Do you enjoy ordering pho at your local take-out? Then you’ll love learning how to make this fragrant, restorative Asian broth from scratch – the Slow Food way! Pam Root of That’s Life Soup in Montpelier, VT will teach us how to prepare this grass-fed beef stock, steeped with fresh ginger, onion, garlic, cinnamon, star Read the Rest…

Ciao from Germany, Munich Germany also know as the Bavarian side of white sausage equator: the land of sausage, butter & the infamous Brezel. In Germany breakfast is given the time it deserves. Coffee and some bread (maybe even a Brezel) with butter & kalbsleberwurst (calf liver sausage spread) and jam or perhaps you opt Read the Rest…

I have not always been a good cook. In fact, I didn’t even know that I liked to cook. I knew, however, that I liked to eat, and living in New York City after college meant that I had constant access to really delicious and well prepared food. There was not a lot of motivation Read the Rest…

(Stage in Campania- production of Fior di Latte) My name is Ariela Yomtovian. I am one of the new “authors” for this blog. I will be writing at least once a week about all things gastronomical. Why, do I think I know a thing about gastronomy? Well, I am a second year undergraduate student at Read the Rest…

In 125 countries on December 10th, more than 170,000 people came together for the 2nd annual Terra Madre Day, which celebrates local, sustainable food. In West Glover, Vermont, the Village Hall at Parker Pie was filled with community members who had come to eat a great meal, learn about Slow Food VT, and support Green Read the Rest…

Entertaining loved ones from far away is one of the hallmarks of the holiday season for many of us. I have such great pride in our tiny northern state, with her beautiful landscapes: challenging and breathtaking in the hardest of winters, and yet lush and indulgent in the summers. I love to show off a Read the Rest…

November 14, 2010 SFVT Annual Membership Meeting Red Hen Bakery, Middlesex, VT Present: Mara Welton, Sarah Strauss, Chris Howell, Gene Fialkoff, Linda Fialkoff, Joyce Cellars, Martha Franklin, Annie Harlow, Hugo Lara, Chris Wagner, Michelle Buswell, Joe Buswell, Mike Huber, Kate Turcotte, Yvonne Burnot Introductions: Each person described why s/he is a part of SFVT or Read the Rest…

With members all over the state, the board of Slow Food Vermont does a lot of car-pooling. Hurtling through an early autumnal night in Central Vermont recently, we were talking about a restaurant that one of our members had visited in Montreal. She described the dishes as being simple in presentation, but hearty and full-flavored, Read the Rest…

I grew up here in Vermont, but I am perennially amazed at how much productivity can be stuffed into our short growing season. In a recent conversation with a farmer, we marveled together at how vigorously vegetable gardens and farms grow and yield such great bounty for our little northern state. As if they know Read the Rest…

Come on down to 669 Riverside Avenue, Burlington this Saturday, 9-25 between 10 & 2pm to volunteer a few minutes or a few hours helping the Riverside Neighborhood Garden finish a few garden structures! All skill levels are welcome! There will be snacks and instruction on how to complete projects! Click here for more information!