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Pho at Pho Hong, Burlington, Vermont

Pho Hong, Burlington, Vermont

For years I’ve considered myself a foodie. I’ve worked in countless restaurants (as a bartender, cook, server, hostess) and worked for a food magazine for a number of years. For the most part, we grow our own produce or get it straight from the farm in our local CSA, […]

Lang House on Main Street Bed and Breakfast

Lang House on Main Street, Burlington, Vermont

One of the things I love the most about old homes is the unique details that carry throughout them. The Lang House on Main Street Bed & Breakfast, just a few blocks from Church Street in Burlington, has some of the most beautiful architectural details in a historic home […]

10 Vermont Stocking Stuffer Ideas

10 Vermont-Made Stocking Stuffer Ideas

This year, Randy and I decided to do stocking stuffers for each other rather than a larger gift, given we’re finally giving in a buying our very own snowblower (how have we lasted this long in Vermont without one?). I’ve put together some of my favorite made-in-Vermont stocking […]

Vermont Holiday Gift Guide

Made in Vermont Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year, largely due to the fact that I love coming up with thoughtful gift ideas for friends and family. Living in Vermont makes gift giving easy with so many Vermont-made products, from art and clothing to beer and beauty products. […]

Satori Float Spa Tank, Satori Float and Mind Spa, Shelburne, Vermont

Satori Float Spa, Shelburne, Vermont

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been attracted to water. Growing up, I was the kid who would take baths until my fingers were prunes. During beach trips to the Jersey Shore, I’d spend the whole day in the water, flailing about in my favorite one-piece swimsuit with a big […]

Dining Room at Stone Hill Inn, Stowe, Vermont

Stone Hill Inn, Stowe, Vermont

My first job in the hospitality industry started the summer before I headed to Middlebury College as a Feb. I was hired by Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana, a Relais & Châteaux property located in the Bitterroot Valley. Triple Creek consistently wins impressive awards: Travel & Leisure’s 2014 Best Hotel in the […]

Beer with a View at Trapp Lager Brewery, Stowe, Vermont

Von Trapp Brewery, Stowe, Vermont

Back in the summer 2009, I spent three days touring the 20+ breweries in Vermont as part of the Vermont Brewers Association Passport Program. Trapp Lager Brewery, located in Stowe, Vermont, wasn’t yet part of the passport program; it was one of the few breweries in Vermont that I […]

Lincoln Pottery

Lincoln Pottery, Lincoln, Vermont

I had never even considered the “honor system” before moving to Vermont. My first time seeing the serve-yourself, honor-system at play was at Duclos and Thompson Farm in Weybridge, Vermont, where you can pull right up to the farm, walk into their freezer and help yourself to local sausage or lamb. Then tally […]

Outside Wilder Farm Inn, Waitsfield, Vermont

Wilder Farm Inn, Waitsfield, Vermont

There’s something utterly charming about the creaky wooden floors, hidden nooks and crannies, and unique architectural details present in 19th-century homes. I have a thing for old Vermont farmhouses and a desire to someday own one. Maybe it’s the history of an old house—the raising of children, the family gatherings, the comings […]

Prohibition Pig Waterbury, Vermont

Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, Vermont

The Alchemist, a restaurant and brewery previously located on Main Street in downtown Waterbury, used to be one of our favorite date-night spots. We’d take a leisurely drive over the Appalachian Gap and wind our way to Waterbury. The homecooked pub food and Wild Child on tap were worth every bit of the 80-minute drive (one way). Sadly, […]

Lareau Farm & American Flatbread, Waitsfield, Vermont

Lareau Farm in Waitsfield—home to a classic, 13-room Vermont inn and the original American Flatbread—isn’t the type of place I would normally consider staying. We usually opt for B&Bs and inns that have personality but are more luxurious than our own home. But when I needed two rooms […]