Ever since I spent time working at a luxury dude ranch in Montana, I have a fondness for log-style lodges with grand—yet cozy— interiors. Imagine my delight when we arrived at Johnny Seesaw’s for dinner on the grounds of the recently renovated Seesaw’s Lodge in Peru, Vermont. The […]
I remember the first time I stopped in Stowe to visit the old Shed Brewery, now part of Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury. I drank a flight from the shotski, while wishing the brewery was closer to home so I could be part of their mug club. Now years […]
I’ve long admired Simon Pearce‘s glassware. But I never quite appreciated just how much went into making a single wine glass until I visited Simon Pearce’s factory outlet in Windsor, Vermont. While there, I watched a glassblower skillfully create a perfect glass. Observing for a few minutes gave […]
For years I’ve considered myself a foodie. I’ve worked in countless restaurants (as a bartender, cook, server, hostess) and worked for a food magazine for a number of years. For the most part, we grow our own produce or get it straight from the farm in our local CSA, […]
A fellow foodie friend of mine was shocked I hadn’t been to Worthy Burger, a craft beer and burger bar in South Royalton, Vermont, a small village in the Upper Valley that’s home to Vermont Law School. I’m always on a mission to find the best burger in Vermont and […]