“Sushi 101” Cooking Class
Saturday, February 28th from 1-3pm NEW ADDITION TO OUR UPCOMING COOKING CLASS SCHEDULE: Do you LOVE sushi and would like to learn how to make it at home? “Sushi 101” will teach you all the basics including how to prepare rice and other ingredients needed to roll sushi. Learn the proper methods for small to […]
Gourmet Cupcake Class with East End Cupcakes
Saturday, May 9th from 1-3pm NEW ADDITION TO OUR UPCOMING COOKING CLASS SCHEDULE: Join Alysia Zoidis of East End Cupcakes (Portland, Maine) as she teaches participants how to make gourmet cupcakes and frosting from scratch. Alysia was runner up on the hit Food Network TV show, “Cupcake Wars” in 2012. The class will begin with […]
Taste of Thomaston 2014
Saturday • October 11, 2014 • 11:00am – 2:00pm Knox Museum’s popular food and wine tasting festival celebrating everything local, featuring signature bites and sips from Mid-Coast Maine’s finest chefs, vintners & brewers, cheese artisans, bakers, and more, returns with some much-appreciated help from FMC and Allen Insurance & Financial, for a second year. The tasting event […]
Merryspring Kitchen Tour – This Wednesday, August 6th!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 10am-3pm ADMISSIONALL KITCHENS (ADVANCE PURCHASE): $25ALL KITCHENS (DAY OF TOUR): $35INDIVIDUAL KITCHENS: $10 EACH Visit 9 uniquely-designed kitchens in Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Northport, Maine and enjoy tastings from talented area chefs. Our very own Chef Michael will be in kitchen #5 in Camden in the morning! Click here for the […]
Maine Fare 2014
JUNE 20 & 21, 2014 / BELFAST, MAINE Join farmers, fishermen, artisan producers, chefs, and food lovers for two days full of tasting and exploring Maine’s abundant food system! Cooking demonstrations with Maine chefs, farm tours, an open air market, food trucks, food forums and more! Visit www.maine-fare.org for more information. For a complete schedule […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures: Our home in Catalonia.
From my perspective, the most difficult task of coordinating a great foodie adventure is to find the perfect place to call home for the week. Endless inquiries, several scouting trips and I’m happy to say we’ve found it in Spain. The requirement is – first and foremost a kitchen the chef can cook in […]
Try Something New!
Here’s a Spanish favorite from our Catalonia Foodie Adventures that will be perfect for your summer parties. Banderillas For us, the first stop is the market for olives, sausage, ham and vegetables to grill. During cocktail hour we roast the vegetables over an open fire, chop them and create a buffet of tasty ingredients. […]
Fun For Foodies in Catalonia, Spain.
I am writing this post from Catalonia, Spain where we are winding down an amazing first week in our newest destination. The weather has been 7 glorious days of sunny mid- 60’s to low 70’s. After a long Maine winter it’s wonderful to see lush green fields in the valleys of the Pyrenees and […]
Cooking Classes at Cellardoor Winery
At the Hartstone Inn we consider the pairing of fine food and the wine that compliments it, a way of life! A popular activity recommendation for our guests is touring and tasting at the Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville. Not only is it worth a visit to sample the wine and see the beautiful vineyard, but […]
Maine Restaurant Week March 1-10, 2014
Restaurant Week is a celebration of the culinary talents of area restaurants. During restaurant week, restaurants offer specially priced three-course meals. Chefs work hard year round to take care of their customers. During restaurant weeks, they go above and beyond. The first restaurant week concept originated in New York City in the early nineties and […]