Given a certain measure of chill in the air, it seems time to talk about some weightier drinks, in this case, stout. There are actually a bunch of different kinds of stout: dry stout, sweet stout, oatmeal stout, foreign extra stout, American stout and Russian imperial stout. But let’s start …
Nearly every household in my neighborhood has a dog, including mine. A couple of my neighbors have pugs, a few houses down lives a Husky and a fancy standard poodle lives on the block too.
We headed over to Rounders in Manchester, which has taken over the space previously occupied by Tommy K’s on Brown Avenue.
Every year when the holiday season rolls around, I put making Christmas cookies on my to-do list. Unfortunately, so many other things end up on that list that I don’t always get around to it, but this year’s early snow and winter-y weather inspired me to spend some time in the kitchen baking.
BEDFORD – The Bedford Village Inn is back open for business.
The husband and wife team behind Lexie’s is bringing “peace, love and burgers” to Epping.
The refrigerator was packed with leftovers after Thanksgiving so I found some ways to use them up. I was especially interested in re-purposing the mashed potatoes because I made way too much.
You take bunches of red grapes and very carefully place them in the fermenting vessel.
The Fussbudget’s Sunday morning hockey game had us out earlier than we like on a weekend, and watching the youngsters skating around in a cold city rink had us chilled and hungry.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, so I want to take a few moments to talk about wines to pair with the meal, and a few beers, too.
Cheddar & Rye has received a fair amount of press coverage since it opened a couple of months ago. The concept is unique, combining a daytime sandwich shop that specializes in grilled cheese with a nighttime bar that specializes in whiskeys — LOTS of whiskeys.
I read an interesting statistic that said 46 million turkeys are eaten across the nation on Thanksgiving day.
Yes, definitely colder.
Yuki bar/grill/hibachi delivers all things Japanese at its tucked-away location in a South Willow Street shopping plaza.
I was talking to a friend recently when we got on the subject of making dinner.
HAMPTON — With Thanksgiving around the corner, Fire Chief Jameson Ayotte is reminding residents about the dangers associated with frying turkeys.
We were noodling on the internet recently, looking for places we haven’t eaten yet, when we came across a new(ish) place in Concord that sounded intriguing. We’ve explored much of the capital city’s refurbished Main Street, but rarely venture off it. Our bad.
Kefta, rolled from ground beef or lamb, is not a meatball. Meat oval, meat lollipop, meat blob, perhaps. Not ball.
CJ’s Great West Grill got quite a bit of media attention when it reopened earlier this month after a makeover that involved a new exterior, refreshed interior decor and a menu shift away from Mexican toward a broader Southwestern flavor.
We were smitten with the Saddle Up Saloon as soon as we walked in the door.
As the weather becomes cooler, many wine drinkers turn to darker and heavier wines for the fall and winter.
We’ve never been big on breakfast; even less so on breakfast reviews. But when a friend recommended a little place in Concord, it sounded different enough to give it a try.
Summer is trying to hold on, but more often than not there is a chill in the air now. I’ve started taking out fall clothing and even contemplated bringing a jacket to work. So we need to think about something that matches the weather, and in this case that is porter.
EXETER — Crowds will be pouring onto Swasey Parkway Saturday for the seventh annual Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This week, I thought I would share a few recipes I’ve been loving recently.
A recent breakfast/lunch outing brought us to Charlie’s Homestyle Diner, conveniently located at the corner of Daniel Webster Highway and Depot Street just south of Bedford Road.
When one thinks of Riesling, Germany often comes to mind first, followed by the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, but these are certainly not the only places in the world where great Rieslings are made today.
When one thinks of Riesling, Germany often comes to mind first, followed by the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, but these are certainly not the only places in the world where great Rieslings are made today.
MERRIMACK — Seventy athletes will chip away at sawing competitions at the Buschhhhh Lumberjack Championship from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Anheuser-Busch brewery, 221 Daniel Webster Highway.
DERRY — Oktoberfest will be at the ball fields behind the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Derry on Saturday, Sept. 29 from noon to 6 p.m.
Early autumn means apples are in abundance right now so if you’re an apple lover, you’re in luck.
With fall looming and temperatures cooling, our thoughts turned to youth hockey equipment so we headed to Concord on a recent Sunday to browse, buy and get something to eat.
Guinness deserves an article all its own. Especially because the founder of the brewing company, Arthur Guinness, was born on Sept. 24, 1725, 293 years ago this week.
NASHUA — The third annual Southern NH Food Truck Festival will pull into Holman Stadium Saturday afternoon.
One of the things we like most about this job is that it gets us out to explore places we’ve never visited before. With nothing on our schedule on a recent Saturday, Mrs. Gourmet and I decided to take a road trip.
The name Anderson Valley may be a little less familiar to you, but it is a full-fledged American Viticultural Area, a coastal region some 80 miles north of San Francisco on that state’s Western slope down to the ocean.
I never want summer to end, so I look on the bright side: Autumn weather practically begs for slow-simmered foods. Yum.
DURHAM — The third annual “Under the Vines” Field Day will be held at the University of New Hampshire Woodman Horticultural Research Farm on Sept. 26.
I’ve noticed a few spots in the landscape where the leaves are starting to change color as we move into fall, a sure sign that pumpkins and apples will soon be everywhere.
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