Sweet Eats Kick Off Vermont Restaurant Week

by Sally Pollak Posted on April 26, 2019 at 6:15PM

One attendee, Hannah Mills, stayed up past her bedtime to attend the Sweet Start Smackdown with her mother. A South Burlington second-grader, Hannah ate and rated every offering.

The Daily Planet Sweeps Podium in Inaugural Best Bite Bash

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on April 22, 2016 at 5:14PM

Restaurant Week Diaries: The Tavern at the Essex: Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 30, 2015 at 3:44PM

An XXL chocolate macaron filled with ganache sat atop cookie "sand" looking ready to open and reveal Botticelli's Venus. But the creamy chocolate and tart jam within were good enough.

Restaurant Week Diaries: Three Brothers Pizzeria

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 28, 2015 at 12:50PM

I'm lucky enough to eat my way across Vermont for a living. When Vermont Restaurant Week comes, I'm pickier than most when it comes to choosing a menu.

Waterworks Wins Sweet Start Smackdown 2015

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 24, 2015 at 4:33PM

Kylie Webster, a representative from presenting sponsor Vermont Federal Credit Union, presented Maddox with her whisk-shaped trophy crafted by Burlington's Pleasant Ranch Studios. Thanks to the sponsors, Higher Ground and the chefs, last night left us full of sweet emotion.

Restaurant Week Diaries: Kismet

by Alice Levitt Posted on May 6, 2014 at 1:16PM

The fifth Vermont Restaurant Week is now past tense, but I want to share the details of the best meal I ate in that 10 days. It was an excellent weekend of eating overall.

Restaurant Week Diaries: The Bagel Place & Wooden Spoon Bistro

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 29, 2014 at 1:02PM

The Bagel Place, 1166 Williston Road, South Burlington, 497-2058 The Wooden Spoon Bistro, 1210 Williston Road, South Burlington, 399-2074

Vermont Restaurant Week's Signature Dessert Chosen at Sweet Start Smackdown

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 25, 2014 at 4:40PM

Kylie Webster, a representative from presenting sponsor Vermont Federal Credit Union, presented Tourville and Chef's Corner founder Jozef Harrewyn with their trophy: a giant fork emblazoned with the title.  Thanks to the sponsors, Higher Ground and the chefs, last night left us in a sugary haze, hopefully with room left for a week of serious eating. 

Alice Eats: NECI on Main's Restaurant Week Déjeuner à la Française

by Alice Levitt Posted on April 30, 2013 at 12:41PM

118 Main Street, Montpelier, 223-3188Back home in Connecticut, my friends and I favored lunch at a now-shuttered French bistro called Le Figaro. Steak frites at 11:30 a.m? Hell, yeah.Now that my hometown celebrity chef Jean-Louis Gerin is at the helm of the New England Culinary Institute, a wonderful piece of home is here with me in Vermont.

Grazing: Fried Chicken Sandwich at Tip Top Café (or Hello, Restaurant Week)

by Corin Hirsch Posted on April 26, 2013 at 4:44PM

I turned around to look at the clock on the wall behind me — 11:45 a.m. I usually don't eat lunch until 2 or so, but today was different.It's the kickoff of Vermont Restaurant Week, something we've been waiting for and working toward all year.