New Hampshire Magazine January-February 2023

Great Food Destination / Seacoast: Stages: The Kitchen & The Living Room

Crystal Ward Kent, Kendal J. Bush, Photographer,

When award-winning chef Evan Hennessey opened Stages: The Kitchen at 1 Washington Street in Dover in 2012, it was considered a radical concept.

In Praise of Small Hills

Brion O’Connor,

This story is not about Alpine ski resorts. No, no, no, that would be too easy, too broad. This is about ski areas. Small ski areas, to be precise. Ski gems, if you will.

Great Food Destination / North of Concord: The Little Grille at The Depot

Rony Camille, Kendal J. Bush, Photographer,

A building that once led travelers to and from Littleton via railway has since been repurposed to transport taste buds (and eyes) to exotic lands of flavor and color. The previous Grafton County railroad station now blends Brazilian barbecue and local American fare with a modern art exhibit lining its walls.

Great Food Destination / Greater Nashua: Rambling House Food & Gathering

Susan Laughlin, Kendal J. Bush, Photographer,

Rambling House Food & Gathering started from just a nugget of an idea about 10 years ago. The Gleeson girls, Erin and Kerry, had just graduated from college and, after spending much time abroad, just wanted to live anywhere but Nashua. Dad Denis said, “If you don’t like it here, make it the place you want it to be.”