Dedalus Wine Shop, which used to be located in a tiny, out of the way spot on College Street, recently relocated. Now, owners Jason Zuliani and Tim Banks peddle their vino from a storefront on Battery Street, right next to Indigo salon. “We got really busy at the old space and we were bursting at the seams,” Zuliani explains. “We wanted to bring in a lot of new products.”... Read more

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Many food blogs are liberally sprinkled with so-called “food porn” — sensual, close-up shots of plump, colorful pieces of fruit, moist slices of sashimi and carefully composed salads. But Carol Egbert of Quechee puts a different twist on hers at carolegbert.blogspot.com. The local artist intersperses photographs with paintings done in watercolors or oil.... Read more

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After a “muscle melt” treatment or a “green tea and ginger wrap,” what does a spa client actually feel like eating? The chefs at The Essex are banking on lighter fare.... Read more

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Katherine Hayward, co-owner of the Vermont Brownie Company, doesn’t spend all of her time whipping up dense, dark-chocolate chevre squares; she’s also a real-estate agent at Re/Max North Professionals.... Read more

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Last Sunday, Williston Road got, er, reduction surgery. Vermont’s first and only Hooters closed its doors after a three-and-a-half-year run.

Staffers aren’t talking to the press, so the reason for the closing remains a mystery. Other area restaurants may want to take note: The spot’s 383 Facebook fans will need a new place to nosh on burgers, hot wings and oddly enough, raw oysters. Also, a bunch of busty young ladies are in the job market.... Read more

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These days, spending time on the slopes and hitting the sack in a nearby hotel can run hundreds of dollars. With unemployment currently over 9 percent, that premium pricing doesn’t bode well for the 2010 ski season. But in Warren, an innovative new property called Hostel Tevere aims to make the outdoor experience affordable for everyone.... Read more

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For years, selecting from trays of hot or cold dim sum was a Sunday tradition at Five Spice Café. Remember the house-smoked fish and the mock duck? Since the restaurant’s fiery demise, other eateries have tried to fill its niche: The now-defunct Tantra had a small dim sum menu, and Zen Gardens on Shelburne Road dishes up a selection of dumplings and buns that aficionados hail as ultra authentic.... Read more

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Despite the blaring neon sign, Winooski’s Food 88 — which was owned by “Champ” Chompupong of Bangkok Bistro — is no more. Last Friday, just two weeks after the $1 sushi mecca was shuttered, a pan-Asian emporium called LeeLaWaDee opened in the spot, located right next to popular Tiny Thai.... Read more

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This Saturday, Vermonters will finally be able to answer a burning question: “What the *$%& is a ‘gastropub’?” On the Fourth of July,

Riverside Avenue’s Bluebird Tavern, dubbed “Burlington’s gastropub” by its staff, will open its doors with a “Double Burger Bash” in honor of the holiday. TAGS: food, restaurant news, side dishes

Rick Norcross may have planned and organized the Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival for nearly a quarter century, but last Friday he experienced something new: A thunderstorm so severe that the Burlington Fire Department had to evacuate the venue. “It finished us on Friday night,” he said of the hail and lightning that rolled in just before dinnertime.... Read more

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