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 […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure in Tuscany-Making Pici Pasta
Posted by Zeph Belanger, Hartstone Inn Sous Chef Throughout Tuscany, one of the most popular dishes is pici pasta, a thick hand-rolled spaghetti. One night, the villa’s Chef Marcella joined Chef Michael and the guests in the kitchen to teach her family recipe for pici with wild boar ragu. Durum flour is mixed with egg, olive oil and […]
Michael Salmon’s Food Adventure in Tuscany-Il Casale Farm
Posted by Meghan Small, Hartstone Inn General Manager We took many day trips during our Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure in Tuscany. Il Casale, a small farm near Pienza was one of the first. Our hosts, Sandra and Ulysses Brandli’s farm produces ricotta, honey, pecorino, goat cheese, homemade bread, wine and olive oil. Il Casale practices only organic and free range […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure to Tuscany-Orvieto and Arriving at the Villa
Posted by Meghan Small, Hartstone Inn General Manager Day one of Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure in Tuscany! Upon arriving by plane in Rome, the entire group met up with our driver and our tour bus departed for the town of Orvieto. This was to be a few hour side stop on the way to our Villa. […]
Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures – Tuscany
As many of you know, last fall we began “Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures“. These “adventures” or culinary trips abroad are a way for us to marry our love of terrific food, culinary adventures and great company. We have so much fun traveling and enjoying life that we decided to create several foodie adventures each year outside […]
From Maine With Love
Last night at the James Beard Foundation’s House in New York City, we shared a delicious evening of food and drink honoring Maine’s purveyors. The lucky, and hungry (then happily filled) attendees enjoyed a menu organized by Chef Michael Salmon and Chef Geoffrey Deconinck of Natalie’s at the Camden Harbour Inn. The Menu Hors d’Oeuvre […]
Asian Flavors
Have you ever craved Asian food and had no where nearby you could rely on? After taking Chef Michael Salmon’s class Asian Flavors on March 26 or 27 at the Hartstone Inn not only will you be able to spoil yourself anytime you want to, but you can impress your friends with a themed dinner […]
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 […]
Farnsworth Art Museum
On a snowy day like this one our guests are in for a treat, well several actually. Of course there are Michael’s homemade cookies set out in the afternoon with tea, to be enjoyed in the warmest of spaces (perhaps even in your own room by a fire), but there is also such beauty right […]
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 […]