• Hot pot: OBA Korean BBQ & Hot Pot has opened at 371 S. Willow St. in Manchester (obakoreanbbqhotpot.com). The all-you-can-eat Korean restaurant is open Wednesday through Monday at 11:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
• An Italian New Year’s Eve: There will be a Bubbles and Truffles New Year’s Eve event at Tuscan Market (Tuscan Village, 9 Via Toscana, Salem, 912-5467, tuscanbrands.com) Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This two-course cooking class will begin with a classic shrimp cocktail paired with a prosecco toast. Guests will then explore the elegance of truffles through a curated tasting, starting with truffle bites paired with Franciacorta, followed by fresh truffle-finished pasta tossed tableside in a Parmesan wheel and paired with a crisp Blanc de Noir. This will be a celebratory, elevated way to toast the new year. Tickets are $131.63 through eventbrite.com.
• Holiday ice cream: Social Club Creamery (138 N. Main St., Concord, 333-2111, socialclubcreamery.com) will continue to offer a special Holiday Series Menu through the end of December, with limited-time cookies, and ice creams including Peppermint Mocha, Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake, Gingerbread House, and Santa’s Oat Milk & Cookies (vegan).
• Melted snowman cookies: The Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4600, nashualibrary.org) will host a Melted Snowman Cookie workshop for children in grades K-5, Monday, Dec. 29, from 2 to 3 p.m. “In this hands-on program, you’ll decorate your own melting snowman cookie using icing, candy, and other fun toppings. Learn some basic cookie decorating techniques, like spreading icing, placing decorations, and adding finishing touches, while giving your frosty friend a wobbly, ‘melting’ look. Space and supplies are limited,” according to the website.
• New year, new flavors: The Hooksett Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way in Hooksett, hooksettlibrary.org, has a Spice Club. While supplies last, pick up a spice kit with a new spice and recipes each month, according to the website. In January, the spice is ginger; pick up the spice kit at Patron Services on Jan. 20 while supplies last, the website said.