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April 30, 2009
Chef (Marla) for a Day in Camden!Our “Chef for a Day” program continues to be a very popular way for guests to experience the Hartstone Inn kitchen firsthand. Recently, a couple from Pennsylvania came to visit us and they joined me for two days in the kitchen, assisting in the preparation of dinner. It was a true pleasure working with Marla [...]
April 27, 2009
Zeph's take on Sous VideHeard of Molecular Cuisine? Zeph, my Sous Chef travelled to the Culinary Institute of America’s Greystone campus in Napa Valley, CA to learn about Sous Vide cooking. He has written a very informative article about the process on his blog if you are curious about this new phenomenon hitting kitchens everywhere. Yes, we are experimenting! [...]
April 26, 2009
Smoking SalmonI often joke that with a last name of “Salmon” I had two choices as a young man for a career path: 1) to become a fisherman or 2) to become a chef. There’s not a lot of commercial fishing in my hometown of Rochester, Minnesota, so here I am. At the Inn we smoke a lot [...]
April 22, 2009
2009 Garden Series at the Hartstone InnWe are very excited about our new upcoming gardening series here at the Hartstone Inn and Hideaway featuring our vegetable garden guru, Shelley Johnson. Shelley tends all of the culinary gardens at the Inn and also grows produce on her farm for the Hartstone kitchen. She has a great wealth of knowledge when it comes to [...]
April 20, 2009
Artisan Chocolate Making III am happy to announce that Kate Shaffer of Black Dinah Chocolatiers will be teaching another cooking class here at the Hartstone Inn this coming weekend, April 25th & 26th. Class openings are still available on both Saturday and Sunday and the course runs from 1-3 p.m. Cost is $45 per person. Kate recently blogged about the class on her [...]
April 9, 2009
Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors ShowIf you’re coming to the Maine coast in August (hopefully you are coming to stay with us in Camden) the 7th annual Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors show is worth a visit and is happening in Rockland from August 7-9, 2009. Mary Jo and I went to the show last year (for a Hartstone Inn Cookbook [...]
April 5, 2009
Merryspring Nature Center – Spring CalendarMerryspring is a non-profit, privately-owned 66-acre park and education center in Camden and Rockport, Maine, with nature trails and gardens open to the public every day free of charge. http://www.merryspring.org WORKSHOPS & CLASSES - Space is limited. Call 207-236-2239 to pre-register. Drawing with Lynn Travis – Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., April 23 & 30, May 7 & 14, [...]
April 2, 2009
Thai Specialties DinnerMary Jo and I just returned from a three week trip to Thailand and we thought we would share some of the photographs, recipes and cuisine we experienced. Above are some photos I took on the trip. We will be featuring a menu from Thailand (see below) on Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21, [...] |
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