Matt Sargent Credit: File: Courtesy of Matt Sargent

In Waitsfield, Phantom closed its doors last week. The eclectic locavore restaurant opened last winter in the Mad River Green, building on the success of a pop-up dinner and music series by the same name. (The like-named food truck has also been sold.) Chef-co-owner Matt Sargent announced the closure in a lengthy Facebook post.

“With fantastic music, food as good as we could make it, an unbelievably cool crew and patrons that completely rocked,” Sargent wrote, Phantom was a “true joy to be a part of.” He cited “purely financial reasons” for the closure. In a follow-up post, he promised to return soon: “Somehow, some way, I’ll keep getting food in front of folks. I can’t help myself.” Fans will have to wait with bated breath until the Phantom flies again.

The original print version of this article was headlined “Crumbs”

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.