Tag Archives: New Hampshire restaurants

NH Dining: Live Trout Delivered to The Balsams Via Local Farm

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Marc Moran over at Hopewell Farms in Newbury says his business was proud to make its first delivery of live trout to the resort on June 1.

The Balsams staff used the opportunity to train culinary apprentices on the handling and processing of live fish.

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A Taste of The Balsams on the Seacoast

popovers 150x150 photo (nh culinary school)In the heart of historic Portsmouth, NH sits a little bakery café where the bakers and chefs bring the skills they honed at this New England resort in Dixville Notch, NH to the locals and tourists of the popular seaside town.  Popovers on the Square features fine cakes, pastries, and cookies, but is also a hopping lunch and dinner spot, with a substantial menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and quiches served with, of course, a freshly baked popover. Read More »

Apprenticeship Program Benefits Diners, Chefs at New England Resort

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Chef Berry in action

When Josh Berry first joined the rigorous culinary apprenticeship program at The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, he experienced “a mixture of panic, excitement, and awe.”  Over a decade later, Chef Berry is now the man in charge of the program.  Today he takes some time away from training his elite students to explain a bit about the endeavor and how it benefits NH dining connoisseurs. Read More »

New Hampshire Resort’s Valentine’s Weekend to Include Chocolate-making Demo

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The Balsams’ former Executive Pastry Chef will reunite with old friends at this New Hampshire vacation spot on Valentine’s weekend, and guests can be part of the fun.  Chef Stephen James will be hosting a chocolate making demonstration at 2:00 p.m. on February 13 for those who want to learn some secrets for making good Valentine candies. Read More »

NH Hotel Offers European Cooking Classes

Balsams chefsTake a trip to someplace warmer this winter without traveling outside New Hampshire—the world-class chefs of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel are offering cooking classes to spice up your life and bring you a taste of Europe in your own backyard! Read More »

NH Hotel offers World Class Culinary School not a Hell’s Kitchen

Beaver Lodge; home to The Balsams Culinary Apprentice Center

What does Gordon Ramsay’s reality show competition Hell’s Kitchen have in common with this NH hotel’s world class culinary school?

  • Both offer an incredibly demanding opportunity for would-be gastronomes to achieve success in a challenging profession.
  • Both have rigorous requirements that prevent many participants from making it to the end.
  • Both can boast of turning out some of the most accomplished chefs in the world. Read More »

Five Top NH Restaurants for Gourmet Food

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To the outsider, New Hampshire (NH) can be a bewildering mix of rustic and sophisticated.  These recommendations will aim you toward the sophisticated spots when it comes to northern NH gourmet food, along with one or two NH restaurants your kids will love. Read More »