Apr 11-17, 2012
A Vermonter With Autism Makes His Inner Voice Heard Through Film; Who’s in Mayor Miro’s Posse?; Matt Renna’s Dry-Goods Venture; Clean Slate’s Eclectic Comfort Food
Cover Story
In Burgeoning Bromance, Burlington Mayor Taps Best Bud for City Attorney
When Miro Weinberger first considered running for mayor of Burlington last summer, he turned to attorney and friend Ian Carleton for political advice. Now that…
Menus Posted: Shanty on the Shore and The Foundry Pub & Grille
During Restaurant Week, there are any number of ways to plan your meals out. And if your priority is a table with a view, at…
Menus Posted: Mexicali Grill & Cantina and Monty’s Old Brick Tavern
There’s more to Williston than big box stores. Two locally owned restaurants are participating in Vermont Restaurant Week this year, an ideal destination outside the…
Menus Posted: American Flatbread and Pauline’s Restaurant & Café
One is a devotedly locavore flatbread purveyor. The other, a café with elegant, French-influenced fare. This Vermont Restaurant Week, both focus on wild foods. For…
Menus Posted: Harrington House Inn and Restaurant and Shepard’s Pie Restaurant
Amongst the 20 or so new eateries taking part in Restaurant Week this year, a few are worth a road trip to the Upper Valley….
Menus Posted: Cosmic Bakery & Café and One Federal Restaurant & Lounge
Starting on the same weekend as the Vermont Maple Festival, two of the town’s restaurants are making strong impressions with $25, three-course Vermont Restaurant Week…
Vermont Senate Rejects Right-to-Die Legislation — Without Ever Voting On It
No one expected discussion of a right-to-die bill to last more than a few minutes in the Vermont Senate on Thursday. On her way into…
Unlock The Food Chain With Authors Barry Estabrook & Marialisa Calta
In the midst of the weeklong culinary hoedown that is Vermont Restaurant Week, it’s easy to forget that every filet of fish, cube of chocolate…
Movies You Missed 34: Miss Representation
This week in movies you missed: What’s missing from movies? Positive representations of women, according to this documentary. What You Missed Jennifer Siebel Newsom (pictured)…
A Cause for Paws: A Vermonter Rescues a Stray Dog From Mozambique
From how far away are you willing to rescue a stray dog? From across the county? Across the state? Perhaps you’ll even adopt one through…
We’ve Got the Shakes
Wanna go see Alabama Shakes at Higher Gound this Saturday? Of course you do. Problem is, the show is sold out and you forgot to…
Get Ready For The Sweet Start Smackdown!
Usually, we save dessert for last. But this year, we’ll kick off Restaurant Week off with a serious dose of sugar, chocolate and cream. On…
Menus Posted: Pistou & Hen of the Wood at the Grist Mill
Hoping to be surprised? Both Pistou in Burlington and Hen of the Wood in Waterbury are so focused on keeping their ingredients fresh that they’ll…
The Jazzmen (and Women) Cometh: BDJF 2012 Lineup Announced
The sun is shining, birds are chirping, leaves are confused and at a press conference earlier today the lineup for the 2012 Burlington Discover Jazz…
Menus For Wine Lovers: Windjammer Restaurant and Steeple Market
I have a special place in my heart for chefs and managers who conjure wine pairings for their Restaurant Week menus. At The Windjammer Restaurant…
WTF: Why will parking against the flow of traffic get you a ticket in Winooski?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police searching for a stolen iPad used the tablet’s GPS to track it to an apartment in San Jose, Calif. The officers…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Some people misunderstand the do-it-now fervor of the Aries tribe, thinking it must inevitably lead to carelessness. Please prove them wrong…
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Easter at Consider Bardwell Farm [263]
4/8/12: Consider Bardwell Farm held its first annual Easter Egg Hunt in West Pawlet on Sunday. Over 150 baby goats greeted visitors and Eva got…
Preservation Hall
Musician, collector and yarn spinner Rick Norcross aims to get his show on the road
Crumbs
Leftover food news: The end of Sirloin Saloon; the start of a new online community for foodies
Letters to the Editor
Part of the Problem Kathryn Flagg could have saved a lot of paper [“Blow Hard,” March 14] simply by describing the repeated pattern of events…
In Utility Merger Fight, A Battle For Votes — Or For Hearts and Minds?
If supporters of a proposed merger between the state’s two largest electric companies made one thing clear Tuesday it’s this: They’re winning the inside game…
Menus Posted: El Gato Cantina & Frida’s Taqueria and Grill
Looking for more Mexican options? Burlington and Stowe each has a locally focused, $25 menu to choose. Burlington’s El Gato Cantina serves braised Vermont Family…
“Death With Dignity” Legislation Alive Again
What do tanning beds and physician-assisted death have in common? We’re about to find out. In a surprise move Tuesday, the Senate Health and Welfare…
Pies on the Rise
Side Dishes: Positive Pie expands in Plainfield; New-Haven-style pizza comes to Woodstock
Foundry Pub & Grille, The
830 Jay Peak Road, Jay, 802-327-2500 map & directions | website Locally sourced ingredients are prepared in the ceramic tile centerpiece oven at this resort…
Menus Posted: Three Tomatoes Trattoria
In Vermont, the name Three Tomatoes Trattoria is synonymous with bubbling, thin-crust pizzas. But the menu is also chock full of hearty dishes loaded with…
