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Sparks were flying at The Bee's Knees in Morrisville two weekends ago, and it wasn't because of owner Sharon Deitz's tasty cuisine.

The small blaze, which broke out on the roof of a shed adjoining the eatery, was quickly contained by the local fire department.... Read more

Omnivores who support the Vermont Fresh Network probably won't have much of a dilemma about shelling out 10 bucks a pop for the nonprofit's raffle tickets, on sale through May 31. The prize is pretty special: a June 10 dinner for two at Penny Cluse Café with Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.... Read more

Quatre, which means "four" in French, is how many times one Burlington eatery has reinvented itself since it first opened on the corner of Battery and Main, as Greenstreet's. The restaurant, which closed abruptly on April 18, is reopening with the same name, Quatre Bistro, confirms spokesperson Melissa Stuart. She also mentions that visitors will see the same smiling faces in the dining room and the open kitchen, save one: Chef Frank Pace is no longer on staff.... Read more

It was a sweet surprise for the staffers at Lake Champlain Chocolates, LLC., when they learned the company would be featured in Chocolate Celebration, a special, cocoa-rific edition of Cooking with Paula Deen. The two-page spread features pictures and a blurb about the company’s history.

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Craving al fresco eating? The Shelburne Farms Farm Cart will be opening for the season on May 10.... Read more

Sometimes, a little tough love is the best thing for a person’s heart. When cardiologist Dr. Phil Ades, a medical consultant for EatingWell, is counseling a patient at risk for heart disease, he might say something like this: “There’s a ton of stuff people can do to prevent heart disease. Do you want to do this now, before your heart attack, or do you wanna do it after?”... Read more

The legal pieces are still falling into place, but in a couple of weeks, Susan Huling will succeed her sister, Leslie Myers, as owner of Smokejacks in Burlington. Myers is moving to Las Vegas this week, and the siblings have worked out an operating agreement that will remain in effect until the transfer is complete. Huling calls the changeover a win-win-win situation: “The restaurant needed some energy, Leslie needed to move and I’d just had a life change,” she reflects.... Read more

The eatery at Main and Battery Streets in Burlington was christened Greenstreet's Restaurant, then Quatorze Bistro, then lost 10 to become just Quatre. The last name change occurred after a New York City joint called Quatorze objected to the use of its trade name. Now you can call it . . . closed.

According to one staffer, the crew learned of the resto's demise a mere three nights in advance. "We were supposed to stay open until Saturday, but we ran out of food," the employee explained on Friday. "Tonight is our last night."... Read more

The stock market may be in shambles and the housing market taking a plunge, but when the Burlington Farmers' Market opens on May 10, organizers expect it to do booming business. In fact, they've added 10 new vendors — nine selling produce, local products and prepared foods, and one selling crafts — to the cadre that gathers each warm-weather weekend in City Hall Park. Many of the new folks will be arranged along a previously unused path that radiates from the fountain at the park's center.... Read more

When Seven Days Online Editor Cathy Resmer called Winooski's Pho Dang for takeout last Friday night, she got more — and less — than she bargained for.... Read more

Last year, when Elizabeth Manriquez — co-owner of Espresso Bueno in Barre — attended the Northeast Regional Barista Competition, the competitors barely numbered in the double digits and the vibe was pretty chill. Last weekend, when she traveled to Ithaca, New York, for this year's contest, things had changed. "There were 27 competitors. I don't even know if I would really call them peers: they were a little beyond," Manriquez says.... Read more