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The Goat Offers Trio of Unique Mac and Cheese Dishes
Manchester restaurant expands on classic comfort food with creative toppings and flavor profiles.
Apr. 1, 2026 at 5:06pm
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The Goat, a restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire, has taken macaroni and cheese to new heights by offering a flight of three unique variations on the classic dish. Owner Erica Fleury has put a lot of thought into crafting the perfect mac and cheese, focusing on texture, creaminess, and creative toppings to elevate the comfort food staple.
Why it matters
Macaroni and cheese is a beloved comfort food that evokes nostalgia for many people. By offering a flight of different mac and cheese dishes, The Goat is tapping into that sense of nostalgia while also providing customers with an opportunity to explore new and innovative flavor combinations.
The details
The Goat's mac and cheese flight features three different versions of the dish: a barbecue brisket mac and cheese, a truffle bacon mac and cheese, and a buffalo chicken mac and cheese. Each version starts with the same base of house-made cheese sauce and spiral pasta, but the toppings and additional ingredients are what set them apart. The barbecue brisket version features slow-cooked, in-house brisket, while the truffle bacon version includes crispy diced bacon and truffle oil. The buffalo chicken version is topped with fried chicken coated in buffalo sauce and drizzled with blue cheese.
- The Goat offers the mac and cheese flight during the colder months, usually from January through May.
- The restaurant's warm-weather comfort-food flight is centered around queso cheese sauce.
The players
Erica Fleury
The owner of The Goat restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire, who has put a lot of thought into crafting the perfect mac and cheese.
The Goat
A restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire, that offers a flight of three unique mac and cheese dishes as part of its menu.
What they’re saying
“I think it goes back to your childhood. Everybody probably associates [macaroni and cheese] with their childhood. For people of my generation, it was our comfort food when we were kids.”
— Erica Fleury, Owner, The Goat
“Our flight has small samples of the different versions. When you're eating our flight, it's more about the toppings. So the base is the same … but you still get a bunch of different flavor profiles because you have the barbecue sauce on the brisket. We cook the brisket in-house and it melts in your mouth, but not like falling apart.”
— Erica Fleury, Owner, The Goat
The takeaway
The Goat's innovative mac and cheese flight taps into the nostalgic comfort of a classic dish while also offering customers a chance to explore new and creative flavor combinations. By focusing on texture, creaminess, and unique toppings, the restaurant is elevating macaroni and cheese to a new level and providing a unique dining experience for its customers.
