Bite Club

Juice Bar and Cycling Studio to Open on College Street

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 9, 2013 at 4:31PM

For a while now, 126 College Street has been a dining and drinking mecca, with an Italian restaurant (L'Amante) on one side and a wine bar (Vin Wine Bar & Shop) on the other.Come December, they'll be joined by a different brand of drinking experience: A juice bar and indoor cycling studio will open in the space between them.The colorful Juicebox Raw Juicery will dominate the front of the 2500-square-foot space, and the Cyclepath studio will occupy the back. Both businesses will be run by Sarah Larkin and wife-and-husband team Kara and Ian Bouchett."These two ideas came into our heads simultaneously, and we looked at a lot of different ways to do them,' says Ian Bouchett, whose family owns Home Port on Church Street.

Alice Eats: ABC Café & Pub

by Alice Levitt Posted on October 8, 2013 at 12:59PM

1 Towne Marketplace, Essex Junction, 872-8188On an April episode of Anthony Bourdain's CNN show, "Parts Unknown," artist David Choe took the chef on an unlikely trip in his native Koreatown. The pair headed to Sizzler, where Choe, in an all-orange suit, showed off the finer points of constructing a meatball taco from the buffet offerings.

Grazing: Kale, Squash & Ricotta Salad with Cider Vinaigrette

by Corin Hirsch Posted on October 4, 2013 at 11:50AM

The garden is taking its last bittersweet gasps, and they come in the form of Brussels sprouts, tomatillos, broccoli, carrots, squash, and kale.Despite its heady cachet in Vermont, I'm not a huge fan of kale, kale chips notwithstanding. Mostly I wrestle with its chewy stems and waxy, stubborn leaves.

Alice Eats: Route 4 Country Store, Deli & Bar-B-Que

by Alice Levitt Posted on October 1, 2013 at 11:58AM

3699 Woodstock Rd., White River Junction, 295-7563Despite my most ardent efforts, there are still some places in Vermont where I haven't yet tried the barbecue. Check Route 4 Country Store, Deli & Bar-B-Que off the list.Distance is my only excuse.

Grazing: The Sparkling Cider Boom, and Why the CIDER Act Matters

by Corin Hirsch Posted on September 27, 2013 at 4:06PM

It doesn't take a brain surgeon, or even a food writer, to know that we're in the midst of a hard-cider boom. In Vermont alone, the field has grown from a scant handful of producers a few years ago to more than a dozen today, and the number is growing.

'The Great Chicken Wing Hunt' Hits Burlington on Friday

by Alice Levitt Posted on September 25, 2013 at 3:46PM

If you're much of a drinker (or eater) you probably have a favorite place for wings.Filmmaker Matt Reynolds left a successful career in the Czech Republic to find his. And his movie chronicling the saucy quest, The Great Chicken Wing Hunt, has been making this year's festival rounds, earning the description "The Big Lebowski of docs."But like "the Dude," Reynolds apparently isn't great with deadlines.

Heady Topper Runs Out At The Emmy Awards

by Corin Hirsch Posted on September 25, 2013 at 2:55PM

At Sunday evening's Emmy Awards, the celebrity-studded audience in LA's Nokia Theater watched Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney take home golden statues and Elton John perform a tribute to Liberace. Backstage, another drama was unfolding — there wasn't enough Heady Topper to go around.Alchemist co-owner Jen Kimmich says that two cases of their signature brew made it to the Emmys, but halfway through the show, supply was running thin.

Alice Eats: Global Burlington International Dinner Series

by Alice Levitt Posted on September 24, 2013 at 11:48AM

Community dinners don't have to mean fish fries or chicken pie suppers. At North End Studio's Global Burlington International Dinner Series, they could mean tah chin, momos or, in the case of last Sunday's dinner, nafaqo.The monthly dinners are a joint venture between North End Studios, the Vermont Council on World Affairs and the Vermont International Festival.

Grazing: Fried Green Tomatoes

by Corin Hirsch Posted on September 20, 2013 at 5:17PM

They're the stragglers. The slow pokes.

'The Atlantic' Tastes the Alchemist

by Alice Levitt Posted on September 19, 2013 at 1:43PM

Most of us know James Fallows as a longtime national correspondent at the Atlantic. But when not pursuing hard-hitting stories, Fallows identifies himself as "a beer guy."Fallows is in Vermont for his blog series on small cities, which feature positive stories of economic and cultural growth.

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