The guests couldn’t get enough of Anne Obelnicki’s home-cured, 2-year-old prosciutto. Served on crusty Patchwork Farm bread with a brunoise of cranberry, fennel and shallots, the thinly sliced pork was melt-in-the-mouth tender and richly saline.... Read more

For more than 35 years, Carolyn and John Kovac have “had the good fortune of going to restaurants all over the country,” says Carolyn, while dreaming of opening a place of their own. Soon their plans will come to fruition at Barkeaters Restaurant in Shelburne, located in the spot soon to be vacated by Bistro Sauce.... Read more

I made the reservation under a fake name, as I always do. This time, my guests were asked to show up looking for “Jen.” I wore my hair down in an effort to obscure my face. But at Church & Main — which opened on October 11 in the old Smokejacks space — I simply couldn’t stay anonymous.... Read more

Since March, foodies have been awaiting the opening of Via Loma, Burlington’s first Spanish restaurant. After a handful of delays, the eatery on the corner of South Champlain and Main streets opened its doors last Friday. “It’s been an interesting ride since December when we broke ground,” says chef-owner Rob Minichiello, who formerly owned a restaurant in Newburyport, Mass.... Read more

When you place a call to Caroline’s restaurant in Jericho, located in the same building as the much-loved Village Cup and owned by the same man, Steve Burke, the staff makes no bones about the style of fare. “Caroline’s fine dining,” says the voice on the other end of the line.... Read more

Emily Betz wasn’t looking to sell her 5-year-old restaurant, Shelburne’s Bistro Sauce, but when Charlotte couple John and Carolyn Kovac and their business partner Jennifer Sinclair approached her about buying it, she decided to consider the possibility. “It took me a long time to decide if it was something I wanted to do,” says Betz, who spent months considering the offer before opting to sell.... Read more

This May, Michelle Trudell of My Little Cupcake decided to dedicate herself to the budding business full time. The results, she says, were surprising. “I make more money doing this than I did at my ‘regular’ job [as an executive assistant at Dynapower],” Trudell says.... Read more

When you put more than 200 chefs, butchers, bartenders and food writers in the same room to discuss big issues, things can get kind of heated. Two weekends ago at the Chefs Collaborative National Summit in Boston, which focused on issues of sustainability, a couple of flare-ups resulted.... Read more

The Foodie BlogRoll is Vermont based, but you’d never deduce it from a browse of the popular site, which aggregates links to 9188 food-centric blogs devoted to everything from Pakistani cuisine to restaurant-quality home cooking on a budget. The slick site, which also features ads, contests and giveaways, has approximately 30,000 visitors each month.... Read more

At The Chubby Muffin, a new breakfast and lunch spot on Oak Street in Burlington’s Old North End, the surprise isn’t the muffins. It’s the burger, which comes on a nonchubby muffin of the English variety. The quarter-pound patties sometimes arrive with a streak of bright pink in the middle; other times they trend closer to well done. But regardless of how the meat is cooked, it’s always juicy and flavorful. Cheddar and “Special Sauce” are included.... Read more