In Good Taste Credit: Courtesy of Franklin County Chamber of Commerce

St. Albans City Hall goes gourmet during the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual local food fair. Visitors — with tasting tickets in hand — sample handcrafted snacks from area chefs, caterers, bakers and candy makers. They also enjoy Vermont-made beers, ciders and spirits and hobnob with farmers and other food-minded folk during two tasting sessions. Live music by King Me keeps the party rolling.

In Good Taste: Friday, February, 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. St. Albans City Hall. $12-18. Info, 524-8947, healthyrootsvt.org.

More food events

Night of Grassroots: Beer drinkers tip back coveted pints from Hill Farmstead Brewery, Oxbow Brewing, Brasserie Dieu du Ciel and other breweries. Thursday, January 31, 5-8 p.m., Big Fatty’s BBQ, White River Junction. Cost of food and drink. Info, 295-5513, bigfattybbq.com.

Seed Starting: The plant people at Gardener’s Supply school amateur horticulturalists on jump-starting the growing season by sowing seeds indoors. Saturday, February 2, 9:30-11 a.m., Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. $15. Info, 660-3505, gardeners.com.

Chinese Take-Out Cooking Class: Students in the inn’s “Hidden Kitchen” prepare — and then eat — a multicourse lunch of General Tso’s chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, and veggies with peanut sauce, among other Orient-inspired delights. Saturday, February 2, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., the Inn at Weathersfield, Perkinsville. $65. Info, 263-9217, weathersfieldinn.com.

This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2019.

Hannah Palmer Egan was a Seven Days food writer from 2014-2019. She was a 2017 James Beard Journalism Award finalist for her coverage of Vermont's food and agriculture industries, and received food writing awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. She lives in northeast Pennsylvania with her family, where she works in the outdoor lifestyle and adventure tourism industry.