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Food + Drink
Persian Delights: Eating Iranian in Montréal
Hemela Pourafzal says that if you go to Iran and ask, "Where is a good restaurant?" people will likely tell you, "Don't go to… -
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Sampling Sri Lanka at Montréal's Nama Restaurant
When Jeya Sivans described her journey to owning Nama, a cozy new restaurant in Montréal's Plateau, she was humble. "I am not a chef,"… -
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In Montréal, Noren's Japanese Street Food Is Crave-worthy
There are no tables at Noren, a Japanese cantina in Montréal's Plateau neighborhood. There are no reservations, there is no way to order takeout… -
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Arts + Life
Art Review: 'Locked Down! Keyed In! Locked Out' Keyed Up!' at Museum of Everyday Life
Visitors to this exhibition enter it by unlocking a door, behind which they discover three more locked doors. Aside from a faint sound of… -
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Food + Drink
Montréal's Agrikol Sets a Haitian Mood for Food
Mardi Gras beads hang from chandeliers. Peach-colored walls are painted with palm fronds. The décor encourages visitors to Montréal's Agrikol to feel that they've… -
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Hot Trend: Three Curry Restaurants in Montréal
My face was burning, and I felt like I could exhale fire. Montréal's Pumpui Grocer and Curry Shop calls its jungle curry "très piquant,"… -
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Food + Drink
Terroir of the Sahara at Montréal's La Khaïma
When asked to describe the food of his native Mauritania, Atigh Ould, owner and chef of La Khaïma restaurant in Montréal, excused himself briefly,… -
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Arts + Life
In Montréal, a Leonard Cohen Exhibit Celebrates the Singer and the City
Montréal's latest official commemoration of its 375th anniversary could have been subtitled "Happy birthday, music lovers!" The Musée d'art contemporain has assembled the city's… -
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Food + Drink
At Neighborly Farms, Producing Cheddar Is a Family Affair
The room was hot and steamy, and about to get salty, at Neighborly Farms of Vermont in Randolph Center. At about 9:30 on a… -
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Arts + Life
Québec's Foresta Lumina Attracts Visitors to the Light
Lava ran down the side of the cliff, and rocks began to crumble into the gorge. Behind the rubble, a glowing hidden chamber revealed… -
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Arts + Life
'Bells & Whistles' at the Museum of Everyday Life
In public, bells and whistles can proclaim a marriage or death or simply relay the time of day. In your pocket, they can announce… -
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Food + Drink
The Mezzes and Wines Are Just Right at Montréal's KazaMaza
It was the foolish time of spring. The chilly morning had made me pull on layers of wool, but the afternoon sun found me… -
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Food + Drink
Making Bitters, With Urban Moonshine as a Guide
Herbalists and creative drinkers looking for a crafty activity this winter are in luck. In DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor, Urban Moonshine cofounders… -
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News + Opinion
Why Aren't There More French Classes in Vermont?
Vermont and Québec have plenty in common: 90 miles of a peaceful border, a broad appreciation for maple syrup, artisanal cheeses and classy booze.… -
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Arts + Life
New Silo Murals Link Jeffersonville's Past and Future
Painter Sarah C. Rutherford has changed the face of Jeffersonville — with two gigantic, regal faces that will surely become the town's defining works… -
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Arts + Life
Art Review: 'Mirror/Mirror,' Museum of Everyday Life
It's impossible to look away from yourself at the Museum of Everyday Life's new exhibition, "Mirror/Mirror." In nearly every part of this Glover barn-cum-gallery,… -
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Geoff Brumbaugh Makes Old Stuff Work Like New
Name: Geoff Brumbaugh Town: Montpelier Job: owner, Common Ground Audio Near his preamplifier, tuner and equalizer, not far from his speakers and plasma television,… -
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Arts + Life
Spruce Peak's First Artist-in-Residence Captures Time
The dead of winter is not a conventional time to install outdoor sculpture exhibits. But that didn't stop Johnson State College assistant professor Michael… -
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Arts + Life
Translator David Hinton Takes on the I Ching
"Ask anything you want, and we'll see what happens," says David Hinton on his sunny porch in East Calais. He rolls three quarters and… -
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Arts + Life
A Former Blue Man Takes New Role: College Professor
Actor, director, improv artist and cartoonist Isaac Littlejohn Eddy has put away his makeup and bald cap — at least for now. Originally from… -
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Arts + Life
Coleen Kearon's Novel Revisits Feminism's Second Wave
"You just need four words to explain why you dump any woman," said an uncreative comedian sometime last decade. "Count the words: That bitch… -
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Arts + Life
Faux Shows at a Renegade 'Museum' in Eden
The Vermont Museum of Contemporary Art + Design, which is sort of an actual museum, is grandly named on purpose. "The 'plus design' is… -
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Arts + Life
Grading Boards at the Lumber Mill
Name: Chan Bullard Town: Johnson Job: Lumber grader, Manchester Lumber At the family-owned Manchester Lumber Company in Johnson, rough-cut wood moves along a massive… -
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Arts + Life
Art Review: 'Dust,' Museum of Everyday Life
Something unnamed and lifelike resides behind a black curtain in the Museum of Everyday Life. No sign explains the display at the rear of… -
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Arts + Life
Book Review: A Slant of Light by Jeffrey Lent
Early in Jeffrey Lent's new historical novel, A Slant of Light, a teenage hired hand named Harlan turns to a powerful lawyer who's questioning…
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