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 […]
Only in Camden Maine!
Is there anyplace else in the country you can enjoy going to the dentist? Dr. David & Julia Olivas have their practice off from Route 1, on the Camden – Rockport border and have made visits to their office fun (for foodies)! Julia’s girls are her prize Buff Orpington hens and live in their custom […]
Rockport Garden Club Valentine’s Day Tea
Yesterday’s Rockport Garden Club Valentine Tea was so much fun! Opening the doors to the Hideaway to provide a location was easy. Linda Sink, one of our fabulous innkeepers and Garden Club member spent hours making sure no detail was overlooked and all of the goodies that were donated were delicious. Trisha Moroz created three beautiful Valentine Cakes that […]
Hartstone Inn Specialty Dinner – “In the Greek Isles”
Sunday night was our five course Greek dinner here at The Hartstone Inn. We thank our local guests for braving the extremely cold temperatures that night to dine with us. The menu was as follows: Cucumber, Roasted Tomato and Feta Salad Greek Avgolemono Soup with Lobster Fig and Orange Sorbet Lamb and Eggplant Moussaka Baklava with […]
Morse’s Sauerkraut and Euro Deli
We are always thinking of fun new things our guests at the The Hartstone Inn to do during their visits. Located in Waldoboro, about 30 minutes from Camden, is Morse’s Sauerkraut and Euro Deli. Known for their homemade sauerkraut, of which their recipe dates back to the early 1900’s, this is a great place to find […]
Holiday Chocolate Making Class
Join Kate Shaffer of Black Dinah Chocolatiers for a Holiday Chocolate Making Class at the Inn December 11th or 12th. Learn how to make gorgeous chocolates for everyone on your holiday gift giving list Participants will get hands on instruction in the basic skills necessary for artisanal chocolate making. Kate will guide participants through tempering chocolate, flavoring […]
Traditional Home Article
We are happy to be featured in the current (October 2010) issue of Traditional Home magazine which is on newsstands now. The article, written by Stephen Exel, a food editor and writer for the magazine, and photographed by photographer John Bessler, features our cooking school at the Inn. Included are some great photographs, a nice […]
Driving Tour – Belfast (part 1)
Mary Jo and I spent the afternoon and early evening exploring Belfast, Maine, a short 18 mile trip north of Camden on Route 1. Belfast is a small seaside village (population of around 7,000) and it has some very interesting stores, restaurants and scenery. A few years ago Belfast ran a “bearfest” in the village, […]
A Trip to Italy
Michael and I have created a foodie adventure… we’ll be exploring the scenic Farms & Villages of Southern Tuscany this fall. If you have the desire to learn something new, would like to explore several beautiful villages in Tuscany and like to cook – or just eat, then this may be the adventure you’ve been […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
We hope you had as much fun on Valentine’s Day as we did here at the Inn. The weekend was bustling with activity from private “Chef for a Day” cooking classes on Friday and Sunday to a chocolate cooking class for 14 people on Saturday with Kate Shaffer from Black Dinah Chocolates. We made chocolate truffles: […]