Vermont finds
May 8th, 2006
So here are a few things we found and loved in Vermont:
1. Fiddleheads. They are in season up here and wow are they amazing. First of all they are cool as hell t
o look at. And they have a stunning taste - both crunchy and leafy, bitter and sweet. And up in Vermont they are all over!
2. Overheard in Vermont
“So your entree comes with a side vegatable”
“Great”
“So do you want peas or fiddleheads?”
WHAT? In the same grouping of the ubiquitous mushy pea is fiddlehead?! If we were back in NY we would only see these bad boys on the menu at the “fine” restaurants. But to see it at a diner was extra special. Which leads me to number three.
3. Wayside Diner in Montpelier, VT. It has been written up by the Stern’s in Road Food so we decided to swing by and it did not dissapoint. Nothing has been changed on the inside and the food was quite yummy.
4. One place we stumbled upon was Angelina’s outside of Cambridge, VT on Rt. 15. Along the road, facing a beautiful field of grazing cows, sits the unassuming Angelina’s. Known for their Italian food, they have a respectable list of pizza and calzones and buried at the bottom of the menu is “burger - $2.50″ and what a burger!! For those from the mid-west it was like a Steak ‘n Shake Steakburger. Chopped onions & pickles, little mustard and a grilled bun. I cried a little.
Entry Filed under: Travel, Sight Seeing, Ruminations
2 Comments Add your own
1. Todd | May 9th, 2006 at 6:32 am
It sounds like all is well in the great Northeast. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
2. Gregg Gerst | May 11th, 2006 at 9:34 am
I am loving this commentary. Vermont! Fiddleheads!! $2.50 Burgers!!! It’s like reading old Herb Caen columns - and I miss Herb Caen.
G
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