Wine in Italy is a world away from wine in the United States. Wine anywhere is different than wine anywhere else: technically speaking as well as culturally speaking. In this land, that is Italy, one does not have to wait until the age of 21 to Cin Cin nor do they chug chug chug until Read the Rest…

I don’t know what it is about the word ‘Africa.’ It tends to make people think of elephants, giraffes, black people, malaria, colors, drums, sunsets, sand and I could go on and on about the common words that spring to the tips of many people’s tongue when they hear the word ‘Africa.’ I am not Read the Rest…

I am a native Californian who discovered pho – the herbal, slightly sweet broth-based noodle soup that’s eaten for breakfast and lunch in Vietnamese communities – in her college years. I learned to crave the combination of meaty bone broth, slippery-soft rice noodles, a ménage ofunfamiliar cow parts both gristly and tender, topped with a Read the Rest…

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…

(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…

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…

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!