Bijou Fine Chocolate Brings Swiss Tradition to Shelburne

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 28, 2016 at 5:32PM

Vin Bar & Shop Closes Its Doors

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 26, 2016 at 9:51PM

Dining on a Dime: Boustan

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on November 26, 2016 at 7:30AM

At 3 a.m. on Sunday, a long line snakes into the Saint Catherine Street location of  Boustan, a Lebanese fast-food mini-chain with five restaurants in Montréal. Hungry dancers and club hoppers wait, examining the menu or watching sports on a wall-hung TV, until they can reach the counter and place an order.

Farmers Market Kitchen: Breakfast Ramen Hack

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on November 22, 2016 at 3:08PM

Dining on a Dime: Hattie's Kitchen

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on November 18, 2016 at 9:09AM

have always kind of struggled," she says, noting that Strafford's 1,100 or so full-time residents can't sustain a restaurant on their own. When Hackett moved in, she says, many locals told her that sticker shock prevented them from frequenting earlier restaurants in the space.

Lincoln Peak Vineyard's Take on the Nouveau Wine Tradition

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 15, 2016 at 7:00AM

"This is the first year we made a nouveau wine, and I'm happy with the results," says Granstrom. "We had such a big crop of beautiful grapes after a perfect growing season — the bountiful yield gave me some extra Marquette grapes to 'play' with.

Drink Up: Scout & Company in Winooski

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on November 12, 2016 at 8:30AM

Chittenden County has plenty of  coffee shops, and I enjoy many of them. But Scout & Co. in Winooski (other locations are in Burlington's Old North End and South End) is where I spend the vast majority of my coffee-shop time.

In Hancock, a Country Store Is Revived

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 10, 2016 at 3:23PM

The Deerings, who also operate Deering’s Service Center and JD’s Quick Stop on Route 100, saw the empty store for sale and knew it would soon be offered in a January 2013 auction. The couple had already invested years and dollars in the small nearby businesses, and wanted to keep doing so in their own community, Sara notes.

Food and Chaucer at the Isole Dinner Club

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on November 9, 2016 at 3:51PM

The Forme of Cury (cury is an ancient word for cookery, not an alternative spelling of the yellow spice powder) dates from the 14th century. Originally a scroll put together by the Chief Master Cooks of King Richard II,  it includes recipes such as this one for rabbit: "Take hares and hewe hem to gobettes and seeþ hem with þe blode unwaisshed in broth.

Farmers Market Kitchen: Ham Hock-Legume Soup

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on November 8, 2016 at 3:48PM

My favorite ham jam has to do with the bones. A whole ham is a pork's rear leg from hip to ankle.