New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…