Food & Drink

We’re presenting a few recipes from Merrimack Valley’s finest chefs and restaurant owners. Perhaps they’ll change the ways you celebrate your holidays with those you care about the most.

Scott Plath gets a lesson in humanitarianism, leaving him hopeful that our world might one day value people’s health and freedom ahead of profits and power. 

While Marc and Christopher encouraged you last time to grill everything in sight, this time of year we’re excited to use our stoves again.

You don’t have to fight the crowds in California’s Napa Valley or hop a plane to Bordeaux to visit world-class wineries. Several excellent vineyards lie just north of the Vermont border in Quebec’s Brome-Missisquoi region…

That’s the hoary punch line, of course, to dozens of jokes. The foodie version goes something like this: What are the three top priorities for a restaurant?

WEEKEND EVENTS ONE: For the release of their new jazz duo record “Remains of Echos,” Eric Hofbauer and Dylan Jack will be playing at the…

At summer’s end, the warm days and cool nights allow us to step away from our grills, return to the kitchen and turn on our stoves. We can saute, boil, roast and sear without overheating our homes.

It’s never easy to step out of your comfort zone. We find something we like, or dislike, and stick with our opinion. If you are…

John Cornejo, a Lawrence native affectionately known as “El Padrino” (translation: The Godfather), is the innovative founder of Spicket River Brewery, and he’s betting his…

At summer’s end, the warm days and cool nights allow us to step away from our grills, return to the kitchen and turn on our…

Not being a hypocrite can be hard. Take this column, for example. Feeling overwhelmed on Martha’s Vineyard (I know, poor me), failing to relax on…

WEEKEND EVENTS ONE: The Saint Anthony Church, located in Lawrence, will be hosting the 45th Annual Lebanese Mahrajan from August 30 to September 1. There…