Cellardoor Villa is Open!
Spring is here! I know because some of our favorite businesses that take a little break for winter are re-opening. The Cellardoor Villa is located at the intersection of Routes 90 and 1 and is a great place to taste several of their wines. With 19 varieties available you’re sure to discover a nice bottle […]
Guest Ipads at the Hartstone Inn
We are excited to announce the addition of Ipads to enhance your stay at the Inn! Click here to read about us in Village Soup.
New Restaurant in Camden, Maine: 40 Paper Italian Bistro and Bar
We love to let our guests here at The Hartstone Inn know what is new in the Camden, Maine dinning scene. Several new restaurants have opened in Camden in the last few months. 40 Paper Italian Bistro and Bar, located in downtown Camden in the historic mill building is one. The information posted below is from their website […]
Backyard Project
It may be chilly in Maine, but spring is very much on our mind. So much so we thought it would be fun to “talk” gardens. Have you decided what you are going to grow this season? If you live in a cooler/harder climate like we do, March is the time to decide whether you […]
Springtime In Camden
Yesterday was the first full day of spring and it snowed! It snowed enough to actually cancel school here today! The ground had been bare and spring flowers were beginning to peek up from the ground. It was because of this that the snow was a bit of an unwelcome surprise. We have faith though that it will […]
Chef Michael’s Butter Cookies
We serve these cookies here at The Hartstone Inn during our afternoon tea service. Guests often ask for the recipe so they can make them at home. For that reason, we thought it would be the perfect recipe to share on our blog. Butter Cookies Makes 24 cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2/3 cup granulated sugar […]
New! Chef Michael’s Specialty Salt and Pepper Sampler
We have a new item for sale in the Hartstone Inn gift shop. Chef Michael has put together a sampler collection of all his favorite peppercorns and salts. The following list is the 10 different items in the salt and pepper sampler: Szechuan Peppercorns Himalayan Pink Salt Pink Peppercorns French Fleur De Sel Alae Hawaiian […]
Three Additional Cooking Classes Added to This Seasons Schedule
Due to an overwhelming response to our cooking classes this year, we have added three more to this seasons schedule! Travel to Tuscany Saturday, May 21, 2011 If you can’t join Chef Michael in Italy for one of his Culinary Adventures, then come to Camden and experience some of his favorite Tuscan dishes. We’ll begin […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure in Tuscany – Italian Markets
Written by Chef Michael Salmon, Chef/Co-owner of the Hartstone Inn During my adventures abroad, one of my favorite activities is visiting local food markets. Mary Jo and I just returned from a short trip to Shanghai and Beijing, China where the markets abound with mainstays of lotus root, water chestnuts, bullfrogs and soft shell turtles. […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures- Tuscan Olive Oil
Written by Zeph Belanger, Hartstone Inn Sous Chef Every year during November in Tuscany, olives are plucked from trees and pressed into some of the best olive oil in the world. The recent Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures fall trip to Tuscany fell right at the beginning of the olive harvest. Large nets spread underneath olive […]