One of the biggest challenges Granite State farmers have is finding a spot at the table when competing with big agriculture, a local farmer told University of New Hampshire researchers during a networking event Thursday.
PORTSMOUTH — Restaurant Week Portsmouth & The Seacoast kicked off Thursday with 46 local establishments participating in a biannual event that draws up to 75,000 people over 10 days.
The local planning board granted site plan approval for a kitchen addition and the construction of an exterior roof for an existing outdoor patio.
IT STARTED WITH a conversation about fish tacos.
November is National Peanut Butter Month so I am sharing a few of my favorite peanut butter recipes this week.
CONCORD — Market Basket announced plans for a new store off Exit 17 on Interstate 93 last week.
“It’s going very good, very busy,” owner Samir Patel said during a ribbon cutting to celebrate nearly a year in business.
I'm pretty sure I won't have any friends left once they've read this.
If you are just carving pumpkins, and not cooking with them, you are missing out on some culinary treats made with this versatile and nutritious member of the squash family.
THE LAST COUPLE of times Mrs. Gourmet and I were out for Asian food, we were with relatives at old family-favorite Chinese restaurants. Mrs. G and I hadn’t been to either place in years. Neither was very good, and we both wondered how those places got to be old family favorites.
WITH THE ADDITION of Fridas Tacos and Tequila to 102 Elm St. in Manchester, Mexican fare is increasing its dominance downtown and beyond.
If you’re looking for some ghoulish goodies to make for Halloween, I’ve put together some fun, easy-to-make options.
MANCHESTER — The Friendly’s on South Willow Street will be the latest of the chain’s restaurants to close.
Plants produced fruit from early July into November in both years of the study. Traditionally, the season for locally grown strawberries is four to six weeks in June and July.
The lodging and restaurant industry is the state’s fourth largest private sector employer, a report says.
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE has always had a hometown following, so when longtime owner Paul Mackey announced he was retiring last year, there was concern this Seacoast institution was coming to an end.
Coffee and chocolate are two of my favorite things, so I was elated when I discovered that chocolate-chip maker Nestlé Toll House combined the two flavors to make their new product: espresso morsels.
EXETER — Michael Oliveira gave up his 15-year career in law enforcement to make doughnuts in memory of his mother, Kathy.
The Washington Post Food section staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat.
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. The cooking time for the chicken recipe is only 5 minutes. The secret to this quick cooked dish is cutting the chicken and cucumbers into 1/2-inch pieces. The cucumber gives the dish an intriguing texture and flavor.
The holidays are coming and so are Aldi’s wine, cheese and beer advent calendars.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Students circled up in the lecture hall and locked hands, their red hardhats bowed toward their boots. In a nearby meat locker, their practice exams hung on hooks.
Vouchers for Veterans, a nonprofit based in Rochester, is hosting its first annual Farm to Soldier benefit at the Portsmouth Elks Lodge at 500 Jones Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 19.
THERE WAS A TOUCH of deja vu when Mrs. Gourmet and I pulled up to Cooper’s Hill Public House in Peterborough. We had dined at the old downtown theater building before — in 2012.
I was struggling with finding room in the freezer for the items I brought home from the grocery store on a recent Sunday afternoon. I couldn’t figure out why there was no space, so I decided it was time for a clean out.
HOOKSETT — Bert’s Better Beers will move from its longtime location to a new spot down the street in Manchester.
While extremely low-carbohydrate diets may aid short-term weight loss, they have mixed effects on health markers that can contribute to heart disease risk, according to new recommendations from the National Lipid Association.
Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts.
Americans prefer their coffee with milk. They like their bacon somewhat or very crispy. They like their bread lightly toasted, and they like their eggs scrambled or over easy.
“We didn’t go out of business. We were forced to move,” the owner said.
The owners of Madear’s Cajun restaurant want to move into a larger space after two years on Hanover Street, and they’re looking for community support.
When a family member has celiac disease, Mayo Clinic researchers recommend parents, siblings and children also be tested.
A service memorializing the veterans who rode the Forty and Eight boxcars in Europe during the World Wars is planned for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.
The Veterans Count Lakes Region Chapter is hosting the event at Funspot in Laconia.
THE OFFICIAL PREMIERE DAY of the “Downton Abbey” movie proved to be the perfect time to visit the Silver Fountain Inn & Tea Parlor in Dover.
MRS. GOURMET AND I took advantage of a trip to the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair at Mount Sunapee last month to visit a restaurant that’s been on our list for a while.
There is something special about the scent of an apple pie baking in the oven on cool autumn day, especially if you spent the earlier part of the day picking those apples at one of New Hampshire’s many orchards.
BRENTWOOD — Bessie’s Lunch, a local institution on Route 125, has closed after serving customers for 65 years.
In addition to getting the specialty coffees at Tuscan Market and the company’s restaurants, customers can buy freshly roasted beans to take home beginning at $12.99 a pound.
