New Americans Join in Shelburne Grape Harvest

by Kymelya Sari Posted on September 24, 2016 at 8:00AM

Seventy-year-old Saran Chhetri is one of those who takes the bus to work. A Bhutanese gentleman who came to Vermont in 2010, he works four to six hours at a time at the vineyard.

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Food Ethics?

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on September 24, 2016 at 7:00AM

Dining on a Dime: Happy Valley Orchard's Cider Donuts

by Julia Clancy Posted on September 23, 2016 at 9:00AM

Dining on a Dime is a weekly series featuring well-made, filling bites (something substantial enough to qualify as a small meal or better) for $12 or less. Know of a tasty dish we should feature?

Drink Up: Stone Leaf Teahouse

by Julia Clancy Posted on September 22, 2016 at 8:00AM

I remember my pal Sorcha telling me, “I’ll fix you a cup of tea,” in our cottage kitchen in Shanagarry, Ireland, after a long day. “Tea'll always cure what ails ya.”

Farmers Market Kitchen: Wild Grape Jam

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on September 20, 2016 at 3:07PM

Wild Grape Jam Makes five 8-ounce jars Ingredients: 

Dining on a Dime: $3 Tacos at La Puerta Negra

by Suzanne Podhaizer Posted on September 16, 2016 at 4:00PM

Tuesdays are for salsa, and by that I mean both the Latin dance and the tomato and tomatillo-based sauces Americans think of when they hear the term.  Each week around 5:30 p.m., I climb a narrow set of stairs from Montpelier's Main Street to the entrance of La Puerta Negra, order some food at the bar, and head up another flight of stairs to sit in the lounge and lace up my dance shoes while I wait for my food to arrive. 

A Taste of Burlington's Budding Gelateria: Shy Guy

by Julia Clancy Posted on September 15, 2016 at 7:20AM

As I approached the gelato shop's wiry swinging door, a 10-year-old boy came careening around the corner. “Is he open?” shouted a second 10-year-old behind him.

Inside the von Trapp Bierhall, Soft-Opening September 15

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on September 13, 2016 at 5:42PM

The menu offers exactly the kind of food one might expect from an Austrian beer hall in central Vermont. Snacks such as pretzels, cheddar-beer soup and savory dips whet a palate for sausages including bratwurst, knockwurst and bockwurst.

Dining on a Dime: Wing Night at the Colatina Exit

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on September 9, 2016 at 1:35PM

Bradford, my sleepy hometown of 2,500 on the Connecticut River, is home to more than a handful of bars and restaurants. But everyone I know — and I feel like I know most everyone — goes to the Colatina Exit, which has been a Main Street mainstay for 45 years.

Seven Best: Ways to Eat a Tomato

by Julia Clancy Posted on September 8, 2016 at 2:00PM

for lunch, too, with poached eggs and some of that tomato jam Hollandaise." I've been eating tomatoes twice a day, lately; there are so many swelling on the vines in my garden that both I and the rabbit under my porch are getting our full share.