12+ hour, 38+ min ago  (524+ words) Amanda Baril didn't plan to go into the doughnut business. It happened serendipitously for Baril, who previously worked in banking and spent several years as a stay-at-home mom. The sweet, circular treats captivated her and her husband, as did the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (667+ words) In a state better known for maples than melons, one farmer is redefining what can grow in Vermont soil. Last August, Charlie Watt's backyard contained 20-pound watermelons, tomatoes the size of two fists, an eight-foot wall of peas and many,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (806+ words) CLAREMONT " When Debbie Richards was 12 years old, she walked into Dusty's Cafe looking for a job." Sandra Lefebvre, who owned the Claremont business, told her to come back with the appropriate working papers, then she put Richards to work." About…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (385+ words) MERIDEN " The aromatic smoke rising into the air can mean only one thing: The Upper Valley has chosen its favorite burger. Poor Thom's Tavern in Meriden has won the second annual Upper Valley Burger Battle. The 10-year-old restaurant's Rise and…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (1540+ words) Greg Morneau started sugaring as an 8-year-old during a childhood spent in northern New Hampshire. He started tapping trees in Grantham in 2007 after he and his wife moved to town. Morneau, 45, works as an occupational therapist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (724+ words) WEST LEBANON " PowerHouse Mall manager Heather Jennings can't remember the last time the building has had a cafe. The closest thing to one was a deli that she and her parents would visit on shopping trips in the '80s and '90s. "We've…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (902+ words) HANOVER " It would be easy to miss Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine, if not for the turquoise sign alerting passersby to the South Main Street restaurant. Accessed through a steep staircase on a side street off the main drag, Tuk Tuk's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (993+ words) WINDSOR " Institutional cooking in public schools and colleges has come a long way in the last few decades. At the Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union, which includes schools in Windsor, Hartland, Weathersfield and West Windsor, Food Service Director Ian Rose applies…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1340+ words) WOODSTOCK " When Amy Kaminski was working at Bentleys Restaurant at age 19, she would watch from across Elm Street as employees got out of their cars for their shifts at The Prince and the Pauper." She imagined one day crossing the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (865+ words) When I'm not agonizing about the state of just about everything, I enjoy filling my days as most seniors do: doctor appointments and running errands. I used to resent spending precious free time on food shopping. But in retirement it's…...