Bite Club

Dining on a Dime: Sherpa Kitchen

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:30PM

The appetizers were hefty, and though I was technically satiated after the large "first bites" and a thick mango lassi, the oncoming perfume of ginger, garlic and stewed tomatoes readied me for my entrée. Though I love Sherpa Kitchen's saag paneer — housemade fresh cheese that's spiced, pressed and stewed with spinach, herbs and cream — this time I went for the chana masala, braised chickpeas with cauliflower, onions and fresh ginger in a russet-colored sauce.

Pies for People Returns to Sterling College

by Julia Clancy Posted on November 3, 2016 at 3:25PM

“We’ve been doing Pies for People every year since 2008,” says Christian Feuerstein, Sterling’s communications director. “The event is open to the public — at least for crust-making."

Fontina-and-apple panini with white-bean-and-ham soup

Dining on a Dime: Barrio Bakery

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on October 28, 2016 at 3:04PM

Drizzly gray days can really amp up a restaurant diner's coziness requirement. On this late October morning, Barrio Bakery — on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington's Old North End — called to me.

The Trinidad Sour at Waterworks Food + Drink

Drink Up: The Trinidad Sour and Soirée Noir

by Julia Clancy Posted on October 25, 2016 at 3:57PM

My first whiskey “cocktail” was made by my father, who would tip a half-ounce pour of the liquor — probably Michter’s, sometimes Jameson — into a glass with in an ice cube when I felt a cold coming on. I had my first Clancy “cold remedy” when I was 8, and promptly swore off the burning brown liquid.

Taco time: lamb merguez sausage, salsa succotash

Farmers Market Kitchen: Lamb Merguez Tacos, Warm Salsa Succotash

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on October 25, 2016 at 3:42PM

Forethought, for the record, was not what I was working with last night, as I stared into an empty fridge and wondered about dinner. If I wanted to eat, I'd have to do some digging.

Apple cinnamon piroshki and Anjou-Amaretto polenta cake

Baker Meghan Brickner Turns Travel Into Pastry

by Julia Clancy Posted on October 22, 2016 at 10:00AM

I quickly dove into her massive cookbook library and emerged with a recipe for a croquembouche.” The French pastry isn’t exactly typical fodder for a 10-year-old.

Dining on a Dime: Lucky Next Door

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on October 22, 2016 at 9:00AM

I've eaten at Penny Cluse Café, the wildly popular early morning eatery on Burlington's Cherry Street, countless times. I'm in good company — yesterday morning, Vice President Joe Biden stopped by to try the blueberry pancakes.

Raw honey kombucha, aka Jun, from APIS Honey Kombucha

Drink Up: Raw Honey Kombucha From Golden Well Farm and Apiaries

by Julia Clancy Posted on October 18, 2016 at 4:01PM

Kombucha is traditionally made by fermenting green or black tea with a “symbiotic colony of bacteria or yeast” — also known as SCOBY — and granulated sugar, which is added to the brew to aid the fermentation process. The result is a lightly carbonated drink rife with probiotics, those helpful microbes touted to boost immunity and support a hearty digestive system.

Black River Produce founders Steve Birge and Mark Curran with President Sean Buchanan

Reinhart Foodservice to Purchase Black River Produce

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on October 17, 2016 at 1:30PM

, and I was like, 'Look, did we pick up the squash today? Yes.

Sandwiches on the patio at the Warren Store

Dining on a Dime: Sandwiches and Cider Floats at the Warren Store

by Julia Clancy Posted on October 14, 2016 at 8:00AM

On one warm October afternoon, I took my lunch outside to the Warren Store’s patio, a sunny side deck lofted above a creek dotted with rock-skippers. There was even a man with a fishing rod.

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