Have you been on one of our foodie adventures yet? We will be celebrating 10 years of our extremely popular European culinary tours in 2020. It has been a wild ride full of great food, marvelous locations, and spectacular fun. While all of our Michael Salmon Foodie Adventures for 2020 are fully booked, its …
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Follow our foodie adventures on our new Foodie Facebook page. Michael and I are cooking and playing in Italy this week and our travelers are CELEBRATING! Anniversaries, birthdays and an empty nesters. A FOODIE ADVENTURE is a one of a kind vacation sure to make your celebration extra special. Choose from 5 destinations …
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Here’s a Spanish favorite from our Catalonia Foodie Adventures that will be perfect for your summer parties. Banderillas For us, the first stop is the market for olives, sausage, ham and vegetables to grill. During cocktail hour we roast the vegetables over an open fire, chop them and create a buffet of tasty ingredients. …
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I am writing this post from Catalonia, Spain where we are winding down an amazing first week in our newest destination. The weather has been 7 glorious days of sunny mid- 60’s to low 70’s. After a long Maine winter it’s wonderful to see lush green fields in the valleys of the Pyrenees and …
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It’s Market Day on our Foodie Adventure… Always one of our favorite days! There are numerous markets through out the Loire Valley, but the scenic village of Amboise is our personal favorite. The market is located in the park, along the Loire river and close proximity to the Chateau and beautiful shops in the village. …
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From the heart of Tuscany to the Hartstone Inn, join Chef Benedetta Vitali in Camden, Maine for a week of Tuscan cooking from June 4-8, 2012. Benedetta Vitali is a chef who has lived and worked all her life in Florence, Italy. Benedetta is the author of the James Beard Award finalist Soffritto: Tradition and …
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If you were considering joining us this fall on one of our Michael Salmon Foodie Adventure trips, the time to book is now! We have only one room left in the Tuscany, Italy trip and two rooms in the Loire Valley, France trip! To view available rooms, click here. Haven’t heard about our foodie trips yet? …
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Many of our readers have asked for recipes from our Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure trips to Tuscany. Here is a recipe for a soup that was a guest favorite! Tuscan Onion Soup with a Pecorino Crust serves 8 by Chef Michael Salmon 3 leeks 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 pound pancetta, small diced …
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Italy is known for it’s pizza and the guests on our recent Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventure to Tuscany couldn’t wait to make their own! Pizza night at the Villa consisted of each guest rolling out their own homemade dough thinly and topping it with some (or all as some did) of the variety of toppings …
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Due to an overwhelming response to our cooking classes this year, we have added three more to this seasons schedule! Travel to Tuscany Saturday, May 21, 2011 If you can’t join Chef Michael in Italy for one of his Culinary Adventures, then come to Camden and experience some of his favorite Tuscan dishes. We’ll begin …
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Written by Chef Michael Salmon, Chef/Co-owner of the Hartstone Inn During my adventures abroad, one of my favorite activities is visiting local food markets. Mary Jo and I just returned from a short trip to Shanghai and Beijing, China where the markets abound with mainstays of lotus root, water chestnuts, bullfrogs and soft shell turtles. …
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Written by Zeph Belanger, Hartstone Inn Sous Chef Every year during November in Tuscany, olives are plucked from trees and pressed into some of the best olive oil in the world. The recent Michael Salmon’s Foodie Adventures fall trip to Tuscany fell right at the beginning of the olive harvest. Large nets spread underneath olive …
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