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Red's Eats Opens Monday!

Red’s Eats, the ever busy lobster shack that has been in Wiscasset since 1954 reopens for the season this Monday,  April 18th!  This is a sure sign that summer is around the corner!  Red’s Eats is known for it’s lobster rolls that are piled high with at least one pound of fresh Maine lobster meat.  Each [...]

Cellardoor Villa is Open!

Spring is here! I know because some of our favorite businesses that take a little break for winter are re-opening. The Cellardoor Villa is located at the intersection of Routes 90 and 1 and is a great place to taste several of their wines. With 19 varieties available you’re sure to discover a nice bottle [...]

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 [...]

Christmas by the Sea Fashion Show Brunch

Last Saturday we held our third annual Christmas by the Sea Fashion Show Brunch.  The fashion show was done by Leonard’s of Camden.  The clothing and accessories were beautiful and the sold out crowd enjoyed them all.  We’d like to thank Nancy and Mona for modeling the stunning outfits!   The brunch menu that day began with  a Lemon Mousse Trifle with Diced [...]

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 [...]

 
 

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