Category: Restaurant

By Lettie Stratton Each time I attend a concert at Higher Ground, which seems to be quite often these days, I drive past the Windjammer and make a mental note to stop there for a nice dinner. I finally had my chance last Saturday night as my friend Justin and I made our way down… Read More

By Margo Callaghan It must be difficult for a chef to know their restaurant is being reviewed. The good ones (chefs, that is) send their heart and soul via plate to the dining room, and then must relinquish all control of the situation, in terms of what the reviewer opts to feature. In the case… Read More

by Margo Callaghan When distance from farm to table is measured in moments, the relationship between the grower and the chef has to be equally close. Thus defines the nature of the relationship between Chef David Hugo at the Inn at Shelburne Farms and Josh Carter the manager of the Market Garden on the same… Read More

by Margo Callaghan Friday night was just incredible, thanks to the ionic activity in the air just prior to a storm rolling in, and the dinner menu at Barkeaters. Matt and I timed our meal perfectly, in that we could sit outside in their cozy patio area, thoroughly enjoying the outdoor ambiance and the new-to-me… Read More

by Margo Callaghan Last time I was at the Bearded Frog, the snow was flying. Shame on me for waiting so long between visits, but it could be said that this one was perfectly timed. Dickie Austin, front of the house “keeper of the sanity” at this uber busy little Shelburne gem of a dining… Read More

  To say that I had been looking forward to lunch all week is an understatement. Japanese cuisine is a personal favorite, and while driving north on Lake Street to dine at San Sai, a relatively new Japanese restaurant in Burlington, my expectations might have proven too much for an ordinary meal. But this proved… Read More