2010

  November 24th - 28th
Thanksgiving Package

Our culinary tours have been featured in the Washington Post . Check out what they had to say!

Bookmark this page for new and exciting demos and culinary tours coming up next year. We have been at the drawing boards and have come up with all kinds of great things. We will be heading back for more wine trying out new and exciting venues.

Maria Liberati joins us for a very important Italian Holiday Cooking Demonstration this year in November. Be sure to ready yourself for the holidays as Maria demonstrates the finest in Italian cooking.  Be sure to watch for all the exciting things that are coming up for 2009 and beyond.

• Herb Tour
• Regional Italian Cooking Demo
• Cajun Tour
• Beer and Pretzel
• Cheese and Wine Tour
• Thanksgiving Package
• Wine Camp
• Chocolate &Wine Tour
• Paranormal Tour
• Regional German Tour
• Amish Tour

HERB TOUR - TAKE A WALK ON THE GREEN SIDE OF LANCASTER

A Culinary Diversion: The many faces of Herbs

As green spreads across the rolling farmland of Lancaster County, spring brings fresh promises of new beginnings. On Saturday, May 7-8, two area bed and breakfasts will guide tourists and locals on a path sure to please all five senses.

With the help of local experts and nurseries, they will explore all facets of herbs – starting with aesthetically pleasing additions to gardens, whether in containers, traditional herb gardens or intermingled with favorite perennial partners.

They’ll learn the medicinal properties, new ways to use both the fragrance and taste of herbs and finish the day with a feast of a five-course herb-inspired dinner on Saturday night.

Not to be overlooked is the obvious “green” benefit of growing your own herbs and having them at hand whenever the inspiration arrives to make your own salad dressing, marinade, seasoning, or add an element of crisp flavor to any dish. The fresh quality will certainly be the favored alternative to driving to the local store and buying plastic-encased herbs that have sat in warehouses, trucked across the country, or shipped from outside the US.

The package is offered at $150 per person and includes all tours, tastings, lunch, dinner and transportation. The event is open to the public. Guests staying at Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast receive a special herb-inspired gift basket. This tour is in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn.  

BELLA LUNA - A CULINARY JOURNEY THROUGH REGIONAL ITALY

A Series of Italian Cooking Demos, Tours, and Dining

The “Bella Luna Weekend” includes:

Breakfast each morning   
A collection of Italian Recipes extracted from personal travels and well loved cookbooks
“Bella Luna” cooking demonstration
Cheese and Wine Pairing
Antipasti Demonstration and Tasting
Tour of Lancaster’s Central Market (with extended stay)
A fine gift from your host at The Harvest Moon

All for $175.00 per person (not including tax)

In order to keep the weekend personalized, limited space is available. Book now by calling 888-824-3763.

CHEF PRUDHOMME’S CAJUN LEGACY THRIVES IN LANCASTER COUNTY

Lancaster County Celebrates its “Southern Bayou” Connection with Mystery, Food and Fun.

Locals and tourist alike celebrate as Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen put together a weekend filled with intrigue, fine food and great fun. Sudden demand for epicurean experiences has dictated this new twist on last years popular Cajun Event.

The excitement begins on Friday night July 9th with a “getting to know you evening” filled with intrigue and mystery at the Artist’s Inn. Listen closely to the clues as we dive into this Cajun themed murder mystery. Wear your beads and face mask to this one, for your hosts have planned a suspenseful evening.

David and Sharon Prudhomme, owners of Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen, prepare Cajun food in the style of David’s uncle, Chef Paul Prudhomme from Louisiana. Known for his many best-selling cookbooks and exploration of spices, this flamboyant chef was responsible for sharing the love of his home cuisine with the rest of the world, teaching us not only the magic of the food, but the magic of the people of the region as well.

On Saturday, we’ll be dining alfresco at the Harvest Moon, when a little bit of Cajun country comes to New Holland. Sharon Prudhomme will demonstrate Cajun cooking and why it is as much fun to prepare as it is to eat. She’ll share tips on how you can make these dishes at home.

Cost is $175 per couple and includes the murder mystery dinner, Saturday lunch, a welcome gift and party hats and beads. Event runs July 9 and 10 2010.  So, grab your friends and head to Lancaster County - Cajun Country is closer than you think! This tour is in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn

Did you know that Lancaster was once known as the Little Munich of America? Or that 75% of America’s pretzels are made within 100 miles of Lancaster County?

Learn more on an adventure through Lancaster County’s back roads and explore two local pretzel factories and two micro-breweries. Learn about the early days of brewing with true tales of gangsters, bootlegging and how the locals successfully defied Prohibition.

The Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast have orchestrated an entertaining weekend on June 11 and 12. We begin by setting the mood with colorful reminiscences of beer-making, and the group will sample some of Lancaster’s pretzels – both soft and hard with local pretzel makers. Of course, the tour would not be complete without a stop at Sturgis Pretzel Factory, site of America’s first introduction to pretzels. The journey continues to Union Barrel Works to tour their facility and experience their top-rated beer.

Stoudt’s Brewery in Adamstown is the final stop, where host Ed Stoudt will acquaint guests with his award-winning brews and provide a tour of his brewery. An outstanding dinner at Stoudt’s Black Angus restaurant will finish the day, complete with, you guessed it, beer (or wine). There’s no need for a designated driver because guests will be transported by a professional service.

$150.00 per person covers the cost of all tours, lectures, tastings, a light lunch, dinner, and transportation. Lodging is additional to the cost of the package; guests who decide to lodge will receive a special gift. This event is open to anyone over age 21. These tours are in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn . 

LANCASTER COUNTY CHEESE AND WINE TOUR
Don’t miss these great Discovery Weekends at the Harvest Moon; a tour of Lancaster Counties Back roads, Exploring Both Wineries and Local Cheese Artisans

In a weekend filled with not only cooking advice, but fine dining experiences and informative tours, your hosts, “Culinary Tour” offers the ideal “edutaining” getaway. Discover Lancaster’s local contribution to the culinary spectrum. The 2010 dates for The Harvest Moon Discovery Tour Weekend is scheduled for April 16-17,  July23-24 November 12-13 2010.

Each visit this year will offer a new and exciting venue for each facet of the tour. The package includes travels through the Amish Country side with a visit to a local cheese artisan. Also included is an exploration of Lancaster wines with a stop at some of the best that Lancaster has to offer. Finally a wine and dine evening at one of the areas finest of restaurants in Lancaster will bring your day of discovery in Lancaster County to an end. All of this begins at The Harvest Moon B&B, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, where the clip clop of Amish buggies is heard in tune with the chop chop of fresh herbs, and both combine to offer the perfect culinary excursion.

The highlight of the weekend is a spectacular evening of fine dining at one of the areas local fine dining establishments.

Those who enjoy this weekend package will have down time to discover all that compliments this culinary weekend. As always, Lancaster County offers and array of rich and colorful treasures including small unique towns, local markets, and museums to enhance your stay.

Provided below is a list of all included into our “Culinary Tour” package.

The “Culinary Tour” Weekend includes:

• A collection of Recipes utilizing both cheese and wine extracted from personal travels and well loved cookbooks
• A fine dining evening at one the areas finest of restaurants
• Transportation through the Amish countryside
• Visit to some of the areas wineries
• Tour of a local dairy farm
• A fine gift from Harvest Moon

Your all inclusive package price for your cheese and wine weekend is at $150.00 per person. Call for rooms rates. In order to keep the weekend personalized, limited space is available. Book now by calling 888-824-3763. This tour is in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn . 

THANKSGIVING DAY PACKAGE
A Holiday Primer

The memories of Thanksgiving long ago…. Here at the Harvest Moon!

The Harvest Moon has put together a special Thanksgiving package just in time for the Holidays, one that brings culinary to the forefront. In a weekend filled not only with great dining but also some entertainment as well. This package brings you and your guest to an Amish Dinner to celebrate a traditional Amish Thanksgiving. Tickets to the American Music Theatre’s Christmas Production and a coupon booklet to the outlets for great holiday shopping are preceded only by a wonderful Thanksgiving morning Brunch at the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast.

What’s included?

• An Authentic Amish Dinner
• American Music Theatre’s Christmas Show
• Lancaster Outlets coupon booklet
• Thursday Morning Thanksgiving Brunch
• Amish Buggy Ride
• Two Nights Lodging (either Wednesday-Thursday or Thursday-Friday)

This is a special weekend just in time to put you in the holiday spirit with great food, great times and of course, great Lancaster shopping.

Above served with Breakfast Buffet here at the Harvest Moon which will include, fresh fruit, cereals with dried fruit and nut toppings, fresh baked breads and juices, coffee and tea. Seating is in the morning at 11:00 am. No prior meal will be served this day.

Price per room:

• Cortland Room = $457.00
• Macintosh Room = $487.00
• Gala Room = $577.00
• Braeburn Room = $607.00

(Rates based on Double Occupancy; All Local and State Taxes Apply at 7.1%; Three week cancellation applies)

KIDS HAVE HAD ENOUGH; PARENTS BEING SENT OFF TO WINE CAMP
Mom and Dad Pack the Smores as They Head Off To Wine Camp

Parents live hectic lives: work, sports, church, and Friends all crowd at the time where parents just want a little down time. Wine Camp is a time where parents can get a little first hand knowledge on every thing wine. Explore the vineyards, learn what to taste for, understand how to pair foods with wine and enjoy the sights and smells of eight different wineries on this three day adventure.

According to Jan Garrabrandt, Camp Director at The Artist’s Inn in Terre Hill PA, "We offer a camp where adults are able to forget about their schedule, Blackberries and conference calls and enjoy a glass of wine in the scenic Pa Country Side.” It is at camp where adult’s knowledge of fine wine making grows and matures with each vineyard."

Wine Camp is a teaching ground for the art of tasting wine; a true experience for the senses as we explore the area wineries. Enjoy a tasting at several of the area’s finest wineries as we develop our skills with this intense three day look at the fine art of wine tasting. Your wine tasting skills will be broadened. Enjoy a walk through the vineyards on a late summer day, dine al fresco with the colors of the fields behind you and relax in fine area restaurants at the end of the day.

Wine Camp provides intense interaction with your counselors as we travel with you throughout the Central PA countryside. All transportation is provided for your two day tour. At the end of the day, enjoy luxurious “cabins” with your “bunk mate”. According to Carl Kosko Camp Counselor at the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast, "No need to bring the sleeping bag, your “Counselors” will provide all provisions for your stay; including rooms of distinction, one of a kind amenities, breakfast to brag about and host with a penchant towards making their “campers” content.” He continues by saying, “Our Bed and Breakfasts offer our guest unparalleled service.”

$395 per person covers all costs of the camp from tours to tastings to all meals and transportation. Lodging is extra.

At The Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast, campers can participate in Wine Camp beginning in 2011. For those wishing to find out more, 888-824-3763. This tour is in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn.

CHOCOLATE and WINE TOUR

  For Immediate Release:

Chocolate and Wine – a Match Made in….Lancaster

Lancaster County:  Just when you think February couldn’t get any more romantic, along come two innkeepers who’ve combined the best of two worlds.  On February 26 and 27, The Artist’s Inn and Harvest Moon B&B will hold their first Chocolate and Wine Tour.

“We’ve had successful chocolate tours in the past and our wine tours inevitably feature chocolate at some point in the tasting, so it seemed natural to devote a special tour to this wonderful pairing”, explains Carl Kosko, owner of The Harvest Moon.

Passions run deep in Lancaster County, whether chocolatiers are making a perfect truffle or vintners are perfecting a cabernet sauvignon, and the tour promises only the best quality in both areas.  
Starting with an evening of pairing chocolate and wine on Friday, couples will have a chance to learn the rich history of chocolate while indulging in the most romantic of confections.

On Saturday, the tour will begin with two local confectionaries who savor their ingredients, quality and presentation.  The afternoon will explore two wineries.
“The best part of the tour is the dinner – a four-course gourmet dinner that will feature chocolate in every course”, claims Jan Garrabrandt, owner of The Artit’s Inn.  “This is a phenomenal end to a fun and interesting day because it includes a quiz about what participants have learned during the weekend, complete with prizes.  

The package is offered for $150/person and includes all tours, tastings, transportation, lunch, and dinner.

  This tour is done in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn . 

PARANORMAL TOUR

Join Us on Halloween Weekend to Encounter all Things Unexplained....and Some Downright Spooky

Contact: Carl Kosko, 717-354-0213, 888-824-3763

harvestmoonbandb@frontiernet.net

  Lancaster , PA -   Join us a for a progressive dinner at the two inns, The Artist's Inn in Terre Hill and Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast in New Holland. Your innkeepers really know how to cook in the kitchen, and also how to cook up a good time that evening. Our special guest will be Charles J. Adams, III (he's written over 25 books about ghosts, legends and lore). You'll discover all kinds of things about Lancaster County!

The next day we'll head downtown to Lancaster and the Fulton Opera House - one of the oldest (and most haunted, some say) theaters in the country. Although beautifully restored, the Fulton has some aspects that will never change.....but more on that later.

We'll also take in a special display at the Cocalico Historical Society; you be the judge as you hear mysterious stories and observe unique pictures of times long forgotten , and end on Saturday with a spirited meal. Come with us.....if you dare!

Price per person is $125 - it includes all tours, dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday, transportation, and, if you stay at the inn, a gift from your innkeepers.

This tour is held in conjunction with our friends at The Artist's Inn and Gallery and will take place on Friday, October 29, 2009 (starting at 6:00) and Satuday, October 30.. For those wishing to find out more, they can contact either Jan Garrabrandt at 1.888.999.4479, or Carl Kosko at the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast at 1.888.824.3763.

The Harvest Moon B&B and The Artist's Inn are partners in Lancaster County Tours , conducting culinary tours of Lancaster County for the past four years. See this website to find out about all of our tours.

REGIONAL GERMAN TOUR

Deutches KucheVernuggen”

Pleasure in the German Kitchen

  CONTACT:  Carl Kosko, 717-354-0213

 Grab your German “Krug” and get ready for a weekend of Old Country Charm both in the kitchen and out. Discover Lancaster’s deep German Heritage!

Lancaster County, PA. – With the fall in full swing, Chef/innkeeper Carl Kosko brings to you a fascinating culinary Demonstration here in Lancaster County.  In a weekend filled with not only cooking advice, but fine dining experiences and informative tours, your hosts, “German Weekend” offers the ideal “edutaining” getaway.  Discover Lancaster’s deep German heritage and its contribution to the culinary flare of Lancaster County.   The Harvest Moon’s “Deutches Kuche Vernuggen” tour/demo is scheduled for September 17 through the 19th.  The package includes a Bavarian Cooking Demonstration, Dinner at Stoudt’s  and a tour of Landis Valley Museum for those wishing to embellish their stay.

This is a two day event starting with a getting to know you dinner at Stoudt’s Restaurant a German themed establishment that has taken the art of making beer and preserved the “Bavarian Purity Law” Top this with a wonderful meal and you have the makings for a great evening. A German Themed Breakfast awaits you Saturday morning then prepare for a German (Bavarian) cooking demonstration. The smell of Saurbraten with dumplings and spätzle topped with gruyere cheese are all waiting for you to discover; you are sure to get a look at the rich art of cooking Bavarian style.  All of this begins at The Harvest Moon B&B, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, where the clip clop of Amish buggies is heard in tune with the chop chop of fresh herbs, and both combine to offer the perfect culinary excursion.

This is a two day package starting on Friday October 16^th. For those wishing to embellish their stay will have the opportunity to arrive on Thursday evening to enjoy a tour of the Landis Valley Museum. A cultural museum celebrating the rich German heritage that Lancaster is known for. You can also enjoy a lot of what Lancaster County has to offer including an array of small unique towns, local markets, museums and so on.

This culinary package is an add on to your stay here at the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast. Provided below is a list of all included into our “Vernuggen Tour” package.

The “Vernuggen Tour” Weekend includes:

• A collection of Recipes utilizing Cultural German Foods extracted from personal travels and well loved cookbooks
• Reception at Stoudt’s restaurant: an “edutaining” evening filled with fine food and information on the areas great offerings
• Admission to Landis Valley Museum (for those embellishing their tour)
• A fine gift from Harvest Moon
• Bavarian Cooking Demonstration
• Entrance to Lancaster Leiderkrantz Octoberfest Celebrations
  

All for $175.00 per person (not including tax)

In order to keep the weekend personalized, limited space is available.  Book now by calling 888-824-3763 or visit www.harvestmoonbandb.com

Lancaster County Amish Tour 

It’s so secret we can’t tell you the culinary details.  But even if you’ve visited a lot, we guarantee you don’t know about these hidden gems!  As we travel the Amish Country Side, discover long forgotten methods of canning, bread baking and dessert making. We will learn how they make those buggies and of course discover what is it like to hob nob with the Amish. Tour will be held on March19-20, 2010. The cost of the tour will be at $100/person. All transportation, meals and tours for the day are included. This tour is perfect for the couple that wants to dig deeper into the Amish lifestyle. They will be immersed deep into Lancaster County. This tour is done in conjunction with our friends at the Artist's Inn in Terre Hill.