11/7/15: Hotel Vermont hosted a sold out “Wild About Vermont” game dinner Saturday night in collaboration with Vermont Fish and Wildlife and Lake Champlain International. On the menu were meats provided by game wardens, hunters, anglers and yes, some roadkill too. The deer, moose, fish and beaver were prepared artfully by Chef Doug Paine.
A long time tradition in Vermont, this modern twist on the game supper helps connect dinners to their local, wild food sources. As James Ehlers of LCI joked, “From the grill of my truck to Doug’s grill.” It doesn’t get much more local than that.
Proceeds from the $75/person meal go to the conservation efforts of Vermont Fish and Wildlife and Lake Champlain International.
Music: Nude Veritas, Meaty Hooks, “Never” & “L-I-V-I-N” Josh Cake, “The Roadkill Song”
This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by
Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism
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This article appears in Nov 11-17, 2015.
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“From the grill of my truck to Doug’s grill.” It doesn’t get much more local than that.
One more reason to care about our land and water–it feeds us, literally!
Amazing job of storytelling, Eva Sollberger of Seven Days!! Crazy good food preparation by Douglas Paine and Travis Daniell of Hotel Vermont’s Juniper Bar & Restaurant. Wonderful support from John Abair and Albert Kittell! Thank you for your leadership and partnership Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Louis Porter. Thank you Scott Richardson and Eric LaMontagne for your hard work on behalf of Lake Champlain International. What an amazing night! How can any of us who are so fortunate to live here not be “Wild about Vermont” and want to do all that is necessary to pass it on even better than how we found it! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the team.
James Ehlers