Kennebunkport Festival: Experience great food, fine wines, and inspired art on the coast of Maine

Imagine, five days of great food, fine wines & inspired art on the Coast of Maine. The Kennebunkport Festival will be held May 31-June 4, 2011. The celebration is jammed-packed with events that include intimate dinners in private homes prepared by Maine’s most-respected chefs, Oysters & Pearls hosted by Jonathan Cartwright, art work from more than 40 celebrated Maine artists, a mini music and beer festival and lots more.

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Grace Hotels Opens the Historic Vanderbilt Grace in Newport Rhode Island, Announces the Launch of its Fine Dining Restaurant, Muse by Jonathan Cartwright

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Grace Hotels http://www.gracehotels.com/, the family-owned award-winning hotel group has announced the opening of Vanderbilt Grace in Newport, Rhode Island.

The property was acquired in late 2010 and is the first Grace hotel in the USA. The former Vanderbilt Hall now opens its doors as Vanderbilt Grace, an exquisite mansion hotel which in recent years has been restored to its former glory. Grace Hotels promises to deliver its signature style, elegance, attention to detail and consummate service.

This summer will see the opening of the hotel's new gourmet restaurant Muse by Jonathan Cartwright, a fine dining experience created by celebrated New England chef, Jonathan Cartwright. Recently appointed as Grace Hotels' Group Chef de Cuisine, Jonathan Cartwright is developing exciting menus at Muse that promise a subtle combination of New England ingredients with a modern take on traditional European cuisine. Chef Cartwright is best known as Grand Chef Relais & Chateaux at Vanderbilt Grace's sister hotel, The White Barn Inn in Kennebunk, Maine.