The feeling of inner calm gained from mild winters all but vanishes at the sight of the year’s first major snow storm. It’s a situation that keeps us all on high alert, as it’s a question of “when?”, not “if?”. With thirteen inches of powder falling from the sky and a 9 A.M. shift looming…
Author: Nicholas VonSchantz-Ricci
Find Perfect Porridge at this Hidden Seacoast Flower Studio
Amid the nearly infinite realm of breakfast foods, my fondness for oatmeal runs deep. It’s the underdog champion of early morning eats. Beloved and disregarded in equal measure, the humble porridge is undergoing a renaissance, with cafes airlifting the breakfast staple to new heights. Finding some of the best oats in the state requires some…
Gluten Free + Vegan Sandwiches That Look Beyond Rabbit Food
Allow me to break the writer-audience fourth wall here: This title is going to turn some people off. More specifically, the people who eat animal protein multiple times per day and believe kale is the real devil’s lettuce. Fair. In a world of cheesesteaks and roast beef, why would anyone who’s not following one of…
Visiting Maine’s Hidden Haven of Charcuterie
What is it about off-the-beaten-path destinations that provoke us so much? There’s a preconceived notion of quality; whether we’re discussing the pristine views at the end of an arduous hike, the wholesome grass-fed milk from a family-run dairy farm or the eye-popping homemade pies from a tiny local diner in a rural town. The elusive…
I Forced My Peers to Eat Mustard Ice Cream
Last summer, I prioritized trying as many offbeat ice cream flavors as possible. From dark chocolate tinted with chile pepper to boozy mint chocolate to wasabi, this experiement concluded with a whole-hearted embrace of this summertime staple’s versatility. However, even that experience couldn’t have prepared me for the unorthodox flavor I stumbled across this year….
The Sassy Biscuit Gives Oatmeal the Respect it Deserves
Is there a more innocuous yet divisive food in the breakfast realm than oatmeal? For every enthusiastic consumer, there’s a hardened detractor. It’s all contingent on where you fall on the breakfast food spectrum. Are you washing traces of bacon grease and egg yolk or bits of shredded wheat and bluberry remnants off of your…
Feast on Amazing Arepas at Nashua’s Casa Blanca
Out of all the urban areas in the granite state, I consider Nashua to be the best option for adventurous eaters. All it takes is a quick stroll around the city’s epicenter to find something wholly unfamiliar yet wonderfully enticing. Many years ago, I encountered my first taste of Colombian cuisine at Rincon Colombiano, an…
Reminiscing about Spätzle at NH’s Best German Restaurant
During my semester abroad in the fall of 2019, I had the pleasure of taking an excursion to Austria, a gorgeous, culturally rich, and quite frankly, underrated, country in central Europe. The climax of the brief but enriching trip was an overnight stay in Vienna, the nation’s capitol. There’s much to love about this city…
Savoring One Final Meal at Shira Kiku
During my high school years, my interest in the foodways of the world often led me to Nashua, NH, the most diverse town in a racially one-dimentional state. Along the main drag, visitors can find a smattering of petit, family-run eateries selling everything from Colombian arepas to Vietnamese pho. My dad and I often traversed…
Somersworth’s “Gravy” is where Resolutions go to Die
Despite the best of intentions, resolutions for the new year are rarely executed as planned. Whether it’s eating fewer carbs, joining a gym or hitting up that yoga class twice a week, everyday temptations tend to de-rail our plans for a healthier epoch. That’s nothing to be ashamed of, however. In fact, this post is…