Archives: December 2009

Inside Multicultural Manchester

If you have international tastes and a domestic budget, a Queen City daycation has a lot to offer. Manchester’s federal status as New Hampshire’s refugee resettlement area has attracted ethnic groups from around the world. More than 80 languages are spoken at Manchester Central High School. You can sample Brazilian, Chinese, French-Canadian, Greek, Hungarian, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Jewish, Lebanese, Polish,…

Boy Blue (Chris) Romanski (Romano)

He goes by “Romanski,” but his friends back at Nashua High School will remember him as Chris Romano (or “Big Cheese”). Attending Emerson College in Boston, Romano met Eric Falconer and a writing partnership began that led through the comedy clubs of Boston to Los Angeles, an internship with Comedy Central and jobs as production assistant on shows like “That’s…

Atop the Rockpile

Wild weather, wondrous views and spring thaw soupIf you think a book about the Mount Washington Observatory is likely to be a real snooze, think again. Eric Pinder’s “Life at the Top” is a great read — full of well-told stories about living 6,288 feet up on a mountaintop that sits in the middle of the world’s worst weather. Pinder…

The First Noël… Bûche

It’s arrival time for French sweets If you have ever been to France, you know how compelling a pâtisserie case can be. Each treat looks like a jewel — beautifully presented and lovingly prepared for the ultimate taste experience. The good news is you don’t have to go abroad this Christmas to enjoy a few delicate pastries. Toot Sweet Pastry…