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May 28, 2008

Penobscot Narrows Observatory

Today, Mary Jo, her parents and I went on a short drive north of Camden to see the new bridge crossing the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine. The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is the only bridge in North and South America with an Observatory. In fact, there are only 2 other bridges world-wide with an observatory; [...]

May 15, 2008

Hartstone Inn's "Maine Wine and Cheese Experience"

The midcoast Maine area is rich in regional culinary tradition and since we know many of you share our passion as “foodies,” we are proud to feature our “Maine Wine and Cheese Experience.” This five-hour tour takes you to two local wineries and a local sheep dairy. The first stop is Savage Oakes Winery which [...]

May 13, 2008

Happy 10th Anniversary!

On May 13, 1998 Mary Jo and I signed the papers and became the proud owners of the Hartstone Inn. Today we are looking back over the past decade, which was filled with so many very special guests and friends, and we would like to send a sincere thank you for making our life as [...]

May 12, 2008

New Herb & Vegetable Garden Beds

This Spring I completely updated all of my kitchen garden beds here at the Hartstone Inn. I planted my early spring seeds (red oak lettuce, lolla rossa, mache, mesclun, radish, beets, carrots, chervil, chives and Italian parsley) on April 15th in new raised beds, using the “Square Foot Garden” technique. I made the beds using [...]

May 7, 2008

Michael's Cheesemaking Story on "Plating Up" Blog

Following is a story I wrote for Maine Food & Lifestyle Magazine’s Blog (Plating Up) titled: “What Happened to Home Cheesemaking.” I have no childhood memories of eating homemade bread. It’s not that my Mother dislikes cooking, as she often shares with me a new recipe she is trying, I think she just had her [...]

May 4, 2008

Thai Cooking Class at the Inn

This weekend I presented the final scheduled cooking classes of the season: Thai Cuisine. Following is an excerpt on the history of Thai cooking and a recipe for a simple “Coconut Mussel Soup with Curry” that we occasionally serve in the restaurant. The recipe is also available in my first cookbook on page 228 and [...]
 
 

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