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Thinking Ahead to Sunday Supper
FarmPlate Mar 05, 2010 Crossroad Farm 0 comments
The Hanover Inn's buttoned-down New England exterior belies the wide-open culinary possibilities found inside. The historic inn on the Dartmouth College Green offers white-tablecloth dining in The Daniel Webster Room, more casual foods plus wine and beer tastings at Zins Winebistro and al fresco fare on The Terrace. All three serve up the delicious tastes of the Upper Valley's agricultural bounty thanks to Executive Chef Jason Merrill. We caught up with Chef Merrill yesterday, eager to learn what he's planning for Sunday's comfort food supper at Zins. The $15-a-plate special has become a big draw for students, professors, families, visitors and anyone else hungry for really good food. The...
Simon Pearce Restaurant: Local Eats on the Ottauquechee
FarmPlate Jan 22, 2010 Crossroad Farm 0 comments
This restaurant's location overlooking the falls of the Ottauquechee River is so picturesque, they could serve TV dinners here and you'd still be smiling. Happily, the food at Simon Pearce Restaurant, housed in a historic mill in Vermont's Upper Valley, rises up to its remarkable setting. Executive Chef Joshua Duda sees to that. A Quechee native and NECI grad, Chef Duda has been heading up the acclaimed kitchen at Simon Pearce since 1995. His culinary influences extend well beyond Windsor County however, touching on classic French and Mediterranean cuisines with some Asian accents for good measure. He believes in rustic country-style foods with big bold flavors. His signature horseradish-...