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Tales of New Restaurants

Tales of new restaurants
Owners of new eateries talk about what it’s been like to open up in the midst of a pandemic.

Also on the cover, support your local book purveyor during Independent Bookstore Day, p. 12. What the heck is a West Coast IPA?, p. 26. And Lucas Gallo plays Concord Craft Brewing this weekend, p. 30.

Getting back to normal

New Hampshire took a huge step a few days ago, announcing that it would lift its statewide mask mandate and ...

News & Notes 21/04/22

A graphic the shape of the state of New Hampshire, filled in with the New Hampshire flag made up of the crest of New Hampshire on a blue field.

Covid-19 updateAs of April 12As of April 19Total cases statewide89,22991,783Total current infections statewide3,3843,329Total deaths statewide1,2571,270New cases3,104 (April 6 to April ...

Living bigger

The Phoenix to offer recovery support, sober activities The Phoenix is a nonprofit that cultivates free, organized sober activities within ...

Mocking the draft mockers

Photo of assorted sports equipment for football, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball, and basketball

There are seven days left in the endless lead-up to the NFL draft, when mock drafts from so-called experts have ...

Quality of Life 21/04/22

Scooter from scratch A student in an engineering class at Milford High School & Applied Technology Center is helping the ...

The Art Roundup 21/04/22

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities “If Hands Had a God” by Donna Catanzaro, featured in “Retablos ...

Booked up

NH celebrates Indie Bookstore Day Saturday, April 24, is Independent Bookstore Day, a nationwide celebration of independent bookstores and the ...

A time to reflect

Contemplating potential garden improvements This is a good time to look carefully at your garden, and to decide what you ...

Kiddie Pool 21/04/22

Family fun for the weekend Millyard Museum. Courtesy photo. Celebrate Earth The New Hampshire Audubon Massabesic Center in Auburn hosts ...

Treasure Hunt 21/04/22

Dear Donna, Are you familiar with the maker on this pendant? It says 14kt and Jabel, not Jared. I inherited ...

On The Job – Amanda Cee

Amanda Cee Founder/owner, Eye Candy Balloons Amanda Cee is a certified balloon artist and the founder, owner and lead designer ...

The Weekly Dish 21/04/22

News from the local food scene • Tastes of France: Portsmouth’s The Music Hall will present a virtual author discussion ...

Tales of new restaurants

Local eateries push through a tough first year What’s it like to operate a new restaurant during a pandemic? Despite ...

Regina Davison

Regina Davison and her husband, Jeremy, own R & J Texas-style BBQ On Wheels (183 Elm St., Unit 3, Milford, ...

The West Coast IPA

It’s not fair to call the IPA style ubiquitous. I mean, it totally is, but at the same time, that ...

Album Reviews 21/04/22

Robots Of The Ancient World, “Mystic Goddess” (Small Stone Records) As you know, I’ve been disappointed many times by bands ...

First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami (Knopf, 256 pages) Type “Haruki Murakami” into the Google search engine, and one of ...

Have a happy Oscars Sunday

Why the Oscars and the Oscar movies can be fun I love the Oscars. Sure, the awards ceremony is long, ...

The Music Roundup 21/04/22

Local music news & events • Hometown girl: Enjoy country songs with a local sparkle as Nicole Knox Murphy starts ...

Grateful dad

New music and shows from Lucas Gallo Over the past year, Concord singer-songwriter Lucas Gallo noticed a marked shift in ...

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Ready to rock?

Ready to rock?
Local live music venues have big hopes for the upcoming season. Find out who’s bringing music back to parking lots, which indoor and outdoor venues are hoping to reopen, and what performers you can (tentatively) expect to see.

Also on the cover, check out some free plays created specifically for Zoom, p. 10. Learn how to bring all the birds to the yard, p. 12. And the Riviera Nayarit Mexican Style Seafood and Grill is now open in Nashua, p. 18.

Envisioning our future

Over my nine years working at Leadership NH, we often asked the participants: “What kind of state do we have ...

News & Notes 21/04/15

Covid-19 updateAs of April 5As of April 12Total cases statewide86,12589,229Total current infections statewide3,2873,384Total deaths statewide1,2491,257New cases2,785 (March 30 to April ...

Strong families, safe kids

Children’s Trust defines child abuse prevention April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. To bring awareness, the New Hampshire Children’s ...

Best game ever?

One of my sports pet peeves is people who proclaim something as the greatest ever immediately after something great happens ...

Quality of Life 21/04/15

Free fishing, hunting and more for military members The Fallen Outdoors nonprofit is looking for New Hampshire veterans and active ...

The Art Roundup 21/04/15

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities Capitol Center for the Arts Executive Director Nicolette Clarke has announced ...

Zooming in

Festival showcases plays created for virtual performance Laconia-based theater company Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative is giving a new meaning to virtual ...

Feed the birds

How growing native trees and shrubs can help By now birds are finding their own food and have less need ...

Kiddie Pool 21/04/15

Family fun for the weekend Stonyfield Earth Day 5K 2019. Photo courtesy of Millennium Running. Celebrate Earth Day There’s still ...

Treasure Hunt 21/04/15

Dear Donna, We recently purchased a Victorian home in Hampton. We have three doors that are missing the match for ...

On The Job – Susan Terzakis

Susan Terzakis Founder and CEO, Terzakis & Associates Susan Terzakis is a professional certified business coach and founder and CEO ...

The Weekly Dish 21/04/15

News from the local food scene • Greek meals to go: Join Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (68 N. State ...

Fresh catch

Mexican-style seafood grill opens in Nashua Tostada de pulpo (octopus ceviche tostada). Photo courtesy of Riviera Nayarit. Off the Pacific ...

Egg-ceptional eats

Crack’d Kitchen & Coffee coming to Salem Inspired by their love of breakfast sandwiches, Alan Frati and Danny Azzarello found ...

Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin of Nashua is the executive chef of Industry East Bar (28 Hanover St., Manchester, 232-6940, industryeastbar.com), which opened ...

The Chestnut Club

This column is an intervention for my editor and her aversion to a certain liqueur. We Americans don’t deal well ...

Meet crémant

Another French sparkling wine When thinking of sparkling wines two immediately come to mind: Champagne and prosecco. Champagne is typically ...

Album Reviews 21/04/15

Xiu Xiu, Oh No (Polyvinyl Records) One usually doesn’t associate San Jose with experimental music, but Jamie Stewart has been ...

The Blizzard Party, by Jack Livings

The Blizzard Party, by Jack Livings (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 400 pages) If you have a pulse and live in ...

Thunder Force (PG-13)

Thunder Force (PG-13) With Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer playing middle-aged lady superheroes, Bobby Cannavale playing all the ego and ...

World travel through movies

A look at Oscar’s International Feature Film nominees Seeing all of the International Feature Film nominees feels like a personal ...

The Music Roundup 21/04/15

Local music news & events • Hip-hop health: A benefit concert for suicide prevention stars J Gramz and several other ...

Ready to rock?

Live music returns to big venues — carefully Fueled by rising vaccination rates and the tantalizing promise of herd immunity, ...

‘Sweet Caroline’ for the win

Musical Bingo Nation adds songs to game night Musical Bingo Nation is changing bingo’s sound all across the Seacoast — ...

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Plant Now Eat Later

Plant now, Eat later

If you want fresh herbs and produce later this year, now is the time to plant. Find out how to get started, how to care for your plants as they grow, when to harvest them and what to do with your garden bounty when it’s ready.

Also on the cover, six storytellers tell traditional and personal tales, p. 12. Try some Puerto Rican cuisine at the new Empanellie’s in Nashua, p.25. And head out for the night to listen to live music, p. 36.

New life, new joy

Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. I have found the increase in sunlight hours and warmer weather to ...

News & Notes 21/04/08

Covid-19 updateAs of March 29As of April 5Total cases statewide83,34086,125Total current infections statewide2,7853,287Total deaths statewide1,2371,249New cases2,590 (March 23 to March ...

Protecting and serving

Det. Justin Breton is Manchester PD’s Officer of the Year The Manchester Police Department has named Detective Justin Breton its ...

Shaky start for the Sox

Well, the local nine put all those in Red Sox Nation with fears a second titanic-like season is dead ahead ...

Quality of Life 21/04/08

Read a book, watch some baseball Students who read five books between now and May 11 will earn two tickets ...

Live to tell the tale

Storytelling Festival features traditional and personal stories, poetry, music The New Hampshire Theatre Project’s annual Storytelling Festival returns to the ...

The Art Roundup 21/04/08

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities Art by digital artist William Townsend, featured in the New Hampshire ...

Plant now, eat later

Beautiful red ripe tomatoes grown in a greenhouse. Beautiful background

What to start growing this spring so you can feast this summer If you want to enjoy garden-fresh fruits and ...

Spring planting

Row cover with hoops helps to keep insects off and keep plants warm

Frost, soil, drainage and other considerations I know some gardeners who plant their potatoes or tomatoes in the garden on ...

Kiddie Pool 21/04/08

Family fun for the weekend A Glow Night at Krazy Kids. Courtesy photo. Kids’ night out It’s Kids Night at ...

Treasure Hunt 21/04/08

Dear Donna, Can you tell me anything about this sweet doll? She is 3 1/2” tall and seems to be ...

On The Job – Beth Daisy

Beth Daisy Occupational therapist, Future in Sight NH Beth Daisy is an occupational therapist and supervisor of occupational therapy at ...

The Weekly Dish 21/04/08

News from the local food scene • Cheers to beers: Breweries all over the Granite State are celebrating New Hampshire ...

Taking flight

Flight Center opening second location in Manchester, introducing speakeasy concept When you walk inside The Flight Center Taphouse & Eatery’s ...

Tastes of Puerto Rico

Empanellie’s opens in Nashua Steps away from Main Street, a new eatery now open in downtown Nashua is serving up ...

Rebecca Wheeler

Rebecca Wheeler is the owner of The Traveling Taco ([email protected], and on Facebook and Instagram @thetravelingtaconh), a food trailer specializing ...

Back of the fridge

What’s lurking behind the milk? Do you ever just do a deep dive into your fridge? It’s full of surprises ...

Album Reviews 21/04/01

Kill The Giants, “The Prophet” (Nub Records) Test-drive title track from the upcoming fifth album from the Saint Albans, U.K.-based ...

Fears of a Setting Sun, by Dennis C. Rasmussen

Fears of a Setting Sun, by Dennis C. Rasmussen (Princeton University Press, 232 pages) Until recently, many Americans looked at ...

Godzilla vs. Kong (PG-13)

Godzilla fights King Kong in Godzilla vs. Kong — what, you wanted me to be all “visually stunning allegory about ...

At the Sofaplex 21/04/08

Shiva Baby Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon. If you can’t remember what it feels like to be crammed in a house ...

Another Obama victory?

A look at the movies vying for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Oscars I would have thought the Best ...

The Music Roundup 21/04/08

Local music news & events • Decked out: Weather postponed the return of outdoor music last week, but Jamie Cain ...

Ragged but right

Bradley Copper Kettle hits the sweet spot Bradley Copper Kettle & Friends is four longtime high school pals and an ...

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Best of 2021

Best of 2021

Despite the challenges of the past year, there’s still plenty to celebrate about living in New Hampshire. Readers voted on their favorite people, places and things in the Granite State; now, check out the results and make some plans to grab a winning bite, take a mini hike or enjoy a night of comedy or live music from some of our best local talent.

Also on the cover, immerse yourself in verse during Poetry Month, p. 24. New Hampshire breweries celebrate Craft Beer Week, p. 30. And springtime means spring wines, p. 35.

Hippo Best of 2021

This week’s issue is a celebration of many of the things that make up what many of us have come ...

News & Notes 21/04/01

Covid-19 updateAs of March 22As of March 29Total cases statewide80,75083,340Total current infections statewide2,3342,785Total deaths statewide1,2171,237New cases1,937 (March 16 to March ...

Ainge behind Celtics mess

I said last week I don’t think Danny Ainge realizes how much trouble the Celtics are in. And that was ...

Quality of Life 21/04/01

Making a case for the daring jumping spider The daring jumping spider A third-grade environmental science class from Hollis Primary ...

Fine lines

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New Hampshire celebrates National Poetry Month From writing prompts to readings and workshops, New Hampshire poets and poetry lovers will ...

The Art Roundup 21/04/01

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Currier reopens: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., ...

Stems, branches and weeds

How to create early spring arrangements I miss being able to go to my garden and pick flowers for the ...

Kiddie Pool 21/04/01

Family fun for the weekend Easter fun! Follow the Bunny in downtown Concord on Saturday, April 3! The free event ...

The Weekly Dish 21/04/01

News from the local food scene • Get ready for Easter: Visit hippopress.com for our annual Easter listings (available for ...

Keep on brewing on

New Hampshire Craft Beer Week returns New Hampshire Craft Beer Week, an annual celebration dedicated to highlighting brewery culture in ...

Madeline Rossi and Olivia Lenox

Madeline Rossi and her wife Olivia Lenox are the owners of New Roots Meals (newrootsmeals.com, and on Facebook and Instagram ...

Spring Sunshine

So, apparently, it’s springtime. The snow is gone. We’ve switched over to daylight saving time. My road is a morass ...

Spring rosés

Time to stop and sip the wine It’s spring and perhaps Mother Nature may cooperate and provide us with continued ...

Album Reviews 21/04/01

Dan Blake, Da Fé (Sunnyside Records) Fourth full-length from bandleader Blake, a Brooklyn-based sax player and board member of Buddhist ...

Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf, 303 pages) If you tell Alexa to turn on your lights, have ...

The Father (PG-13)

Anthony Hopkins is heartbreaking and Olivia Colman is heartbroken in The Father, a sad but excellent movie that is nominated ...

The Music Roundup 21/04/01

Local music news & events • Maine man: Even with a socially distanced crowd, comedian Bob Marley can fill a ...

Staying live

Man plays guitar on stage with colorful background

Playing through, and past, the pandemic If a Concord bar is offering live music, there’s always the possibility that Andy ...

Best of 2021

Let’s try something new. As with every year, the Best of 2021 Hippo Readers Poll offers lots of ideas for ...

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Tasting Tour

Tasting tour

If you’re looking for some adults-only fun that trumps going out to dinner (again), a wine tasting is a great way to get out and try something new. Explore all kinds of flavors, learn about New Hampshire’s unique wine culture and find your perfect pour.

Also on the cover, Chris Viaud of Milford talks about his experience competing in Top Chef, p 24. IPAs may be trendy, but with good reason, p. 28. And Kelly MacFarland brings the laughs to Chunky’s, p. 34.

Frayed social circles

Walking and talking is the new coffee date. I’m glad; I relish any opportunity to combine fresh air, movement and ...

News & Notes 21/03/25

Covid-19 updateAs of March 15As of March 22Total cases statewide78,81380,750Total current infections statewide2,0642,334Total deaths statewide1,1991,217New cases1,753 (March 9 to March ...

Close to home

Transitional housing in Nashua gives families a fresh start Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire has opened a new transitional ...

Coach B goes nuts

For card-carrying members of Patriot Nation, with Bill Belichick going away from type to blow up the first week of ...

Quality of Life 21/03/25

Vaccine prompts school cancellations and chaos After a regional vaccine clinic for teachers was held at the Steeplegate Mall in ...

Tasting tour

Take a mini day trip and discover new flavors at New Hampshire wineries Whether you know (or think you know) ...

Old school, new school

Sarah McCraw Crow explores women’s movement of the ’70s in debut novel Canterbury author Sarah McCraw Crow weaves a story ...

The Art Roundup 21/03/25

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities “Peace Conference Assisi,” watercolor by Claudia Michael, NHAA Omer T. Lassonde ...

Get out the pruners

Your fruit trees are ready for a haircut When I was a boy I loved to climb trees. I had ...

Kiddie Pool 21/03/25

Family fun for the weekend Interactive fun Kids are invited to sing, dance and play games during a special livestream ...

Treasure Hunt 21/03/25

This was a necklace that we found in my mother’s jewelry collection. It seems to be a coin in good ...

The Weekly Dish 21/03/25

News from the local food scene • Get ready for Easter: Still wondering about what to do for Easter Sunday ...

Ready, set, cook

Milford’s Chris Viaud to appear on Top Chef Milford chef Chris Viaud will appear as a contestant on Season 18 ...

African and Caribbean flavors

ToKoss Take-Out opens in Manchester When The Stuffed Sub closed last year, owner Chris Munzimi of Afro Paris, the beauty ...

Dan and Sean Gagnon

Dan Gagnon of Manchester, his son Sean, wife Debra and daughter Kimberly McEnerney of Bedford are the family team behind ...

Let’s talk IPAs

So annoyingly popular IPAs are so popular right now I almost try to avoid writing about them, not because I ...

Album Reviews 21/03/25

Jahmed, Armani (Human Re-Sources Records) I’m pretty much at the point where I rarely read other reviews of rap albums ...

Life’s Edge: the Search for What It Means to Be Alive, by Carl Zimmer

Life’s Edge: the Search for What It Means to Be Alive, by Carl Zimmer (Dutton, 336 pages) In his 14th ...

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (R) | Sound of Metal (R)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (R) Warner Brothers asks for a do-over of their 2017 DC supergroup movie and thus presents ...

Oscar viewing at home

So many nominees, so many streaming platforms Every Oscar season is a little bit weird. Some years, it feels like ...

The Music Roundup 21/03/25

Local music news & events • American stream: Talented multi-instrumentalist and singing duo Green Heron closes out a virtual concert ...

Scrappy success

Kelly MacFarland headlines at Chunky’s For Kelly MacFarland, succeeding as a female comedian isn’t more or less difficult than succeeding ...

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Find your Book Joy

Find your Book Joy

If you’ve lost your love of reading — or never had it in the first place — there are so many reasons why now is the perfect time to pick up a book, whether it’s a paper copy, an ebook or an audiobook. With genres ranging from classics and memoirs to sci-fi and romance, there’s something for everyone.

Also on the cover, enjoy a maple adventure this weekend, p. 20. Try the new Elm House of Pizza in Manchester or Destination India in Derry, p. 24 & 25. And head out for the night for some live music, p. 34.

Leaders bring the weather

In their book Scaling Leadership, Robert Anderson and William Adams note that “Leaders bring the weather.” They further note that ...

News & Notes 21/03/18

Covid-19 updateAs of March 8As of March 15Total cases statewide77,06078,813Total current infections statewide2,0362,064Total deaths statewide1,1841,199New cases1,472 (March 2 to March ...

Back to health

Program provides nursing education, employment Catholic Charities New Hampshire recently announced the launch of Pathways, a career development and advancement ...

Uproar after Cam’s signing

This is going to sound hypocritical, especially coming from me. But everyone is a critic. Even for wildly popular things ...

Quality of Life 21/03/18

More people are making New Hampshire home Based on a 13-percent net gain of new residents, New Hampshire was the ...

Find your Book Love

curly wavy charming cute nice lady impressed after reading, her paper book excited ecstatic smiling toothily isolated over purple pastel color background

How to rediscover classics,find new titles that interest you and have more fun with reading If it’s been years since ...

The Art Roundup 21/03/18

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities “45,000 Quilt Project” exhibit. Courtesy photo. Peter Josephson in NH Theatre ...

Airport art exhibition via iPhone

person in pose standing next to digital art piece inside airport

There’s an augmented reality app for that In the early 1990s, Tom McGurrin crafted a brooch from gold and a ...

Starting from seeds

It’s time to get ready! I love starting seedlings indoors when it’s still cold and raw outside. It makes me ...

Kiddie Pool 21/03/18

Family fun for the weekend Photo courtesy of Charmingfare Farm. Maple madness Celebrate Maple Month in New Hampshire at the ...

Treasure Hunt 21/03/18

Dear Donna,My sister came across these glasses at a flea market. We decided to get your input on them. They ...

The Weekly Dish 21/03/18

News from the local food scene • Greek pastries to go: Join Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road, ...

Flavors of India

Destination India opens in Derry Mango Lassi. Photo courtesy of Destination India. A new eatery has brought Indian cuisine to ...

Neighborhood pies

Elm House of Pizza opens in Manchester Back in the 1970s, Elm House of Pizza was a downtown favorite among ...

Jeff LeDuc

Jeff LeDuc of Epping is the owner and founder of the Dawg Shed (find them on Facebook @dawgshed), a food ...

Mister Handsome

I pulled into the parking lot to get my first Covid vaccine. It was a bit science-fictiony/disaster-movie-y. Everything was being ...

Meet Martin Reyes

portrait of a man in a black hat, 3 wine bottles on white background

The winemaker for Peter Paul Wines Meet Martin Reyes, a Master of Wine and the first American of Mexican descent ...

Album Reviews 21/03/18

Kristian Montgomery and the Winterkill Band, Prince of Poverty (self-released) Catching up with a couple of local-ish releases, things that ...

No One Is Talking About This, by Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking About This, by Patricia Lockwood (208 pages, Riverhead) Two-thirds through her first novel, Patricia Lockwood slyly ...

Yes Day (PG) | Cherry (R)

Yes Day (PG) Jennifer Garner stars in Yes Day, a delightful family comedy about wacky hijinks on a day when ...

Have an Oscar movie night

Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Where to see the 2021 nominees We finally have the Oscar nominees for 2020 films. Announced March 15, it’s a ...

The Music Roundup 21/03/18

Local music news & events • Character: Rhode Island based singer-songwriter Tequila Jim has a John Mellencamp vibe going on ...

A new twist

Band playing on dark stage with string instruments with red and blue lights in the background

Take3 on a mission to the mainstream Classical music is rigorous and demanding, its top purveyors virtuosic — but it’s ...

At the Sofaplex 21/03/18

Coming 2 America (R) Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall. Murphy’s 1988 comedy gets a sequel that feels like, essentially, one of ...

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Tales of New Restaurants

Ready to rock?

Plant Now Eat Later

Best of 2021

Tasting Tour

Find your Book Joy

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