Bite Club

Grazing: Hot Buttered (Maple) Rum

by Corin Hirsch Posted on November 11, 2011 at 4:37PM

I don't mind the browns and greys of stick season, but November in Vermont can be a chilling time for more reasons than one. Restaurants close for weeks, hunters blanket the woods and the first fires are lit.

Grazing: Käsespätzle From Das Bierhaus

by Corin Hirsch Posted on November 4, 2011 at 4:39PM

The brief snow flurry in Burlington this morning was a full-on squall out near Richmond. As I drove through it, my thoughts — and lunch plans — drifted toward gut-warming comfort food.

Alice Eats: Sarducci's Restaurant and Bar

by Alice Levitt Posted on November 1, 2011 at 1:42PM

3 Main Street, Montpelier, 802-223-0229 Sometimes it's hard to find an excuse to write about the most popular restaurants. Sarducci's has been a Montpelier staple since 1994, crawling with legislators, business people and families.

Grazing: Roasted Delicata Squash With Feta & Parsley

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:26PM

In the days before I was acquainted with winter squashes, their bin looked like a formidable landscape of oranges and greens. I had no idea which ones to grab or what to do with them once I was home.

Alice Eats: Club Take 2

by Alice Levitt Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:49PM

21 Essex Way, Essex, 878-7231 In the spirit of the Vermont International Film Festival, which continues all this week, I thought it only appropriate to grab some big-screen eats. Sure, I could have feasted on popcorn and candy anywhere, but at the Essex Cinemas, the selections are, well, a little more substantial.

Grazing: The Last of the Ploughgate Creamery Hartwell

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 21, 2011 at 4:14PM

Last month, a fire damaged Ploughgate Creamery in Albany, Vt., bringing cheese production to a halt. Among the (dairy) casualties were creamy Elmore, the silky Willoughby and Hartwell, a bloomy rind Camembert-style cheese made from organic Ayrshire cow milk that has melted many a cheeselover's heart.

Alice Eats: Union Jack's

by Alice Levitt Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:19PM

370 Shelburne Rd., Burlington, 802-652-9828 There are things that you eat because they're good for you and will make you feel good. Then there are meals that you know your body will regret, but the delicious memories will live on, even as you're walking into the light.

Grazing: Rose Hip-Glaze

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 16, 2011 at 2:27PM

The parking lot of my local Shaw's is swimming in rose hip bushes. All summer, I watched as their papery pink blossoms hardened into tiny fruits that ripened to deep, satisfying red. Each orb packs a zingy, almost tropical flavor, and I've wanted to gather them by the bushel. But I haven't, because lord knows what they've been sprayed with. Fortunately, rose hips are not hard to find — they grow all over the place.

Alice Eats: Cool Runnings

by Alice Levitt Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:59AM

38 Park Street, Essex Junction 802-871-5399 The phone number at Cool Runnings doesn't work and the only table is covered with the staff's belongings. On the shelves, there are boxes of Spanish fly and condoms that advertise genital numbing properties.

Grazing: Pesto Trapanese

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 7, 2011 at 4:58PM

Ah, October. Crisp days and high time to roast squash, quaff cider, and ... make pesto?

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