When Donwoori Korean moves from South Burlington to Winooski at the end of November, the restaurant at 2026 Williston Road will switch from Korean to Jamaican cuisine.
Shaneall Ferron — who previously offered food to go from a former dining hall in Colchester — will open Thingz From Yaad Kitchen in late December, serving her traditional Jamaican dishes for takeout, delivery and counter service. She plans to add an adjacent café-style seating area to the otherwise turnkey space, she said.
On Friday and Saturday nights, she’ll switch to a full-service pop-up restaurant, partnering with local bartenders to serve cocktails and other beverages.
“There’s going to be good drinks, good music, good vibes,” Ferron said. “I want to give Vermonters the full experience of what it’s like dining in a Jamaican restaurant.”
The new spot will offer many of the dishes Ferron has become known for, such as ackee and saltfish, oxtails, coconut-crusted jerk corn, and jerk chicken. With an expanded kitchen, she’ll add jerk chicken sandwiches, oxtail sliders, Jamaican patties, desserts and fresh juices, as well as a line of vegan and gluten-free sauces, including her popular jerk aioli.
Adding “Kitchen” to her existing Thingz From Yaad name is Ferron’s way of honoring her late mother, who taught her to cook when she was 9.
“Everybody would show up in her kitchen on a Sunday for dinner,” she said. “It was a place with a lot of love and good food.”
This article appears in Nov 20-26, 2024.
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