The Local(vore) News
Just a quick roundup of regional media coverage of the Vermont Eat Local Challenge: The current edition of the Vermont Guardian has a story by Jen Gilbert of southern Vermont, detailing her ups and downs during one week of the challenge. Her account makes me realize how lucky I am when it comes to locating…
Weekend Eats
On Friday night, Gahlord grilled a steak from Laplatte River Angus Farm, along with corn-on-the-cob, plus potatoes, sweet onions and rosemary done up in a foil packet with butter, salt and pepper. We also had a salad of local arugula and romaine lettuce, with no dressing, because I was too tired to bother making any.…
Getting Lucky
The potluck was fun. About 15 people came over and brought a bunch of different dishes that added up to a well-balanced meal. When I got home, Gahlord was already making pasta, cranking out egg linguine. When we cooked it later, though, it kept sticking to itself, and it ended up kind of like dumplings.…
Water Buffalo Mozzarella?
Not exactly Italian, but it’s true. Somewhere in South Woodstock, VT, there’s a herd of water buffalo, and an enterprising company is making mozzarella from their milk. According to the dairy that makes this stuff, water buffalo milk is whiter than cow’s milk because it contains no carotene — the animals process the carotene directly…
Zac Clark, Ellipsis
(Ten Pin, CD) Burlington-area pop singer-songwriter Zac Clark seems destined for big things. Blessed with a laser-sharp ear for melody and considerable keyboard chops, it’s easy to imagine him becoming a national name. His latest EP, Ellipsis, follows up his full-length debut, Faking Amnesia. In between releases, the young musician honed his skills through regional…
Resonator, Lost Language
(Self-released, CD) Plattsburgh-based trio Resonator have an intriguing pedigree. Members include a Montréal-born, indie-record store employee who formerly pounded skins for metalcore champs Drowningman, an Olympian luger on guitar and a bassist who cites “the Adirondacks” as an influence alongside The Melvins and Mike Watt. These curious facts might not give a clear idea of…
News Quirks 08.16.06
Curses, Foiled Again After two men robbed a Brinks armored truck guard at gunpoint as he left a bank in Cutler Ridge, Fla., carrying a moneybag, Alvaro Zabaleta of the Miami-Dade County Police Department pointed out that the bag contained no money, only deposit slips. –Authorities said that Brian R. Pancherodich and two other men…
Brunchtime
On Sunday, Gahlord and I had four friends over for brunch. Everyone brought something, and I made multigrain waffles on a borrowed iron. In terms of starch, which I seem to be preoccupied with a lot these days, the batter contained all-purpose flour from Champlain Valley Mills in upstate New York, with a bit of…
THE LOST CITY**1/2
Andy Garcia directs and stars in this drama set in 1950s Havana, concerning a nightclub owner trying to save his family and business from Batista’s reign of terror. Costarring Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray and Ines Sastre. (138 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/thelostcity/
LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR*
The reigning king of blue-collar comedy makes his feature debut in this laugher about an easy going restaurant inspector who gets saddled with a by-the-book rookie partner. With Iris Bahr and David Koechner. Trent Cooper directs. (89 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/larrythecableguyhealthinspector/
INSIDE MAN***
Spike Lee directs this crime drama about a high-tech heist at a Wall Street bank. Starring Clive Owen, Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster. (129 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/insideman/ersal/insideman/ Related Stories
CSA: CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA***
This British mockumentary imagines an alternative history of the U.S., in which the South has won the Civil War with results that are humorous, unsettling and critically acclaimed. Kevin Willmott directs. (91 min, NR)
BRICK***1/2
The Maltese Falcon meets Fast Times at Ridgemont High in writer-director Rian Johnson’s directorial debut, a noir take on life at a southern California high school. With Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner and Noah Segan. (110 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/brick/trailer/
ADAM AND STEVE **1/2
Craig Chester wrote, directed and stars in this comedy about two men who meet, lose track of one another and, nearly two decades later, meet again only to discover the attraction they once felt hasn’t disappeared with the years. Costarring Chris Kattan and Parker Posey. (100 min, R)
