Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel News

Antrim 1844s Own Chef Michael Gettier - Chef of the Year

On Monday, March 23rd at the annual Stars of the Industry Gala held by the Maryland Restaurant Association, Our Executive Chef, Michael Gettier, was awarded the title of "Chef of the Year". This award was voted on by Maryland restaurant diners from online ballots as well as ballots placed in selected restaurants. We'd like to thank all of you for your support and congratulate Chef Gettier for a tremendous achievement.

The Gala Celebration and Awards presentation took place on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 6pm at Martin's West in Baltimore, MD. This Annual Awards Gala is a spectacular event of industry recognition that brings together over 700 of hospitality's best and brightest to spotlight the industry's influence as a part of the nation's foundation of opportunity. The public voting was intense with thousands of votes collected. Congratulations to all of our nominees, honorees and award winners! (read more)

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The Estate of Truchard at Antrim

Anthony Truchard II's family founded Truchard Vineyards in 1973 in the Napa Valley. In 1989, the Truchards began making wine for themselves using only their estate-grown fruit. An old barn on the property was converted into a winery; this barn became the symbol for Truchard Vineyards and adorns the top of the wine label. With the addition of a 10,500 square foot wine cave, the winery has become a beautiful, modern facility. The winery makes 11 different wines, producing a total of 16,000 cases per year.

Anthony has graciously agreed to present us with some of the gems in their collection including a first taste of the Truchard 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon as well as a taste of a Late Harvest Roussanne so rare that it is not even available from the Truchard website. Of course our own executive chef Michael Gettier has risen to the occasion once more and has prepared another scrumptious menu to complement the incredible wines being presented. (read more)

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1000 Places to See Before You Die adds Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel

Word has come to us that in the new edition of “1000 Places to See Before You Die in the USA and Canada” Antrim 1844 has been listed among such places as Route 66 and the Grand Canyon.

The phenomenon 1,000 Places to See Before You Die has 2.2 million copies in print and has spent 144 weeks and counting on The New York Times bestseller list as well as a companion television program on The Travel Channel. (read more)

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A Celebration of Conn Creek

Long before he was chosen to become winemaker and general manager for Conn Creek, one of Napa Valley's storied small wineries, Jeff McBride figured it out: Winemaking is both art and science and over the years, Jeff has carefully mastered both. (read more)

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