Bite Club

#Instareal: Stonesoupalley Shows It Like It Is

by Sally Pollak Posted on December 6, 2018 at 1:14PM

At stonesoupalley, you won't find a plate of pretty food that is unidentifiable without a hashtag hint (#itdontlooklikethatforlong). There are no shots of farm landscapes where cows and carrots live the sunshiny good life until they don't (#blessedtillyoueatus). In his 30 posts for 77 followers (so far), Elliott lays out the raw, rough-and-tumble ingredients that pepper the life of a restaurant.

Hen of the Wood Restaurateurs Buy Prohibition Pig

by Sally Pollak Posted on December 4, 2018 at 3:22PM

There’s more going on. It’s the center of the town, physically and spiritually.”

Peterson Quality Malt Purchases Nordic Farms

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on December 4, 2018 at 1:41PM

supply, we’ll be able to get to some of the mid-sized breweries," Peterson predicted, adding that he hopes larger breweries will use his product to create Vermont-grown flagship brews. Peterson said his first order of business is to convert the farm's modern free-stall barn into a malthouse.

Farmhouse Group to Add Three Restaurants Next Year

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 27, 2018 at 7:15PM

El Cortijo, slated to open in late spring or summer of 2019, will occupy a small space next to Scout & Co. in the Winooski Block building. The menu will follow the original El Cortijo, with the addition of a raw bar.

To Tip or Not to Tip, to Post or Not to Post? Monarch & the Milkweed Stirs Controversy

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 25, 2018 at 5:14PM

tip is entitled. They’ll probably say it next time.”

Dining on a Dime: Vergennes Laundry by CK

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 16, 2018 at 12:46PM

Though the café still serves baked goods, coffee and espresso drinks in the morning, as well as more substantial meals, Kruse added dinner service five nights a week. Like the breakfast/brunch menu, dinner prices include tax and tip; a three-course dinner is $39, dishes are available a la carte, too.

Roast beef panini with fries from Kerry's Kwik Stop

Dining on a Dime: Kerry's Kwik Stop

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on November 13, 2018 at 2:53PM

It's worth noting that coffee at Kerry's is the real deal. The store offers two organic roasts from Vermont Coffee Company, along with several additional options, flavored or otherwise, from other local roasters.

Dining on a Dime: Mirabelles Café

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 2, 2018 at 12:28PM

My impromptu lunch mate, Burlington architect Brad Rabinowitz, chose the grilled steak sandwich with blue cheese dressing, lettuce and crispy onion rings on a toasted bun ($10.50). “You made the right choice,” he said when my meal arrived.

Dining on a Dime: Pho Dang Vietnamese Café

by Sally Pollak Posted on October 26, 2018 at 2:03PM

My food followed fast: a first course of four deep-fried egg rolls ($3.95) and then a spectacular bowl of pho rau. The steaming bowl of chicken and beef broth held a treasure trove of crunchy vegetables, like a salad dunked in stock: scallions, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and celery. The mushrooms came in chunks, the peppers in big pieces, and the celery slices were long and cut on the bias.

Dining on a Dime: UVMMC Garden Atrium

by Sally Pollak Posted on October 19, 2018 at 4:25PM

Options extend to the dining area where seating includes a big chair with attached desk-top that faces raised-bed gardens, spots around the gas fireplace in the center of the room or traditional dining at a table. Wherever you sit, meals are delivered.

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