Derrek does the cooking for breakfast. Huevos Rancheros is his speciality, but he may also create french toast stuffed with blueberries and cream cheese, asparagus crepes or pancakes with fresh berries obtained on the property Inn Spots & Special Places

Breakfast
Served in our large open kitchen, breakfast is truly a food lover's delight, with dishes superbly cooked from fresh local and seasonal ingredients. Thoughtfully presented to tantalise your eyes and awaken your tastebuds and featuring both innovative and traditional cuisine from around the world, you're sure to see something different but delicious, on the menu each day of your stay.

Menu items might include Ginger Pancakes with Pear Sauce served with New England Maple sausages, traditional scones from England or Maine Blueberry muffins, or a Frittata of Prosciutto and Mushrooms alongside a warm winter fruit soup from Scandinavia. One of our guests' favorites is Derrek's special (and wonderful) baked pears (see left), served with iced Maine blueberries, simply garnished with a sprig of mint from our own herb pots. Of course, there is always plenty of freshly brewed coffee, a choice of Twinings regular or herbal teas, hot chocolate, and one of our juices of the day.

Afternoon Tea
Breakfast isn't all we serve here. Afternoon Tea is a traditional part of the British culture and in true British form, Hilary makes an excellent Tea! This is a great alternative to dinner for groups of friends or relatives and it can be served at any time of year with prior arrangement. Treat yourselves to mountains of homemade finger sandwiches, scones and lemon curd, cake and of course a variety of hot tea. Cold beverages are also available. Please call us for more information.

Weddings & Get-togethers
Having a small family reunion or wedding? Then we're happy to prepare a lunch or dinner buffet for you and your guests. Everything is made to your order, so pretty much anything goes. Items have included Chilled Chicken salad, fresh fruit, Irish Stew, and of course, the ever popular Chili, all served with vegetables, salads and a dessert. For something a little different why not consider a barbeque or cookout if you're meeting over the summer months.

Inn-to-Inn Cookie Tour
The second weekend in December sees the annual Inn-to-Inn Cookie tour. Fifteen local inns, all members of Country Inns in the White Mountains, get together to open their doors to visitors coming from near and far in the quest to find the perfect cookie. Naturally we do our part and Derrek is frantically cooking for weeks beforehand preparing only the finest sweets for our guests. Past cookies have included chocolate dipped Yeti Feet and Christmas Cracker Cookies.

Check out the two videos below - on the left, how we made our award-winning entry for the 2009 Gingerbread competition, and on the right, Hilary demonstrating how to make our Lemon Shortbread with Blueberry Glaze on the Dec 3rd edition of WCSH6's '207' program. Our Maine Fishing village gingerbread won first place as judged by over 350 Cookie Tour guests, and got us a $500 donation for the Conway Area Humane Society!

We loved all the special touches; finger munchies, great desserts, cheese platter ... so much and so yummy. The turkey and ham were the BEST! Scott & Holly, Woonsocket RI