How easy is it to ‘Get Adored’ at The Common Man Roadside?

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, February 20, 2015

The future of loyalty rewards has landed in the palm of your hand with Adored – no more punch cards or coupons to clip.

Get a free cup of coffee at the new Common Man Roadside, with Adored mobile app

Saturday, January 18, 2025Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Ridiculously easy way to get rewarded just for supporting local businesses, with the Adored mobile app.

Alex Ray: A Common Man Who Will Never Rest at the Hooksett Rest Areas

Saturday, January 18, 2025Sunday, February 15, 2015

A window into what’s been happening at the North and Southbound Hooksett Tolls rest stops. It’s uncommonly amazing, thanks to Alex Ray and his Common Man vision.

Fratello’s owner extends reach, ready to revive Nashua’s Villa Banca

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, February 13, 2015

The family-owned Fratello’s and Homestead Restaurant announced full renovations are expected to begin soon to makeover the dining space of the former Villa Banca in Nashua. The work is expected to take about three months.

Yelp! reviews can make or break a small business

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, January 29, 2015

“Here’s what’s wrong with this,” says Lane-Rondeau, who takes it all to heart. “So we have one bad night. This Yelp! customer never spoke to a manager, who would absolutely have been able to do something, and add a personal touch.”

Getting off to a great cooking start in 2015 with not-so-guilty pleasure

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Cooking in 2015: When I saw that glistening wall of stainless steel ladles and giant slotted spoons and whisks, shelves brimming with white French crocks and every kind of baking pan, displays of woks and pots and cutting boards, I felt giddy with a “sugar rush” no Ghirardelli could touch.

Regurgitating 2014, Part 2: Santorini, Greece

Saturday, January 18, 2025Sunday, January 18, 2015

I dreamt up a doozy of a plan. Leave a week early – just me and a backpack – Athens to Piraerus to Santorini, Greece, where I will alternately hike and eat my way across the breathtaking volcanic “backbone” northwest of the island in Oia. I will stay at cheap but respectable Airbnb’s so I can spend lavishly on food and wine. Of course, I will document it all with my camera.

Regurgitating 2014, Part 1: Lyon, France

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, January 1, 2015

Foodie Carolyn Choate recalls a year of epic food adventures: Part 1, Lyon, France.

Lunch with Chuck: The Art of the Meal

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, December 19, 2014

“It’s very challenging and I mean, I feel sorry, there’s very many chefs I’ve run into who want to open their own restaurant but have no financial means and it’s not like the old days where you can present an idea to your local banker and he’ll lend you a couple hundred thousand dollars to start a restaurant or business.” – Chuck Rolecek

To food, family and ghosts of my Christmas past

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, December 12, 2014

“And just like that, I heard the deep purr of his Chevrolet Impala or his Malibu or his red Dodge Charger in the driveway and the “beep, beep” of the horn signaling me to jump in for the “funest” ride of the year. Seat belts? Only librarians and old men wore seat belts.”

Party like it’s 1964 at NH’s first McDonald’s on S. Willow Street

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Meal deals, prizes and more at NH’s first McDonald’s, celebrating 50 years of fast food and family fun.

The stuff of dreams for local ballerinas: Sharing the stage with Misty Copeland in ‘Nutcracker’

Thursday, October 30, 2025Sunday, December 7, 2014

Admittedly, the stage in the Windham High School auditorium was a long way from New York City, but for celebrity ballerina Misty Copeland, the opportunity to inspire the next generation of dancers far outweighed the challenges of fitting additional performances into her extremely hectic schedule.

You are what you read: 3 great books for foodies

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, December 4, 2014

Ice Cream for Breakfast!

Saturday, January 18, 2025Monday, November 24, 2014

Thanksgiving and my Gobble Gobble Snobbery

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, November 14, 2014

Unless you ordered ahead, the quest for a free-range turkey in NH may be futile this year, but it’s worth the journey.

Krupnik: A Honey of a Liqueur

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, November 6, 2014

Tickets on sale for Granite State on Tap craft brew fest

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Granite State on Tap beer Novemberfest coming to the Radisson Hotel, featuring fine New England craft brewers.

Paying parking ticket practically painless with new Manchester NH Connect app

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, October 27, 2014

Parking tickets suck. But the new Manchester NH Connect mobile app makes it practically painless to pay up. I said practically!

GetAdored: Mobile app rewards customer loyalty at local businesses

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, October 22, 2014

It’s hard to argue with a customer perk that is billed as requiring “zero effort.” And to be honest, there is a tiny bit of effort required on your part to begin cashing in on the new local mobile reward app, Adored: Download it to your iPhone. Then, simply return often to participating businesses to build your loyalty profile and earn free or discounted stuff.