Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2025
COMFORT FOOD AND TASTY TREATS AT THE COMMON MAN ROADSIDE
Monday, August 25, 2025
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| Apple cider donut whoopie pie |
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| Cuban sandwich |
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| Hooksett, NH location |
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| Turkey Gobbler |
The Common Man Roadside
Various locations in New Hampshire
The Common Man has been a family favorite for hearty food for a long time. Now, hungry drivers can get their fix of The Common Man along with some gas or a six-pack of local beer. The Common Man Roadside locations have been popping up in places like Portsmouth and Hooksett and are the perfect place to stop on the way to the mountains or Story Land or Santa's Village.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are on the menu. There are breakfast sandwiches, veggie and meat skillets and several classic omelets to choose from. For lunch and dinner, there is pizza by the pie or slice, along with deli sandwiches, hot sandwiches, salads, grilled cheese and mac and cheese. I loved their turkey gobbler hot sandwich, which is packed with turkey, stuffing, gravy and honey dijon cranberry dijonnaise on toasted buttered sourdough. Delicious and filling. I can also recommend their Cuban sandwich and try it with their homemade chips.
The star of the show for me was their apple cider donut whoopie pie. The chilled cream with the sweet and cinnamony cider donut make for a fall flavor explosion in your mouth. Crazy good. The Common Man Roadside also has some other exotic whoopies like a S'mores whoopie, peanut butter whoopie and Dubai whoopie. There is also cheesecake, brownies, cinnamon rolls, cookies and cannolis.
Just in case that wasn't enough, they offer an extensive menu of coffees to rival Starbucks. All of this is nestled inside of a convenience store which has a large selection of beer and wine, candy, chilled drinks and New Hampshire souvenirs. Run to The Common Man Roadside when your stomach starts growling the next time you're driving through New Hampshire!
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
RESTAURANT WEEK WITH A VIEW AT BISTRO 1828 IN KITTERY
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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| The view of the water and a lighthouse from our table. |
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| Roasted Leek & Fennel Bisque |
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| Polenta Fries |
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| Halibut Cake |
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| Chocolate Lava Cake and Lemon Creme Brulee |
Kittery, Maine
It was a snowy Saturday in April when we stopped by Bistro 1828 in Kittery, Maine. Finding this delightful restaurant on the water took our minds off of spring not being spring.
My wife and I were seated on the third floor, known as The Ski Club. It has its own little bar and the food is delivered from the floor below on a food elevator. The highlight is the view. We got the best table in the house overlooking the water and two lighthouses.
We were lucky enough to visit during restaurant week, so we were each able to try an appetizer, main course and dessert for $32 each. The polenta fries with feta were amazingly good and the roasted leek & fennel bisque was the perfect warm up on a chilly day. I enjoyed the halibut with fries for the main course. For dessert, it was chocolate lava cake and lemon creme brulee, which were the perfect end to a delicious meal.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
DILL PICKLE PIZZA AND APPLE CIDER DEL'S LEMONADE: THE FOOD OF THE BIG E 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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| If I have one Big E hack to share, it's go during the week. Wednesdays are the least crowded and that's when we went this year. It was wonderful going right up to the food vendors and ordering without waiting in long lines. Of course, our trip started with this legendary dessert, the iconic vanilla cream puff. They are also selling cookies and cream puffs this year, but I can't resist the classic. |
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| Strawberry lemonade donut from Fluffy's. A tasty confection with a splash of lemonade that can be injected into the donut. It's good, but the $10 price tag was way too much. |
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| Sure, there's a lot of buzz and long lines for the baked potatoes from Maine, but I enjoy the potatoes from Danny's Smokehouse outside of the Connecticut building. They will also top them off with cheese and broccoli, pulled pork and chili. |
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| It wouldn't be the start of fall without Shipyard's Pumpkinhead beer. A number of vendors are selling this, the finest of all pumpkin beers. Make sure to get it with a cinnamon rim. |
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| Dill Pickle Pizza from Angela's Pizza. Really good. They are also serving slices of Mexican street corn pizza. |
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| Apple Cider Del's. The classic Del's lemon lemonade will always be my favorite, but I LOVED their frozen twist on apple cider. |
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| Zack's Mac & Cheese. This mac and cheese with all of the fillings can be found at the entrance of the New Hampshire building. They make it for you fresh in small skillets. Have it plain of fill it with bacon, garlic or broccoli. Go for broke and add lobster. However you have it, it will be a delicious Big E memory. |
Thursday, February 08, 2024
IT'S ZEPPOLE TIME!
Thursday, February 08, 2024
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| Zeppole from Modern Pastry |
Sunday, January 29, 2023
GENEROUS PORTIONS OF COMFORT FOOD AT LUCKY DOG TAVERN IN NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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| Lucky Dog Tavern in North Smithfield, RI |
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| A sample of beer. |
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| Eggplant parmigiana |
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| Beef short rib & cheddar grilled cheese |
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| Chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream |
Lucky Dog Tavern
North Smithfield, RI
It's always a good sign to arrive at a restaurant you've never tried before and get a rave review from a long-time customer. As we were waiting for our table, one of Lucky Dog Tavern's loyal customers had just eaten and told us that it's one of her favorite spots and all of the food is fantastic. She was right.
Lucky Dog Tavern is nestled on the bottom floor of a two-story home in North Smithfield. It is small, but the food is mighty good. My wife and I enjoyed the perfect meal from start to finish. Our waitress, Raelynn, was as good as it gets. She was highly knowledgeable of everything on the menu, went out of her way to check in on us and make recommendations. When I wasn't sure which beer I wanted to try, she brought over a sample.
The menu is full of comfort food favorites including apps like stuffed mushrooms, Tavern poutine, lobster poutine and calamari. Warm up with some French onion soup or lobster bisque.
Entrees include flappers aka wings, quesadillas, burgers, pastas, sandwiches, chicken, veal, and seafood dishes. Lucky Dog also serves up steak tips, a sirloin strip and plenty of hearty daily specials. I ordered one of their gourmet grilled cheeses, the beef short rib and cheddar grilled cheese, which was fantastic. My wife enjoyed the large plate of eggplant parm, and there was plenty to bring home.
Since the meal was so good, we had to order dessert. We loved the molten chocolate lava cake, which comes with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. You would never know it's gluten free. There's also a house-made bread pudding for dessert that looks amazing.
Lucky Dog Tavern is one of the best restaurants I've been to in a long time, but make a reservation because it gets busy especially on weekends.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
THE WHOO(PIE) WAGON
Saturday, October 10, 2020
The Whoo(pie) Wagon
It's always a good day when the Whoopie Wagon rolls into town. Today, it spent the day at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. This food truck offers many tasty takes on the traditional whoopie pie. This time of year they are baking a pumpkin whoopie with cream cheese filling. It is amazing. Other flavors include apple caramel, chocolate chip, red velvet and carrot.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
MIKE'S PASTRY BRINGS THE NORTH END TO SOMERVILLE
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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| Cannolis, pies, cakes - they have it all. |
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| Italian cookies of all shapes and sizes! |
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| Mike's Pastry in Somerville |
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
NOTHING BUNDT CAKES OPENS IN NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
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| Bundtlets come in these little containers. |
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| Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundtlet |
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| Bundt cakes of all sizes |
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| Nothing Bundt Cakes in Newton, Mass. |
Newton, Mass.
www.nothingbundtcakes.com
Nothing Bundt Cakes, as you may have guessed, whips up nothing but bundt cakes at its hundreds of shops around the country. One of its newest locations just opened in Newton, Massachusetts.
The bundt cakes come in different sizes: small (bundtinis), medium (bundlets) and large (8-10 inch cakes). There are a bunch of different flavors like red velvet, confetti, carrot, marble, lemon and white chocolate raspberry. They are topped off with creamy icing, which is amazingly delicious. I really enjoyed their chocolate chocolate chip cake. The cake is so moist and flavorful, like it just came out of the oven.
Nothing Bundt Cakes also makes custom cakes for birthdays and other special occasions.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
CAN'T SLEEP? ORDER SOME INSOMNIA COOKIES!
Saturday, February 16, 2019
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| Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup |
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| The many varieties of Insomnia Cookies. |
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| Cookie cakes |
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| Milk to compliment your cookie. |
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| Insomnia Cookies on Thayer Street in Providence |
Providence, RI
insomniacookies.com
Can't sleep? Order some warm cookies! Insomnia Cookies delivers cookies until three in the morning every day. Their location on busy Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island also stays open until 2 am.
These are some tasty cookies. There are traditional cookies like chocolate chunk, peanut butter cup, M&M's, snickerdoodle and double chocolate mint. They also have their own tasty batches of deluxe cookies like chocolate peanut butter cup and s'mores. I loved their chocolate peanut butter cup cookie. It's a peanut butter cookie with peanut butter cups in it. It's served warm with ooey gooey warm peanut butter cup chunks in it.
Order one or a couple cookies or box them up to share. They have deals like the Six Pack, which includes 6 cookies. There's a Major Rager, which includes 18 traditional cookies. Or go nuts with The Insomniac, which is made up of 24 traditional cookies.
Many of their locations, including this one, also serve ice cream. Customers can buy ice cream cookie sandwiches using any of their cookies. They also have cookie cakes, which serve four to eight people.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
PERFECT PIZZA & SWEET TREATS AT THE FRAMINGHAM BAKING COMPANY
Thursday, January 17, 2019
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| The bakery was started by three immigrants from Italy in 1917. |
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| Their famous cheesy sheet pizza. |
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| Ganache Brownie - one of their Valentine's Day treats. |
Framingham, Massachusetts
www.framinghambakingcompany.com
Open since 1917, the Framingham Baking Company is tucked in not far from downtown Framingham. Don't blink because you might just miss it. A small wooden sign is all that lets customers know about the deliciousness that awaits inside.
Everything at the Framingham Baking Company is made fresh right there. There are breads including Italiian bread, French bread, subs and rolls. For breakfast, go for their cinnamon rolls drizzled with icing and a variety of croissants. The pizza is what really puts Framingham Baking Company on the map. They are known for their sheets of pizza, square slices with lots of yummy cheese. Their broccoli & cheese pizza is one of my favorites. Their meatball and ham & pineapple slices are also fantastic. The toppings are different every day, so be sure to check their Facebook page to see what they are offering before stopping by. They also tend to sell out, so be sure to get their in time for lunch.
I can never leave the Framingham Baking Company without grabbing a bunch of sweet treats. Their anise cookies are fantastic. They always have mini loaves of chocolate cake and carrot cake, which I can never pass up. Seasonal baked goods are a delight throughout the year. Right now, there are "Go Patriots" football-shaped cookies. Romantics with a sweet tooth may prefer their heart-shaped ganache brownies and heart-shaped cookies for Valentine's Day.
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR AT ASSEMBLY SQUARE
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
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| Steak frites, fries and mushrooms at Earls |
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| Key lime pie at Southern Kin Kitchen |
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
NEW FOODS AND FAN FAVORITES COMING TO THIS YEAR'S BIG E
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
The Big E
September 15-October 1, 2017
www.thebige.com
This Big E is less than one month away. The annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts will feature all sorts of new foods to try, along with fair favorites.
A Belgian Waffle Sandwich will be served by Amy's Sweet Treats for the first time this year. It will be made of two thin waffles with Neapolitan hard ice in between them. Also new, Porky's will be serving up at BBQ Brisket Sundae. Hofbrau's Joe's will be serving up a Burger Bomb, a burger topped with cheese, bacon, onions and sauerkraut before being wrapped in pastry dough and deep fried! The West Springfield Lions Club with be offering their Flatliner Burger, two layers of cheeseburger and chili. topped with fries, cheese sauce and bacon. For dessert, Deep Fried Holy Cannoli will be on the menu at Coffee Break.
The foods fairgoers know and love will be making a return. Marion's Fried Dough will be making Deep Fried Oreos. The Donut Family will have their Cinnamon Caramel Apple Mini Donuts. Poutine Gourmet will be serving plenty of poutine. Moolicious will be making their Blueberry Pierogi Sundaes.
Stop by on September 15 to see V-One Vodka make the world's largest Cosmo. The drink will be made in front of the crowd and smaller portions will be sold for $10 with proceeds going to the Cancer House of Hope in West Springfield. There will also be a Sam Adams Brew Garden with pub food and salads, while the New England Craft Beer Pub will have lobster mac 'n cheese, beef stew, popovers and a fair favorite called Beer-Amisu.
September 15-October 1, 2017
www.thebige.com
This Big E is less than one month away. The annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts will feature all sorts of new foods to try, along with fair favorites.
A Belgian Waffle Sandwich will be served by Amy's Sweet Treats for the first time this year. It will be made of two thin waffles with Neapolitan hard ice in between them. Also new, Porky's will be serving up at BBQ Brisket Sundae. Hofbrau's Joe's will be serving up a Burger Bomb, a burger topped with cheese, bacon, onions and sauerkraut before being wrapped in pastry dough and deep fried! The West Springfield Lions Club with be offering their Flatliner Burger, two layers of cheeseburger and chili. topped with fries, cheese sauce and bacon. For dessert, Deep Fried Holy Cannoli will be on the menu at Coffee Break.
The foods fairgoers know and love will be making a return. Marion's Fried Dough will be making Deep Fried Oreos. The Donut Family will have their Cinnamon Caramel Apple Mini Donuts. Poutine Gourmet will be serving plenty of poutine. Moolicious will be making their Blueberry Pierogi Sundaes.
Stop by on September 15 to see V-One Vodka make the world's largest Cosmo. The drink will be made in front of the crowd and smaller portions will be sold for $10 with proceeds going to the Cancer House of Hope in West Springfield. There will also be a Sam Adams Brew Garden with pub food and salads, while the New England Craft Beer Pub will have lobster mac 'n cheese, beef stew, popovers and a fair favorite called Beer-Amisu.
Monday, August 07, 2017
KICKING OFF "DINE OUT BOSTON" AT STREGA IN THE NORTH END
Monday, August 07, 2017
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| Course 1: Calamari |
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| Course 2: Fettuccini Carbonara |
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| Course 3: Tiramisu |
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| Strega on Hanover Street |
www.stregaristorante.com
Dine Out Boston is in full swing, and there is no better place to kick off restaurant week than in the North End. Strega is offering a three-course lunch menu for just $20.
We had the best table in the house. Up front, with the window open on a beautiful summer day. It was only made better by this fine food and a parade that just happened to be passing by.
The meal started with their delicious olive bread, olive oil and olives. For course one, I enjoyed their light and fresh calamari, which is served with plenty of warm sauce. I really enjoyed their fettuccini carbonara for my main course. The pasta was homemade and the sauce was perfectly creamy. For dessert, I choose the cold and refreshing tiramisu over a cannoli.
Dine Out Boston is going from August 6-11 and 13-18. Log on to DineOutBoston.com to check out menus from restaurants in Boston and the 'burbs.
Monday, June 26, 2017
CELEBRATING THE DESSERTS AT WELLFLEET HOT-SPOT MOBY DICK'S
Monday, June 26, 2017
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| Strawberry Shortcake |
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| Key Lime Pie: Moby's signature dessert |
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
mobydicksrestaurant.com
Since I was a child vacationing on the Cape, Moby Dick's was always the first place to stop. It's where I learned to enjoy seafood. Moby's is also famous for their desserts. Particularly, their key lime pie. The pie itself is cool and refreshing. The homemade graham cracker crust is amazing. It's no wonder why their key lime pie is their signature dessert.
Eat Up New England also recommends Moby's strawberry shortcake. The whipped cream is homemade and they don't skimp on the strawberries. Moby Dick's dessert menu also has several ice creams, Moby Madness (aka a huge hot fudge sundae) and homemade blueberry crisp. Not to mention, frappes, a root beer float and an ice cold lemonade freeze. The freeze is a blend of lemonade and lemon sorbet. It will cool you off on the hottest of days.
Monday, May 08, 2017
A SWEET TREAT AT FIORELLA'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE
Monday, May 08, 2017
CLICK HERE to see the other restaurants that are participating and what desserts they are whipping up special for this event.
Friday, November 18, 2016
HAPPY EARLY THANKSGIVING!
Friday, November 18, 2016
Saturday, August 06, 2016
BOOZY CUPCAKES AT NORA CUPCAKE COMPANY IN CONNECTICUT
Saturday, August 06, 2016
NoRA offers an impressively long list of flavors that differ from day to day. There's the "Adult Twinkie," a yellow cupcake filled with whipped cream filling. The "Time to Make the Donuts" cupcake is coffee cake, cream filling with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Or try the Pan-Cup-Cake Bacon," a maple cupcake top with cream cheese frosting, candied bacon and toasted walnuts. The list goes on and on.
NoRA also has a long list of cupcakes based on drinks. They call them "Dranks." There's the Irish Car Bomb made with chocolate Guinness cake. There's a Blackberry Margarita cupcake made with vanilla margarita cake mix with blackberries. There's a hot cocoa cupcake. An espresso cupcake. A White Russian. A strawberry peach lemonade cupcake. A root beer float cupcake. See why they say they're "not your mother's cupcake company." I've never seen a cupcake shop with so many different and unique flavors. It's truly impressive.
NoRA has two locations in Connecticut: West Hardford and Middletown.
NoRA tweets out their menu everyday. Follow them @NoRACupcakeCo.
www.noracupcake.com
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