Note: Sadly the Blue Trout Grill has closed it’s doors.A complete makeover for the heavy, dark pub atmosphere on the former 176 Main premises was Amy and Ryan Miller’s first agenda before opening Blue Trout Grill in Keene. Their eye for decorating is as good as their acumen in the kitchen, and the result is clean, bright, fresh and soothing,…
“I’ll have what Hillary had,” I whispered to Mike the bartender behind the shiny black granite bar at the Granite Restaurant & Bar in the newly remodeled Centennial Inn, 26 Pleasant St., Concord. It is a little-known secret that Hillary Clinton and her entourage, including former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea, tucked in for almost a week at the…
Abondánte, a Tuscan trattoria, brings the family-style restaurant found throughout Italy to the Lakes Region. The cuisine is executed by Chef Douglas Moyer, who has trained extensively in Italy. He traveled there with Rufus Boyett by invitation of the International Trade Commission. There are 12 white-clothed tables in the main dining room and more seating is available in the bar…
Three intimate dining rooms are tastefully decorated in keeping with the Colonial Farm Inn and Restaurant’s 1836 vintage. The setting is warm and relaxing with light jazz in the background. A screen porch and patio overlooking a garden and stonewalls provide an idyllic summer setting. One might even occasionally hear a resident bull frog from a nearby pond. Last fall,…
Ragged Mountain may not be the Alps, but the Inn at Danbury nearby will transport you to the Old Country in short order. Owners Bob and his wife Alex run the 15-room inn and offer a taste of German food and spirits in the Alphorn Bistro. Chef Bob makes a good schnitzel, pounded thin and deep-fried in olive oil that…
Located just past the village of Center Harbor on Route 25, over the town line in Moultonborough, a touch of Asia exists in the Lakes Region in the presence of Lemongrass. Having taken ownership in September, Unraiwan Svisuksai offers pan-Asian cuisine, using the freshest ingredients, organic whenever possible. Originally opened by Mike Love, the Lakes Region’s legendary restaurateur, the restaurant…
The Meat House is on a mission, and with the opening of their seventh store in Pembroke, owners Jason Parent and Justin Rosberg continue to further that mission of “bringing the Old World meats of the neighborhood butcher to the new world.” And, says Mel Hollidge general manager, of the Pembroke store. “Our products and service demonstrate the same old-school…
If you are looking for an electrifying setting with authentic food at a reasonable price, Gusanoz in Lebanon is your place. To add spice to an already festive restaurant the owners, Mexican native Maria Limon and her husband Nick Yager, clear a dance floor twice each month for an evening of salsa music and dance provided by the “Black Beans,”…
Chris Carroll, a carpenter by trade, bought a dairy bar with a few tables 23 years ago and today with his wife Patti has established a casual dining niche for 75 diners overlooking Lake Mascoma on the Lebanon-Enfield border, just two miles from I-89. After placing an order at the counter inside a small, rustic wood-paneled dining room, move out…
New owner and innkeeper Pecco Beaufay is also the chef at the Highland Lake Inn in East Andover. Beaufay received his chef’s training at the Sacher in Vienna. The signature item for breakfast is Teddy’s sweet authentic Belgian waffles, a recipe from his Belgian grandmother. At the 10-room Highland Lake Inn, which was originally a 1767 gentleman’s farmhouse, the waffles…
