If Addison Country has anything close to a restaurant don, it could be Michel Mahe. In the 11 years since he opened his first Vergennes restaurant, the Black Sheep Bistro, the indefatigable chef has exported his approachable yet sexy brand of food and drink to five more places. Though they’re not all still owned by him, all except for the Up Top Tavern are still alive and kicking.... Read more

First a food truck stop, now a dinner crawl. Burlington is once again taking a cue from larger cities with the introduction of Dishcrawl Burlington .... Read more

Over the past few weeks, all of this happened: A trio of quasi-famous French winemakers trekked to Burlington to pour their wines during a private meal. The head of the Austrian wine marketing board came to Quechee to lead a seven-course dinner with pairings. And a celebrated wine writer drove six hours from New York City to Burlington to swill natural wines alongside a few dozen wine geeks. At each of these meals, guests drank distinctive, sometimes hard-to-find wines.... Read more

For most of the spring, chef Brian Garvison has had his hands full as part of the team opening Griffin’s Publick House in Rutland. With that gastropub now in its soft-opening stage, Garvison is turning his attention back to another passion — Vermont Underground Supper Club.... Read more

Standing in the sun outside Vignoble de l’Orpailleur in Dunham, Québec, Caroline Décoste looked a little nervous when she was handed a metal saber and a bottle of sparkling wine. With one swift move, she ran the weapon along the bottle’s seamed edge until its top cracked off and the wine frothed on the grass. Décoste burst out laughing, and a dozen cameras clicked as her fellow bloggers snapped the sabrage.... Read more

Anatolian Grand Bazaar began its soft opening at Burlington’s 163 Pearl Street on Monday, May 20. The mother-and-son team of Nazan Bozkurt and Efe Çimrin has filled the airy, white-walled space with packaged meals consisting of mixed vegetarian and vegan Turkish appetizers. There’s sweet stuff, too: Don’t miss Bozkurt’s pistachio baklava and hazelnut Turkish delight.... Read more

After a two-year absence from the Burlington foodscape, the staff of Pacific Rim Asian Café is slinging salmon and bibimbap again in a new spot on lower Church Street.

On Tuesday, owner Rich Brandt opened the doors of the reimagined Pacific Rim after a light renovation of the former Sky Burgers space at 161 Church Street. He added a “prominent” full bar and a new menu that weaves together a few longtime signature dishes — such as grilled, sesame-marinated salmon — with new flavors.... Read more

The U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room is an arresting place with soaring marble columns and blood-red curtains that extend almost to a ceiling carved with gilded rosettes and ornate patterns. Its history is as dramatic as its appearance: This is where the Titanic and Watergate hearings were held, and where Supreme Court justices are confirmed.... Read more

Once upon a time, Vermont copyright infringement cases tended to originate with out-of-state conglomerates — think Chick-fil-A versus Eat More Kale or Monster Energy Drink versus Rock Art Brewery.... Read more

Last year, when Tom Carieri sold his 23-year-old Laney’s Restaurant in Manchester, he told his wife, Franci, that he was done with the food business. “The only thing you’re going to see me eating is someone else’s food,” he recalls telling her.... Read more