The Good Eats column in Merrimack Valley Magazine featured Vera Ristorante in Newburyport MA this month. Try the baby octopus and you won’t order fried calamari again. Writer Dean Johnson gives you the rundown on […]
Cover View with Calvin Kattar
This month I have the cover view with Merrimack Valley Magazine. Featured on the cover is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Calvin Kattar of Methuen MA. After shooting his workout session earlier in November we […]
Workout with Calvin Kattar
Methuen MA MMA fighter Calvin Kattar at the gym training for the upcoming UFC title. Look for my views in the article “The King of Swing” by writer Adam Tokarz in the Jan/Feb 2021 issue […]
Fermentation Recipes with Emily Makrez
Emily Markrez posed for me along with some of her home brewed products for the CSA (Community Sourced Agriculture) article “Fermentation”. Look for the article and recipes by Emily with Marc and Chris Horne of […]
Dark Day
My trip in Washington D.C. in 2019 was a deep appreciation of what we have. Yesterday’s events in the capitol were of a dark day in our history. But I do believe this will pass […]
Fat Bikes at the Bike Barn
Did you get a bike for Christmas? I was at the Bike Barn in Manchester NH to photograph owner Mike Lessard for Merrimack Valley Magazine. Fat Bikes are a great way to enjoy the winter […]
Warm Apple Cider at Stones #1 Social
Finishing my Hot Drinks assignment with Warm Apple Cider at Stones #1 Social in Nashua NH with Aislyn Plath. Locally sourced cider along with orange juice, ginger, cloves, cinnamon sticks, fresh orange slices and a […]
Hot Drinks at 4 Oaks Grazie
More hot drinks this time with bartender Katy Coughlin at Grazie Italian Restaurant Four Oaks Country Club Dracut MA. Katy made a Mandorla Al Cocolateo Caldo. The ingredients were dark chocolate cocoa, Tuaca liqueur and […]
The Engagement Ring
Sometimes the holidays bring a special moment and on Christmas Eve my son Ryan announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend Ashley. Back in October he picked out the setting and stones along with some […]
Holiday Hot Drinks
Hot drink recipes this week for the Holiday issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine. I started off at the Horseshoe Grille in North Reading MA. Bar manager Peter Wermecke along with owner Pat Lee produced the […]