New Zagros Brewing Co., LLC

08/17/2026

Good morning Everyone!!

Hard to believe, but autumn is here in a scant 5 weeks!! Where, oh where did summer go!?

Today we are in Durham, and we will see you in Dover on Wednesday, and Exeter on Thursday!

Thank you all for your support and encouragement and your enthusiastic love affair with great bread. New Zagros has made a mostly complete transition to our new facility, with multigrain, New England Honey Wheat and Anadama still being fine tuned, but deliciousness is intact!!

And we are scaling the production to hopefully meet all your needs!

This summer yielded a wonderful surprise as my friends the Bonardi family stopped by for a visit while on their annual New England pilgrimage:

We had an awesome visit, and as you can imagine we consumed vast quantities of freshly baked bread!!! Along with other great bounty from our farms!

As always, you can email me and pre-order whatever you need reserved for pick-up. Just let me know what you want, what market you will be attending and about what time you anticipate arriving!

Have a great week, enjoy this cooler weather, and we will see you......
.....at the Market!!!

All my best,
Mark

08/10/2026

C'mon down and get you some awesome local stuff!! Baked goods and bread, lobsters and produce, seafood and crafts, OH MY!

08/10/2026

Good morning Everyone!!

I hope that all of you had an awesome weekend! My was exceptional!! We got lots of fresh sourdough baked for all of you, AND.......

New Zagros was blessed with a visit from the Bonardi Clan of Catonsville, Maryland! Left to right is Noah, Beth, Eric and Vinny!

Today's market is in Durham, and it looks as though it is going to be a delightful day! Hope to see you there!!

08/05/2026

C'mon down!! I think I need some hot cashews!! Or, a decadent summer treat - sweet corn tossed with butter and slathered in Cousin Deans hot sauce!! Whichever one you like best!!!

Yumm!!

Will we see you there?! The sun will be shining and the market will be ready ☀️ Seacoast Eat Local Dover Farmers' Market

08/03/2026

Good morning Everyone!!

Just a quick note, no pictures today - first order of business is to welcome Jean B., Susan D., Patricia S., Stephanie, Amber D., Derek H., and Michael B.!!!

As most of you know, we are in our new facility, still working out some kinks, and are back at markets (see schedule in bio) on a weekly basis!!

There will be some hiccups where certain styles may not be available that week (croutons!!!?) Emoji, however we are working diligently to provide a full menu each and every week!

Today's weather looks dicey, however we are planning to be at Durham, with a rain canopy in place!

Thanks for your continued support, and we will see you....
...at the Market!!

07/31/2026

These are the freshest, sweetest lobsters you will ever experience! Thanks for all your efforts, Gary!

07/27/2026

Looks like a picture perfect day for our market in Durham today!!! Hope to see you there!!

07/20/2026

Good Everyone!

Welcome Matt A.!

This is a scheduled off week for Durham, but we are scheduled for Dover on Wednesday and Exeter on Thursday! There is a potential for severe weather on Wednesday, and I will keep everyone updated by email and facebook, if it is going to impact our being there.

Beginning next week, New Zagros will be at markets in Durham, Dover and Exeter every week for the remainder of the season!!

There is lots of good news from the new kitchen! I am still struggling a little bit with getting the Anadama perfect, however this week saw a very good version. The hydration on the multigrain is being very particular, because all of the whole grains are soaked overnight to virtually eliminate the phytic acid, so all those vitamins and minerals are available for your body to assimilate! Although the flavor is amazing, it is not yet perfect - We shall not be deterred!

I will keep working on developing the recipe transitions to perfection!! There is a lot to share though! Very importantly, the English muffins and their starter, "Seymour" love their new home and continue to bless us with magnitudes of deliciousness!!

New Zagros welcomed our first visitors to the new kitchen, Alex and Harshavya!

Harshavya is a huge fan of challah....
..and I am so happy to say, we have figured out the transition for all its versions!

Sourdoughs continue to exceed expectations, however I am going to have to have some custom baking sheets and pans made in order to scale production....

In the meantime, we will endeavor with the tools we have! Product insanity alert!!!! The following was born of a windfall of local sour cherries, and there are 3 loaves ($15) available for clients this week - I had to test the 4th loaf, and it is just insane!! Here then is the Belgian chocolate, sour cherry sourdough....
...this is over 2 pounds of gastronomical euphoria that may be banned in certain states or require a minimum age in order to purchase!!!! Check with your local authorities!Emoji Toasted with butter and sea salt, this bread sent this baker to nirvana!!!

Last but certainly not least, the Nan Zeytoon (kalamata olive sourdough) was again subject to quality approval inspection, and passed with flying colors, so it has the PWLB seal of approval (PWLB - people who love bread!!)

Thank you all for supporting this fantastically inspiring journey!! I will keep you posted regarding Wednesday's weather and our attendance, but in the meantime enjoy great local foods, fine friends and family and we will see you .......

At the Market!!!

All my best,
Mark

07/15/2026

Hi Everyone! This is a scheduled off week for New Zagros, however there is so much great local food each week that I just have to spread the word!!

Enjoy the market, and be on the lookout - I hear through the corn stalk that sweet corn is not far away!!!

07/13/2026

Good morning Everyone!!

"Houston, we have lift off!!" Yowsir!!! Yes, it's true!

But first a very heartfelt welcome to Kelcey F. and Olina G.!! WELCOME!! And to Michael S. (you know who you are!), if you make it to the Durham market today, I have an amazing loaf of New England Honey Wheat for you!!

The past 17 days have been chock full of effort, disappointment and discouragement, however! This weekend things came together as I applied all of those observations and notes to finally achieve this:

Ooops! That last one was my lunch! But, it was on the multigrain produced at the new facility, and untoasted it held together beautifully and was so moist and delicious I just had to share with my sandwich loving friends!!

The top two pictures are evidence of a very successful transition to the new kitchen for the sourdough English muffins, and all the sourdough styles (plain, whole wheat, rosemary and sea salt, and the Nan Zeytoon!)

Wow! That was little more difficult than I expected and there is still more to do to realize full potential, but I am pleased to announce a target date for being back weekly to Durham, Dover and Exeter!!

Below is the market schedule for July, and I anticipate a return to every market (sans Portsmouth) going forward. Just for edification, here is the rest of July's schedule:

Durham: July 13 and 27.
Dover: July 22 and 29.
Exeter: July 23 and 30.

Thank you for all your patience, kindness and patronage during this transition. I am so looking forward to being able to deliver all the delicious New Zagros bread you want, and then being able to explore new styles and products as our new kitchen matures!!

With deep gratitude and appreciation,
Mark