News from the local food scene
• Gutted by fire: As reported by WMUR in an April 24 online article, the historic Windham Restaurant in Windham has been forced to close its doors following a kitchen fire on April 23. “An online fundraiser has already collected thousands of dollars in donations,” the WMUR article read, “which [owners] the Lahers said will go to their employees while they focus on reconstruction.”
• Taco Tour: The Taco Tour runs Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Elm Street in downtown Manchester. This year’s Taco Tour will feature tacos and taco-related dishes from more than 100 downtown restaurants and businesses, and local food trucks. See the story on page 18 of last week’s Hippo; find the issue in our digital library at hippopress.com. For more see tacotourmanchester.com.
• Cookie decorating with Mom: Make some cookies for mom in advance of Mother’s Day at the Mother’s Day Cookie Decorating Workshop at Alan’s of Boscawen (133 N. Main St., Boscawen, alansrestaurant.com) tonight at 6 p.m. The cost is $45 per person and you get to take a decorated cookie set home.
• The foods of Greater Nashua: The Taste of the Towns will run Thursday, May 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Nashua (11 Tara Blvd., Nashua) offering bites, sips and more in support of Nashua Center (nashuacenter.org). Tickets cost $75 per person. See nashuacenter.org/taste-of-the-towns.
• So many rieslings: Learn more about a diverse family of wines on Thursday, May 8. WineNot Boutique (25 Main St., Nashua, 204-5569, winenotboutique.com) will host a blind tasting of rieslings with owner Svetlana Yanushkevich from 6 to 8 p.m. Svetlana will lead participants through eight different rieslings, from sparkling and bone-dry to richly sweet, offering something for everyone. Tickets are $40 through eventbrite.com.
• Wine, brunch and a cuppa: Averill House Vineyard (21 Averill Road, Brookline, 244-3165, averillhousevineyard.com) will host a Mother’s Day High Tea Brunch and Wine Pairing on Sunday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will include the following items per guest: a cup of hot tea, a pre-set four-course High Tea-inspired brunch, and a pre-selected flight of four wine samples (must be 21+). Non-alcoholic flight available upon request. There will be multiple seatings, beginning at 11 a.m. Tickets are $59 each through exploretock.com.
• “Drink me”: There will be a Mother’s Day Mad Hatter Tea Party Sunday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Local Street Eats (112 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 402-4435, local-streeteats.com). Step into a world of charm, elegance, and delicious surprises with the extraordinary women in your life with a one-of-a-kind experience you won’t forget. Visit local-streeteats.com/events/mothers-day-mad-hatter-tea-party.