Rachel Forrest

Check out these Seacoast restaurants for Valentine's Day 2023: Special menus, candy, more

Special to Seacoastonline.com and Fosters.com Dining out is a chance to unwind, enjoy delicious food and drink and catch up with family and friends. On Valentine’s Day, that “catching up” usually involves your sweetheart or special someone. As…

It's time to make your 2022 Thanksgiving reservations or orders at these Seacoast eateries

Special to Seacoastonline It’s time to plan your holiday food adventures and many start with Thanksgiving. Pick up a turkey and vegetables for sides from a local farm and make it all from scratch or do no cooking at all and get treated like royalty…

Need fresh eggs? Exeter man creates online map highlighting local sources

Special to Seacoastonline EXETER – Necessity is the mother of invention and for Exeter resident Kris Doane, that necessity was fresh eggs. “We love fresh eggs. At any time we’ll have two dozen, one fresh, one hard boiled,” said Doane, whose family…

Celebrate Mom: Make Mother's Day special at these local restaurants

Special to Seacoastonline Celebrate Mom on Sunday, May 8 with flowers, treats and a wonderful brunch, lunch or dinner on the Seacoast. Here are some Mother’s Day specials and events at restaurants throughout the area. Keep in mind that because it’s a…

Hop to it: Here's what Seacoast restaurants are cooking up this Easter

Hone your Easter egg hunting skills, stock up on chocolate bunnies and find the juiciest ham to glaze and enjoy at the Easter dinner table on Sunday, April 17. Yes, Easter is coming soon, and if you absolutely do not want to cook the big Easter…

Romance on Seacoast: Check out our list of Valentine's Day restaurant specials

Special to Seacoastonline Flowers, soft lighting, Barry White or more modernly John Legend playing in the background — it’s all the stuff a dream Valentine’s Day is made of. But there really should be a great dinner to go with it all, including…

Rachel Forrest: I’m ready to talk about my teeth — I have none. And I shouldn’t feel ashamed

news@seacoastonline.com Editor's note: Rachel Forrest is sharing her story as part of a special report on deficiencies in access to dental health care in New Hampshire. A few weeks ago, my daughter Avalon and I dined with friends at a fancy…

Christmas dinners and takeout: Here are Seacoast restaurants offering great meals

Special to Seacoastonline Looking for options for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner on the Seacoast? If you don’t want to cook that holiday dinner, here's a list of dine-in and takeout options for Christmas, which I will update as we stroll…

How to make the best latkes: Food writer Rachel Forrest's favorite recipes

Special to Seacoastonline Food writer Rachel Forrest writes each Hanukkah season about latkes. Here are some excerpts and recipes she's written about over the years. "I make latkes all year long and try to keep them simple," she writes. "My latest…

Make a plan: These Seacoast restaurants, farms, bakeries serve Thanksgiving meals and more

Special to Seacoastonline Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving by hosting the whole family or just want a low-key dinner for two, if you don’t want to do all or even any of the cooking, the Seacoast has many options. Dine in at your favorite…

Road trip! Try these BBQ eateries while leaf peeping in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont

Special to Seacoastonline Bumper stickers I’ve stuck on my cars over the years: “I brake for yard sales,” “I make frequent stops for food trucks,” and “Road tripping for Barbecue.” Yes, I have been known to go on a barbecue pilgrimage wherever I…

Whole fish and takeout food too: New England Fishmongers to open a market in Kittery

Special to Seacoastonline KITTERY, Maine — New England Fishmongers has been part of Kittery’s “Gourmet Alley” for years, selling rod-and-reel caught fish and scallops outside of Golden Harvest Produce Market but soon, they’ll have their own…

Seacoast Indonesian and BIPOC fests to celebrate diverse food: What you need to know

Special to Seacoastonline Mr. Seacoast Eats (a.k.a. Eric Levi Levin) often posts thought-provoking questions on his Seacoast Eats Facebook group page for us all to weigh in on. Past pithy questions include “What’s your favorite condiment?” (Hellman’s…

Live Free and Shuck sessions: Learn about oysters and oyster farming. Get muddy.

Special to Seacoastonline Seacoast Eat Local and Fox Point Oysters invite you to get messy and learn about oysters on Sunday, Aug. 22. At their Live Free and Shuck event, you’ll learn about growing, harvesting, selling, shucking and slurping local…

Product provenance: Farms to Carts gives insight into local food through QR codes

Special to Seacoastonline SeaBee Honey jars have a cute little cartoon bee on the front label, but it’s the back label that holds the key to learning where that honey comes from, right down to the hive. Pick up a jar from a shelf at Seacoast area…

Cooking up understanding for kids: Kalamata’s Kitchen publishes fourth book about culture and cuisine

Special to Seacoastonline “I promise to keep my mind open and my fork ready, to try each new food at least twice, and share what’s on my plate when someone doesn’t have enough.” That’s the Taste Bud Pledge young culinary adventurer Kalamata has asked…

Cannabis cuisine: Seacoast chef brings his talents to the edibles market

Special to Seacoastonline Those of us who remember buying and enjoying cannabis decades ago might find this new world of marijuana quite fascinating. First, it’s now legal in many states, including Maine and Massachusetts, so we need not worry about…

Meet Holly Long, local forager for Whole Foods Market, opening in Portsmouth

Special to Seacoastonline When Whole Foods Market opens its doors in Portsmouth to shoppers for the first time Friday, June 25, Seacoast residents will see some familiar food labels. Behind the seafood counter, they’ll choose from more than 20…

'Feels like home': Evan Hennessey's Dover restaurant Stages gets new gathering space

Special to Foster's DOVER — Chef Evan Hennessey has welcomed guests into his kitchen at his Stages at One Washington restaurant since 2012, providing an up close and personal look at how seasonal and local ingredients become the progressive New…

'It worked!': Portsmouth Brewery, NH’s original craft brewpub, celebrates 30 years

Special to Seacoastonline PORTSMOUTH — When Peter Egelston and his Northampton Brewery business partners in Massachusetts set out to find a location for a second brewpub back in 1990, they looked as far away as Tampa, Florida, and as close as…