables, and noodles.

The Full Moon Dinners at the Bath Freight Shed have featured farm-to-table dining since we began them in 2013. They are a fundraiser for Maine’s First Ship, but also a chance for you to meet old friends and make new friends, while overlooking Maine’s First Ship Virginia as the moon rises over her on the Kennebec River.

The meal can be vegetarian by using a vegetable soup base and cooking only vegetables. However, since the hot pots are shared, we would like to know in advance who will want to eat vegetarian. Please indicate this while purchasing tickets, or send a note to mfs@mfship.org.We can accommodate other dietary restrictions with advanced notice.

$75 per person for dinner

We provide water and hot tea. For other beverages, bring your own (BYOB).

You can purchase tickets online using the form below. If you have problems purchasing tickets, you can send a note to mfs@mfship.org or call the MFS office at 207-433-4242.

Celebrate the Harvest Full Moon

Music by singer-songwriter Katie Daggett

Chris Toy is a lifelong educator, Registered Maine Guide, and bestselling cookbook author. He has held classes at Stonewall Kitchen, Now You’re Cooking, and several adult education programs. His books highlight Chinese cuisine and stir-fry techniques.

Jeff Mao has cooked Chinese food with his family since he was a child. He is an educator and among other things teaches cooking online and has published a cookbook on Chinese Hot Pot.

He is also known for his bagels at Knead & Nosh.

Singer songwriter Katie Daggett, a Maine native, has been performing her unique blend of adult contemporary music in coffeehouses, clubs and restaurants throughout New England since 1981.

Her three albums are: Big Picture (1995) with Chord On Blue, Sistermoon (1999), and Outside In (2024); the last two with the duo Sistermoon.

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