Quick Hits

Here's some thoughts I've been sitting on that don't quite warrant their own blog. Of course they all pertain to the Granite State.

1. The Common Man is a small chain of restaurants entirely located in New Hampshire. I just discovered them last winter and I am totally hooked. Each meal comes with complementary bread (two kinds) AND cheese and crackers (all you can eat). The entrees are delicious and if you visit their website (www.thecman.com) there are quite a few selected recipes for your home enjoyment.

2. Visited Fun World in Nashua for the first time in maybe 15 years. That is an hour or so and 5-10 dollars well spent. Played air hockey, Daytona Racing, a few shoot 'em up games and one of those football throwing games like the basketball shooting games. If you can shake the pedophilic feeling of being there, I recommend it.



3. Dined at La Carreta on Saturday night. I gotta say, I don't get it. Food was decent, served quickly and plentiful at a reasonable price, but the wait was ridiculous long (about an hour if you don't include our trip to Fun World) and the parking situation is a mess (our friends had to park at a car dealership up the road.) From what I hear, the place is always mobbed too. I want to know what dish is so amazing that people are willing to endure such obstacles. My chicken tacos cannot possibly be that dish.

4. Why does the northern part of New Hampshire have to receive 10"+ of snow on Sunday night, the longest possible time before I can go enjoy it? I guess it's just a present for the locals that tend to the slopes all winter and face the harsh weather that comes with it head on. Enjoy, White Mountainers.