KITCHEN TOUR CHEFS 2012

Pat O’Brien of Fiore, Rockland

Camden/Rockport, Maine - Sixteen excellent Midcoast chefs and caterers will contribute their outstanding culinary talents to the 2012 Merryspring Kitchen Tour on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.  In each of the unique home kitchens featured on the Tour, a chef will be on hand to serve you tastes of his or her cuisine.  This event is a wonderful opportunity to sample the fare from a wide array of the area’s newest restaurants and caterers, as well as many well-known favorites. All proceeds from this popular summertime tour benefit Merryspring Nature Center—its 66 acres of scenic trails and gardens open free to the public, and its year-round nature and environmental programs. 

 

You can order advance tickets for $25 online at info@merryspring.org or by calling 207-236-2239. You can also purchase advance tickets from Tuesday, July 17 through Tuesday, July 31,  at The Good Table, Belfast;  Dot’s Market, Lincolnville;  Once a Tree,  Party Fundamentals, Stonewall Kitchen, or The Well Tempered Kitchen, Camden; The Market Basket, Rockport;  Atlantic Baking Company, Rockland; Treats, Wiscasset.   For more information, call Merryspring at 236-1059.   

 

Laura Cabot of Laura Cabot Catering, Waldoboro

 

Nancy Wood & David Cooke of Amalfi on the Water, Rockland

 

Peter Gelman of The Market Basket, Rockport

 

Josh Hixson of 40 Paper, Camden

 

Ken Paquin of Atlantica, Camden

 

Alyson Flemming of Fromviandoux, Camden

 

Michael Salmon of Hartstone Inn, Camden

 

Scott Yakovenko of The Slipway, Thomaston

 

Kerry Altiero of Café Miranda, Rockland (photo unavailable at this time)

 

Jennifer Thieme of Café Mediterranean, Camden

 

Melissa Kelly of Primo, Rockland

 

Pat O’Brien of Fiore, Rockland

 

Shirley Marriner of French & Brawn, Camden

 

Trish Moroz of Starlight Custom Cakes, Rockport

 

Anna Sidaris of Conscious Kitchen, Camden

 

Sandy Oliver, Food Writer and Historian, Islesboro