Bite Club

Grazing: Maple-BBQ Glazed Wings from the Farmhouse Tap & Grill

by Corin Hirsch Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:28PM

Though I'm nowhere near a die-hard football fan, I can appreciate the tactical slow burn of a good game — and during the Superbowl, I can definitely appreciate the food in all its greasy glory. What other day of the year can you completely give yourself over to chips and dips, nachos, sliders, beer and wings?

Alice Eats: Mimmo's Pizzeria

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:51PM

4 Carmichael St., Essex, 288-9494 I have two older brothers. One is a chef, who, my mother loves to recount, asked for a wheel of fontina for his third birthday cake.

Grazing: Yum Dragon Dumplings, for Year of the Dragon

by Corin Hirsch Posted on January 27, 2012 at 5:21PM

When I visit Asian food markets, I usually pick up big bags of dumplings as surefire backups for nights when I don't feel like cooking. They're cheap, easy to cook and always filling, and can do in any kind of pinch.

Alice Eats: Castlerock Pub at Sugarbush

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:16AM

Lincoln Peak Village, Warren, 583-6311 I recently traded lift tickets I won at Top Hat's Trivia Mania for a restaurant gift certificate. That should tell you everything you need to know about my nonexistent interest in skiing.

Grazing: Sole Meunière With Meyer Lemon

by Corin Hirsch Posted on January 20, 2012 at 3:28PM

Old habits die hard. It's around this time every year when the most ambitious post-holiday food resolutions begin to fade, and fat, sugar or other offenders begin to creep back into our diet. After all, it's freezing out, and the body wants to pack on calories as much as the mind wants to keep them at bay.

Alice Eats: Garage Beirut

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 17, 2012 at 1:41PM

1238 MacKay Street, Montréal, Québec It's not really a garage, more of a basement, though one with a big window letting in plenty of light. Beirut, though, is entirely accurate to describe this cozy restaurant, decorated with historic photos of the Lebanese capital.

Grazing: Unified Press From Citizen Cider

by Corin Hirsch Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:02PM

I don't kick back with hard cider too often, but Unified Press will probably change that. This libation landed on my radar earlier this week, when someone "liked" Citizen Cider on Facebook and my pulse quickened — a new local ciderhouse?

Alice Eats: The Hungry Lion

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 10, 2012 at 1:29PM

4 Jericho East Drive, Jericho, 802-899-5466 It's a comfort food world, we're just living in it. And if you're going to sup on food like Grandma used to make, why not really go old school and eat something that's been lovingly handcrafted, too?

Alice Eats: Brunch at Bluebird Tavern

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 3, 2012 at 2:08PM

86 St Paul St., Burlington, 802-540-1786 Since the Bluebird Tavern reopened in downtown Burlington, the most frequent question I've been getting from readers is, How's the quality of their new lunch and brunch? I finally made it in for brunch on New Year's Eve day.

Grazing: Mulled Wine Recipe From Nina Koch

by Corin Hirsch Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:39PM

Though Christmas is drawing to a close, a good mulled wine can warm your bones all winter. When I learned that Nina Koch, a regional wine representative at Vermont Wine Merchants, had perfected her own version, I asked to reprint it here and she graciously agreed. "After combing through many different recipes and watching some pretty comical YouTube videos, I came up with a fantastic recipe for some savory and delicious mulled wine," she says.

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