Beyond the Plate with Carol

Beyond the Plate with Carol 🎙️ Beyond the Plate with Carol Erickson — a podcast celebrating local flavor, restaurants & small business success 🍽️✨

Beyond the Plate is a vibrant podcast hosted by Carol Lawrence, a passionate foodie, dynamic entrepreneur, and seasoned restaurateur with over 38 years of experience in the local dining scene. Each episode dives deep into the world of food, community, and entrepreneurship, highlighting the stories behind beloved local restaurants, rising culinary talents, and inspiring small business owners. From

behind-the-scenes glimpses to farm-to-table journeys, Beyond the Plate offers more than just food talk—it is a celebration of local flavor, innovation, and connection. Featuring lively discussions, guest interviews, foodie trivia, and fun challenges, this podcast serves up a delicious blend of entertainment and community pride.

08/18/2026

Every business has a story. Pappy's story includes Ronnie — who ran the restaurant from a wheelchair after an accident left him paralyzed. He got a second opportunity at life, and John Milliard says he never once treated the wheelchair as an obstacle. Instead, he used Pappy's as a way to give back to the community. As John put it: "He was a beacon."
Catch this moment and the full conversation in today's episode of Beyond the Plate.

08/18/2026

I got to introduce someone very special on this episode — my great-nephew Oliviero, who we all call Ollie.
He's my niece Lizzie's son, and he and his family come visit every summer for about a month. I thought it'd be fun to just sit down and chat with him about his life near Lucca, Italy — the go-kart, the chickens he takes care of, the treehouse he plays in. Nothing fancy, just an 8-year-old telling me about the things that make him happy. And honestly, I loved every second of it.
This is a different kind of episode for us, but it's exactly what "beyond the plate" is all about. Full conversation is up now.

08/18/2026

He put the dish on the menu, never ran it as a special, and didn't taste it himself for a month and a half. It's now been on the menu at Revival Kitchen and Bar for four years.

Chef Corey Fletcher started out washing dishes at a family restaurant in Milford, New Hampshire. Almost 30 years later he owns Revival Kitchen and Bar on Depot Street in Concord, NH -- and he sat down with Carol to talk about all of it.

They get into the seared scallop dish that's been on his menu since day one, the 250 French macarons his kitchen turns out in a week, how Burger and Beer Fridays got his team and his regulars through COVID, and what black garlic actually tastes like. Carol also shares her own surprise walk-in visit to Revival -- no reservation, no plan, and one very good bowl of chowder.

Two people who both started in the dish pit. You can hear it in every minute of this one.

Watch the full episode now ⬇️
Youtu.be/389cEkZqL2M

08/17/2026

I love this rule Ryan of Crazy Dreamers holds himself to. He always pays for his own food when he's reviewing a restaurant — no free meals, no special treatment. His reasoning? Any of that would skew his honest opinion.
And even when the food doesn't hit, he's not out to tear anyone down. He pointed out something worth remembering: restaurants have off days too.
That kind of integrity is exactly why people trust what he puts out.

Chef Corey Fletcher of Revival Kitchen & Bar in Concord, New Hampshire is going Beyond the Plate with Carol -- and his e...
08/17/2026

Chef Corey Fletcher of Revival Kitchen & Bar in Concord, New Hampshire is going Beyond the Plate with Carol -- and his episode drops tomorrow!

Honestly, we are so lucky right now -- two talented chefs, back to back episodes. Our tiny little state of New Hampshire sure does pack a whole lot of flavor and a whole lot of talent. We're so excited for you guys to hear the conversation with Chef Corey. You do not want to miss this one.

New episode drops Tuesday -- linktr.ee/BeyondtheplateNH

08/16/2026

Carol asked Chef Evan Hennessey to take us back to the moment he won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northeast — and his answer was one of the most honest we've heard on the show.
He describes standing in a room full of culinary icons, Nancy Silverton among them, feeling both starstruck and completely out of place. As the evening went on, he says his anxiety "literally rollercoastered" — calm one moment, nervous the next — until his category got close and he had to find a way to sit with it. His solution? What he calls "competition mode": blocking everything out and focusing only on the moment in front of him.
It's a rare, unfiltered look at what it actually feels like to make culinary history.
Catch the full conversation with Chef Evan Hennessey on this week's episode of Beyond the Plate with Carol. 🎙️
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Today’s travels… 🚘In Search of The Best Bloody Mary!Where are we headed…hint… northeast…🤔
08/16/2026

Today’s travels… 🚘
In Search of The Best Bloody Mary!
Where are we headed…hint… northeast…🤔

08/16/2026

Andy Day poured Carol a taste of "Hoppy and Homegrown" — a collaboration beer with the Derry Homegrown Farmers Market, brewed light and hop-forward with notes of melon and peach. Carol, who's admittedly not a regular beer drinker, walked away wondering if that might be changing.
It's been one of the hits of the summer at Cask & Vine in Derry — come try it yourself and see what the fuss is about!
Full conversation with Andy in this week's episode of Beyond the Plate, filmed on location at Cask & Vine 🎙️

08/15/2026

Jim Varney spent years designing coffee equipment. Now he's the one using it every single day — and he says he can't turn off that engineer's brain. 😅
He told me he's constantly making mental notes: "I'd move this little k**b here," "this edge is a little sharp," "I can't reach this." Someday, he says, he plans to actually go back and redesign the things that bug him most.
It's such a fun window into how a design mindset never really turns off. Full episode is live now — go check it out! 🎧

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