Restaurant Week NH Launches

Restaurant Week NH is now underway.

The first annual event, sponsored by the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association, started on Friday with an event at the State Library featuring state officials, celebrity chefs, and food sampling.

The event is an effort to get both locals and tourists, regardless of their budgets, to check out specials at eateries and hotels around the state.

The following Concord restaurants are participating in the effort:

For the full list of more than 150 restaurants participating, visit RestaurantWeekNH.com.

At the site, readers can also download recipes and check out videos from New Hampshire's celebrity chefs.