164 Briar Bush Road, Canterbury, NH 03224

www.foxcountrysmokehouse.com

Fox Country uses a centuries old tradition of curing and smoking, and offers a wide variety of quality country-smoked products including ham, bacon, beef jerky, turkey, and sausages. They also have nine varieties of smoked cheese and much more.

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Granite State Candy Shoppe

Granite State really is a business about very good chocolate candy. But they take ice cream seriously as well. My kinda people.

A “small” is about a pinto of ice cream. It is very good ice cream. Plan this course as the “big meal” of your day.

Until this year, they ran a two for one coupon in the The Hippo each week. I guess the economic downturn hit them hard, too. But it’s still worth it, and we stop in whenever we’re in Concord on a summer day and the timing works. [I willingly claim ice cream as lunch or dinner, but I hardly eat breakfast let alone making cold dairy the focal point.]

Roger’s favorites include: Coconut Snowflake (not the Coconut Dream), Toffee Coffee Crunch, and Burgundy Mocha Chip.

I scream for Butter Pecan, Raspberry Chocolate Chip, and Master Rip. Oh, and surprisingly the Coffee Oreo.

We both love the Pistachio. A nut recall has spoiled this season. Overall, Granite State does a better job with the nut and coffee/chocolate flavors; not so great with fruit-based flavors.

They keep scooping until all the tubs are empty, sometime mid-September. You still have a month.

Trade supper for a cone!

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A nice selection of wines to sample per usual, but the treat was the cake. Wow!

Kristy Stephens Ammann, owner of Soiree Cakery, was behind the counter cutting up heavenly slices of her signature lemon cake. A perfect concoction of sour and sweet, it would be perfect for weddings, showers, anniversaries… heck, for Thursdays. I think it was a Thursday.

The flavor harked back to the cakes my grandmothers made from scratch, a hint of lemon pudding cake, as rich as anything Julia Childs ever concocted. Light but packing that infusion of citrus to keep it real.

It’s also perfect to pair with champagne, so we took home a bottle of the Cavit after all!

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New Hampshire residents and visitors alike are showing unprecedented interest in local food, and this month long celebration offers a great opportunity to feature New Hampshire grown foods. Visit www.nheatlocal.org for event and activity information.

Governor Lynch will be on hand at the Concord Farmers’ Market on Capitol Street on August 1st to launch both NH Eat Local Month and Farmers’ Market Week! A special kick off celebration will be held at 9 am. NH Commissioner of Agriculture, Lorraine Merrill will welcome Governor John Lynch and First Lady, Dr. Susan Lynch to the market, along with many other guests, farmers and shoppers.

The organizers are looking for events that celebrate local foods to put up on the NH Eat Local website. If you know of restaurants that are celebrating local foods with an event in August, email Gail McWilliam Jellie at the NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food at gmcwilliam@agr.state.nh.us.

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Colony Mill Marketplace
222 West Street, Unit 46, Keene NH 03431

www.elmcitybrewing.com

Good location, good food, and great beer. The Elm City Restaurant & Brewery is located in the Colony Mill building in Keene.  A great old brick mill building with loads of personality.

While we like the food here—particularly their Buffalo Wings, which are nice and spicy—we love their fresh-brewed beers on tap. There are usually at least a half-dozen beers and ales available in the pub which are brewed right on the premises. We particularly enjoy the Keene Kolsch, a German ale with a great refreshing taste.

If you’re really enjoying your suds, you can also purchase a growler of your favorite to take home with you.

Hours:
Mon – Thu: 11:30am – 11pm
Fri & Sat: 11:30am – 12am
Sun: 11am – 9pm

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