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History Speaks returns to Ti Farmers Market Aug. 8
Enjoy a morning filled with activities starting at the Ti Farmers Market and ending with the popular LaChute River walk led by Mark Wright on this History Speaks day, Aug. 8. — TICONDEROGA | History Speaks, one of Ticonderoga's most popular history events, returns Saturday, Aug. 8, 9 a.m. - noon.
The Burlington Free Press
Chef Doug Paine finds food freedom at Burlington's new Harborvale hotel
Just like guests at The Harborvale, chef Doug Paine arrived after a journey. His took him through the restaurant industry, and the menu he’s made for the Burlington hotel reflects that. “It’s a bit of a retrospective of all the food I’ve cooked over the years,” said Paine, known to local diners for his 13 years at Juniper Bar & Restaurant. Juniper is in Hotel Vermont, just east on Cherry Street from The Harborvale. The latter lodging was most recently the Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor, which, like Hotel Vermont, is run by Vermont-based Westport Hospitality . Now it's opened up with a new look, name and restaurant. Paine remains executive chef at Juniper but has turned the bulk of kitchen duties there over to chef de cuisine Tim Novine. Paine’s role in Juniper’s kitchen had shrunk as his executive duties piled up; The Harborvale lets him don the apron and get creative with food again. The story behind the stories: Join Free Press Selects and hear straight from us every Sunday with our editor's picks and insights into our work. Pasta, rotisserie chicken, grilled steak — and spinach bisque? That creativity is inspired by Paine’s history as a chef
The Burlington Free Press
Dunkin' to bring back 48-oz drink buckets and car cup holder solution
Need a tub of coffee to wake yourself up? Dunkin' is bringing back its 48-ounce iced beverage buckets this month, this time with cup holders for the car. The drink buckets – which come with a handle and a wider-than-average straw – can be filled with the customer's choice of iced coffee or a refresher. The tubs are 16 ounces larger than Dunkin's "large" cups, and hold about the same amount of liquid as a "large" and a "small" cup combined. Dunkin' tested the iced coffee buckets at select stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire earlier this year, and they quickly gained attention online as customers posted videos of them on Instagram and TikTok. The Canton-based coffee chain then officially launched the drink buckets nationwide just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, with just 25 available at each store. The oversized drinks, however, were a smidgen too large to fit into standard car cup holders. So Dunkin' had a solution: custom inserts designed to hold the buckets securely in a car's center console. "During the initial market test earlier this year, guests made one thing clear: they loved the buckets and wanted an easier way to bring them along for whatever
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Majestic Chef Micah Tavelli to Leave Burlington for a Big-City Gig
A Burlington chef will soon lead the kitchen of a high-profile new Boston restaurant. Majestic’s Micah Tavelli is leaving Vermont to join Union Square Hospitality Group as executive chef of Ci Siamo Boston, an Italian restaurant set to open in the Seaport District neighborhood this year. Ci Siamo is...
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This Vermont Restaurant Serves A French Onion Soup That Is Impossible To Stop Craving
A bowl of French onion soup should not be able to ruin every other version out there, yet here we are. Somewhere on a lively downtown street in Vermont, a decades-old bistro keeps a pot of caramelized onions and beef broth bubbling under a blanket of melted cheese. The cheese...
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Artemus Café and Art Museum to Open on Church Street in Burlington
The former Cosmic Grind storefront on Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace has a new tenant. Michael Chase, 30, hopes to open Artemus Café and Burlington Art Mini Museum in the narrow space at 104 Church Street by mid-August. An artist himself, Chase sees the coffee shop-gallery as a place...
The Burlington Free Press
How to get a drink at Vermont's oldest standing brewery this summer
With local beer ingredients like honey, maple syrup , spruce and pine, it's perhaps no surprise that Vermont has the most breweries per capita out of all the states in the country, with some operating breweries dating back to the 1980s. The oldest brewery in Vermont is The Vermont Pub & Brewery right here in Burlington, which opened in 1988. While plenty of breweries opened in Vermont before 1988, they have either closed temporarily or permanently, making The Vermont Pub the state's oldest continuously operating brewery. Here's a brief history of the longest-running brewery in Vermont , as well as how to grab a drink there this summer. History of The Vermont Pub & Brewery According to the brewery's website , The Vermont Pub & Brewery was founded in 1988 by brewmaster Greg Noonan, author of "Brewing Lager Beer." When the brewery opened, it made history not only as the first brewpub in the state, but also as the first brewery in Burlington since prohibition – breaking a 94-year drought. The brewpub quickly grew to be a popular gathering place for live music and its vibrant atmosphere, whether inside the cozy pub or outside in the beer garden. Over time,
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First Bite: With Burl’s Downtown Kitchenette, a Diner Is a Diner Again
In 1953, it took three days for Mountain View Diners car No. 369 to travel from a New Jersey factory to Burlington. This June, it took the Farmhouse Group the same amount of time to transform the diner car from El Cortijo Taqueria into Burl’s Downtown Kitchenette. With Burl’s,...
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Entrées & Exits: Kiss the Cook Is for Sale; Cork Market on Moscow to Close
Want to own a kitchen shop? Kiss the Cook, a staple of Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace for 35 years, is seeking a new owner. The well-stocked store, which sells cookware, cutlery, specialty foods and other must-have cooking supplies, was founded by Marie Bouffard and Mike Soulia in the early 1990s. Current owner Luke and Ashley Wight purchased the biz in 2014 and moved it down the block to 102 Church Street in June 2024.