Three cheers for fermentation. It turns grapes into beautiful wines, cabbage into sauerkraut and milk into mellow and delicate cheeses. Commercial varieties are a fine staple, but the world of artisanal cheeses is just as vast and interesting as the universe of incredible wines. The provenance of cheese is as important as the grape and terroir are to a glass…
Let “It” Be My son is one of the smartest and most talented people I know. Sure, I’m biased, but I’m not the only one who thinks so. Ask his mother. Anyway, “the boy,” as we refer to him, is taking a year off college to try out his reality legs in the big city of New York. His plan…
Be Sharp My letter is twofold. First, just in case the mystery has not been solved, Bode Miller is not from Laconia, he is in fact from Easton, N.H.; a little hamlet in the shadow of Cannon Mtn. All the residents north of Plymouth more than likely know this fact but have not bothered to write in or read your…
Believe it or not, I still have friends in both major political parties. My friends include Republicans who think the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat and Democrats who say much the same about Republicans. And I agree with my friends. As Ambrose Bierce said in “The Devil’s Dictionary,” a saint is “a dead sinner, revised and edited.” Likewise,…
New Hampshire’s art scene is hot and the creative fire burns brightest in the galleries of the Queen City. Five hundred people That’s how many people showed up last year. It was hard to imagine that many bodies fitting inside the gallery, despite its high ceilings and spacious layout. It was even more mind-boggling to imagine one thousand eyeballs perusing…
It was a magical night in New Hampshire. On September 9, 2006, a gathering of 100 people turned out for a Growers’ Dinner held under candlelight in Hilary Cleveland’s historic barn in New London. And it was all about New Hampshire. The 80-foot table was decorated end to end with fresh produce laid upon burlap. Beyond the table, out the…
Unless you’re already a big Korean food fan, take a chance and try something new at Goong Chuan. They do have some Japanese- and Chinese-influenced dishes on the menu, but you can get that style anywhere. Go for Korean specialties, beginning with the complimentary seven or eight little dishes of Kimchi, the traditional pickled vegetables and fish — some spicy,…
It may be fortuitous or it may be planned, but Gill’s Indian Bar and Grill is located in a strip mall near Gill Stadium at 245 Maple St. in Manchester. Gursharan Gill, owner and manager, remodeled the space in 2005 to give his authentic-style Indian food restaurant an American appearance. The walls are white and devoid of what you might…
Acupuncture? Well, I know it involves needles — lots of them.” Most people today know a little about acupuncture. They’ve heard of its ancient origins in China. But how does it work? It’s likely that many are puzzled as to what happens in acupuncture. Lucinda Fecteau, current president of the New Hampshire Association for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (www.nhaaom.org), describes…
Andy Warhol said we’d all get 15 minutes of fame, but he was a visual artist. In editorial terms we figure that comes to about 150 words. So, here are 34 Granite Staters from all walks of life who, with guts and grit (and a little grace), have earned their place among the stars. Meet our “It List” for 2006….
