News from the local food scene
• Maple mixology: There will be a Maple Season Hands-On Mixology Class at LaBelle Winery Amherst (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinery.com) Thursday, March 27, from 6 to 7 p.m. Learn how to make three different recipes used to craft a Maple Whiskey Sour cocktail. Enjoy a small cheese plate while you learn and receive a recipe card for each class recipe to recreate at home. Tickets are $54.25 through eventbrite.com.
• Fancy dinner: Chef Table Dinners at Flag Hill Winery (297 N. River Road, Lee, 659-2949, flaghill.com) for April will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturdays, April 5 and April 12. They will be four-course dinners featuring a wine, spirit, or cocktail pairing with each course. Tickets are $75 each through eventbrite.com.
• Daiquiri contest: Tickets are available forThe Great Daiq-Off of 2025 at 815 Cocktails & Provisions (815 Elm St, Manchester, 782-8086, 815nh.com), to be held Thursday, April 13, from 3 to 7 p.m. The contest will be based on speed, Daiquracy, and taste. The theme will, of course, be tiki. Tickets are $20 through eventbrite.com. See the 815 website for details or to register.
• Coffee fest: Passes are on sale now for the Northeast Coffee Festival Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, in Concord. Passes cost $75 (plus fees) and include acces to two days of hands on workshops, panels and discussions as well as the welcome party on Friday and the Latte Art Throwdown on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Or, you can just check out the community market (admission is free) featuring vendors, demonstrations and live music will run 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. See northeastcoffeefestival.com.
• Drunken cupcakes: The theme of the martini/cupcake pairing at Copper Door (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, 488-2677, or 41 S Broadway, Salem, 458-2033, copperdoor.com) in April is cannoli. There will be a “Cannoli-tini” made with Faretti Biscotti Italian liqueur, vanilla vodka, dark creme de cacao, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and a chocolate chip rim for $14.75. It will be paired with a cannoli cupcake featuring an orange-zested vanilla cupcake, cinnamon-ricotta filling, a semi-sweet white chocolate swirl, and a mini-cannoli garnish for $11.