The Money Issue April 2012 (Theme Issue)
Assessing the EB-5 Program; Vermont’s Hottest Online Sellers; How to Eat Cheap Where Its Not
Shumlin Quibbles With Quibblers Over Utility Merger Deal
Lest there be any doubt, Gov. Peter Shumlin has dug in deep behind the deal struck by his Department of Public Service and Green Mountain Power in the company’s bid to merge with Central Vermont Public Service. Speaking Monday morning in Burlington at a clean energy summit organized by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the governor twice…
Menus Posted: The Mad Taco & A Single Pebble
The Mad Taco has locations in Waitsfield and Montpelier. A Single Pebble is situated in Burlington. What do the three restaurants have in common? They’re all offering a special tasting menu for Vermont Restaurant Week. For $25, both Mad Taco locations are serving up three courses of delicious surprises based on what’s fresh and exciting…
Menu Posted: Bar Antidote
Looking for eclectic, super-local fare? Bar Antidote in Vergennes has the prescription — literally. The speakeasy is offering three different menus: two for $25 and one for $35. Just how local is the food? Take the Barnumtown Farms plate as an example. It includes pork rillettes made from chef Ian Huizenga’s own pigs, as well…
Menu Posted: Texas Roadhouse
Ready for some fall-off-the-bone ribs? They’ve got ’em at Texas Roadhouse. What you may not know is that much of the produce served at the Williston restaurant isn’t from Texas — it’s local. Get it in side dishes with your ribs-and-barbecue chicken, filet mignon or twelve-ounce ribeye, all available on the three-course, $25 menu. To…
Menus Posted: The East Side Restaurant, Lago Trattoria & Le Belvédère
It’s always exciting when a restaurant from a town that hasn’t participated before joins Restaurant Week. This year, the thrill is tripled with three restaurants from Newport. The Northeast Kingdom’s international gateway has plenty to attract diners from throughout the state. With stunning lake views, the East Side Restaurant is serving up a $10 lunch…
America’s Most Popular Artist Heads to Heaven
America’s most popular — and richest — artist died in California on Friday at age 54. But unless you’re an aficionado of kitsch, you may not have been familiar with Thomas Kinkade. He made many, many millions by painting pictures that deftly catered to mass tastes but caused outbreaks of aesthetic hives in those who…
Menu Posted: The Red Clover Inn & Restaurant
Take a trip across Europe at the Red Clover Inn & Restaurant in Mendon this Restaurant Week. Of Portuguese heritage, chef Dennis Viera prepares his fare with the classic techniques he learned while cooking in Paris and Tuscany. All of those stops show on his first Vermont Restaurant Week menu. The $35 bill of fare…
Menu Posted: Our House
It’s mac-and-cheese mania at Our House in Winooski! For Vermont Restaurant Week, the purveyor of “twisted comfort food” is serving meals at three different price-points, all focused on quirky takes on the homestyle classic. At lunch, diners can dig into a mini “snack mac” with soup or salad and dessert for $10. Dinners are $15…
Prohibition Pig
23 S. Main St., Waterbury 802-244-4120 map & directions | website Smoked meat and libations are the draws at the former home of the Alchemist Pub & Brewery. One of the largest craft beer selections in the Northeast. More information Reader reviews on 7 Nights $15 Dinner Menu (Barbecue, Homestyle American) Appetizer Options Pork CracklinsDusted with…
Movies You Missed 33: Tyrannosaur
This week in movies you missed: No, not a SyFy film about a raging T. rex. An English film about a raging lower-class widower. What You Missed Have you ever seen one of those action movies where the hero has pronounced anger issues? But it’s a good thing, because he uses his homicidal rage to…
Senate Will Vote Next Week on Anti-Citizens United Resolution
Turns out “corporations are not people” makes a better slogan than a constitutional amendment. A month after 64 Vermont towns passed town meeting day resolutions opposing corporate personhood and the Citizens United court ruling, a joint resolution to that effect finally passed out of committee in Montpelier. J.R.S. 11, which emerged from committee this week,…
Menu Posted: The Kitchen Table Bistro
The Kitchen Table Bistro is already known as one of Vermont’s top dining destinations. Few things could make the restaurant more appealing, but $35 for any appetizer, entrée and dessert on the regular menu just might qualify. The bill of fare changes daily with the local produce coming into the kitchen, but click here to…
Menu Posted: Das Bierhaus
Seeking to celebrate Vermont Restaurant Week auf Deutsch? There’s only one place to do it, but Burlington’s Das Bierhaus is serving up several delicious options on its $25 menu. Start with a haus salat, then choose from sauerbraten, bacon-stuffed rouladen and veggie-friendly penne with cheese and grilled asparagus. End the meal with a fried apple…
Shap Smith to Pass on Attorney General Bid
*** Updated 7:10 p.m. *** After weeks of trial-balloon floating, House Speaker Shap Smith has decided against challenging Attorney General Bill Sorrell for the state’s top law-enforcement job. In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Smith said he would instead seek reelection to the House this fall and, if reelected, a third term as speaker.…
Soundbites Extra: These Go to 11
Happy Thursday, music fans! And for baseball fans, happy Opening Day. (And for Red Sox fans, please look straight ahead. Nothing happened last year. Everything’s fine. Dandy, even. Thumbs up! Oh, God …) Since this week’s Soundbites column was put to bed, a few interesting tidbits have come in over the wire that merit some…
Menu Posted: Morgan’s Pub & Grill at the Three Stallion Inn
There’s pub grub, then there’s Morgan’s Pub & Grill at the Three Stallion Inn. The three courses on offer at the Randolph eatery during Vermont Restaurant Week are decidedly more elegant than burgers and wings. They’re also made with a bounty of local ingredients. Start with marinated Vermont goat cheese, then choose chicken breast with…
Douglas Flies To The Rescue Of “Copilot” Dubie
During their eight years serving together in Vermont’s top elected offices, former governor Jim Douglas often referred to his lieutenant governor, Brian Dubie — a commercial airline captain — as his copilot. Last night, during the latest of his regular Vermont Public Radio commentaries, Douglas flew to Dubie’s rescue, arguing that his copilot should not…
Menu Posted: The Bearded Frog
Chilled spring pea soup with lavender crème fraiche. Could there be a better way to taste spring? Maybe angelica-rhubarb or raspberry-rosewater sorbet would fit the bill. They’re all on the three-course, $25 Vermont Restaurant Week menu at the Bearded Frog in Shelburne. Between springy appetizers and desserts, there are hearty entrées, including Southwest vegetarian lasagna,…
Two Democratic Party Big-Wigs Stepping Down
Editor’s Note: Seven Days Staff Writer Paul Heintz contributed to this report. Two days after the swearing-in of Burlington’s first Democratic mayor in three decades comes news that two Democratic Party leaders are moving on. Burlington Democratic Party chairman Steve Howard (pictured) is resigning effective April 6 so he can work on Chittenden State’s Attorney…
Menu Posted: 3 Squares Café
It’s year three of Vermont Restaurant Week and the third time that 3 Squares Café chef Matt Birong has created an exciting international dinner menu. In 2010 it was Mexican fare. Last year, Cajun and Creole spices flavored the dishes. This year, Birong invites diners for a French bistro extravaganza. The three-course, $35 menu includes…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Please study this testimony: “Born in a rancid, bat-infested cave at the base of the smoldering Sangay Volcano, I was raised by the half-bear demon princess Arcastia. At the age of 4, my training as a ninja shaman began when I was left naked and alone next to a stream of…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Wearing a ski mask and sunglasses, John Columbus Beane, 58, entered a pizza place in Sissonville, W.Va., pointed a .410 shotgun at several employees and demanded money. The workers fled, leaving the store’s electronic cash register. Beane couldn’t figure out how to open it, however, and left empty-handed. Later that night, he…
Local Kickstarter Projects We’d Like to See
It started so innocently. In November 2010, one of our colleagues forwarded a Front Porch Forum posting from Mark Krawczyk of Burlington Permaculture, who was raising money to publish a book — “the first North American manual on coppice agroforestry” — using a website called Kickstarter. Donating small amounts was easy, but there was a…
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VT State Science & Math Fair [262]
3/31/12: The 52nd annual VT State Science & Math Fair was held at Norwich University in Northfield last Saturday. 170 students in grades 5-12 were awarded prizes and college scholarships that add up to almost 1 million dollars. Eva spoke to the young leaders of tomorrow about their research projects and results. Music: The Noisebelt,…
Letters to the Editor
Crazy Ad? As I was casually checking my horoscope, as I do every week (right after I check the I Spys), the bright-red 1/3-page ad on the opposite page caught my eye [March 21, page 72]. Being a stickler for grammar and spelling, the first thing I noticed was that “trafficing” and “greatful” were spelled…
Do Be Sappy
Side Dishes: Fiddlehead Brewing partners with Vermont Folklife Center on sap beer
Weinberger Sacks CEDO Director, Asks Other Mayoral Appointees to Reapply For Their Jobs
During his inaugural press conference as mayor of Burlington Tuesday afternoon, Miro Weinberger said he asked all 35 mayoral appointees — from city assessor to pound keeper — to polish their resumes and reapply for their jobs by April 30th. But just hours later, he told Community and Economic Development Office director Larry Kupferman that…
Ben & Jerry’s Freebies: Better Than a Fire Drill
Nothing clears the building like a Ben & Jerry’s truck on Free Cone Day. When word spread, employees from Seven Days, WIZN, CVOEO and others in the Independent Block rushed outside like lemmings to the cliff. Happily, no harm was done. What’s an extra 180 calories and 5 grams of fat? The truck was handing…
Menu Posted: Scuffer Steak & Ale House
Does housemade ravioli filled with braised short ribs sound good to you? We thought so. You’re in luck. It’s the appetizer on the three-course, $35 menu at the Scuffer Steak & Ale House. Surprised? Under new ownership, this is not your father’s Scuffer. The entrée on the menu is grilled sockeye salmon with couscous and…
