You could say Al Jaeger’s career as an artist started beside a shallow muddy pond in rural Rhode Island. As a child he spent all day — every day — building castles and even whole towns in the mud. Years later, after he graduated from college, Jaeger would have gone back to the Rhode Island he knew as a boy,…
The big old, red re-done barn on Daniel Webster Highway in Merrimack is always bustling. Tops in the “Best of N.H. 2003,” Silo’s serves up all varieties of steak: porterhouse, Delmonico, New York strip, filet mignon, even buffalo. Owned by Dean and Susanne Robbins, the restaurant serves steak tips that are blended with a bourbon glaze, an Italian marinade or…
People have different reasons for enjoying teatime. Some, like me, love a good cup of properly brewed tea. Some find it energizing. Others relax with it. And some unabashedly go for the sweets and savories that accompany the tea. Unlike our British compatriots in the shire we were named for, most New Hampshire residents can’t pop into their local tearoom…
THE ROAD up to Webster Ridge Farm winds up from Webster through broad swaths of cornfields, rocky pastures, crisply manicured riding paddocks, thick copses of trees and around elbows that straighten to review bucolic valley views. Just 20 minutes north of Concord, this land is a ripe, fecund creature that seems far removed from the sterile, fluorescent-lighted, air-conditioned aisles of…
This mother’s day, or any Sunday, instead of fighting the crowds at a restaurant or worrying about making reservations, offer your guests stylish home-cooked selections. Chef Laurel Tessier of the Snowvillage Inn provided the following recipes, which are culled from her “White Mountain Cooking School” repertoire. A few can be made the night before, like the chai tea, and the…
In downtown Manchester, the restaurant scene Piccola Italia, which recently opened a new, converting the original space, three doors up, bistro, serving small, tapas-style plates and homemade informal setting will feature comfortable seating bar. It’s scheduled to open in May. Farther up Elm Street, Chef Nathan Baldwin with photos. The publication date and publisher determined. Even farther up Elm at…
More in Print YOU ARE CRUISING fullsteam ahead on a low-carb diet and don’t want to blow it when you go out to eat. What are the options, besides having a steak at the Outback? Speaking with chefs about catering to fad diets unleashes a variety of responses. After all, chefs pride themselves on the delicate construction of their menu…
Here are some questions Ann received recently. E-mail your own questions to askann@nhmagazine.com. We decided we would like to get married outside. What is the best way to do this? Outdoor weddings can be wonderful, but bad weather can put a damper on the day, thus a tent is a must as a prevention for rain…but during the “lightning and…
Here are some questions Ann received recently. E-mail your own questions to askann@nhmagazine.com. We decided we would like to get married outside. What is the best way to do this? Outdoor weddings can be wonderful, but bad weather can put a damper on the day, thus a tent is a must as a prevention for rain…but during the “lightning and…
With an entire symphony orchestra on stage, you can’t expect a raffle winner to be named without some kind of fanfare. And so, in fine game-show style, the announcement is accompanied by a darkly dramatic timpani roll, then punctuated by a smart cymbal crash. It’s all part of the fun at concerts of the New Hampshire Philharmonic, which bills itself…
