Dishing About Vermont

Good French bistro food in Vermont is alive and kicking. And if you are in or near Weston, The Left Bank has you covered. Ingredients are super-local (when feasible) and the food is very good. Give it a try.

Vermont is wonderful and quirky, and the speech used there is equally so. Want to see if you know how to pronounce certain towns properly? Want to know the difference between a gore, a gap, and a grant? Want to know what stick season is? Read on!

Don't write off Vermont during mud season. Sure, it's messy, but it's a great time to experience the miracle of maple, get some spring skiing in, visit a couple of roaring waterfalls, or perhaps get a good deal on a weekend getaway.

22 Park Eatery in Brandon, VT is a wonderful place to grab a delicious bite. Trust me.

Waterbury has another amazing restaurant, and if you are anywhere nearby (like Stowe), I highly recommend you give Gallus a try. Seriously, this is a destination Italian (pasta ) place -- especially in the fall with an outdoor table.

For those who enjoy experiencing outdoor sculpture, there's more than you might expect to see in Vermont. Read on to learn where to find them and how to make a day (or 2 or 3) of visiting them.

Visit the maple sugar houses of Vermont during the early spring; and make a day of it!

VT skiing is a thing for good reason. Read on for downhill & xc options, as well as a cool tool to help you find your perfect ski area!

The best pizzin Burlington, VT can be found at Pizzeria Ida. There isn't customization, but that's ok because their offerings are perfect.

Tiny rural towns with more dirt roads than not personify these VT 251 towns in Vermont's North East Kingdom. Take a drive in the country!

Lose yourself in these North East Kingdom towns. They are typically small and quiet and beautiful.

This VT 251 post exemplifies the quirkiness, glacial & pastoral beauty, and history of Vermont, all found in the North East Kingdom.

This is one of my favorite VT251 explorations. You get history, outdoor recreation, views, cheese, and some good food.

Three waterfalls, two gap roads, and a covered bridge are covered in this VT 251 exploration. Come along to the Green Mountains/ Rt. 100!

Beer, asbestos, border crossings, and bodies of water describe this VT 251 foray. IMO mostly better explored here than in real life.

There's a lot to see in St. Johnsbury and the surrounding towns in this VT 251 exploration. Dog, maple, and nature lovers -- check it out!

Mountain views, Icelandic horses, some of the best hiking in VT, and 2 ski areas are included in this VT 251 exploration. Check it out!

This VT 251 foray brings you to the area around VT's capital -- rife with history, covered bridges, granite, and maple. Check it out!

Come visit the bucolic farming towns of Ferrisburgh, Waltham, New Haven, Weybridge, Bridport, & Addison in this VT 251 foray.

This VT 251 episode brings you to the most remote corner of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, bordering both Canada and New Hampshire.

The North East Kingdom of VT is remote and many towns lie on the Canadian Border. Three of these VT 251 towns are hopping, the other not.

This VT 251 foray bring you in the vicinity of Middlebury. Read on for Robert Frost, covered bridges, American history, and cute towns.

Beautiful farm land and water views about in the towns around Burlington covered in this VT 251 edition. (also: bridges and museums!)

Bucolic mountain farms, dirt roads, covered bridges, and marble describe this VT 251 foray. Check out these towns just south of Rutland.

The Islands of Vermont are located in Lake Champlain the NW corner of the state. They offer beach fun, prehistoric fossils, and log cabins!

Finishing off the Upper Valley towns of Vermont, this VT 251 post brings you beauty, charm, and farmland galore.

Bucolic VT near Rutland -- covered bridges, marble, outdoor recreation and serenity, and maple, of course!

Heading east from Burlington brings you into Vermont's version of suburbia, and then into some very cute and visit-worthy towns.

Beautiful farmland and vistas define the towns in this VT 251 exploration. Check out Brandon and some the towns near it!

This VT 251 exploration takes you to the two vanished towns in southern Vermont, one of which is considered by many a ghost town!

This Vt 251 foray centered around the route from Grafton to Weston, but includes some outliers as well. Much cheese and much to see here!

Come along to the seven towns and their eight covered bridges in this VT 251 exploration into The Upper Valley (of the CT River).

If you can fit it in to your itinerary, plan to visit a farmer's market when you next go exploring -- near home or far away. Trust me.

An outdoor playground with exceptional scenery is explored in this VT 251 foray in the area around Killington and Woodstock.

Small town, tourist, and suburban VT are all covered in this VT 251 foray, comprised of 6 towns and 5 covered bridges. Read on for more!

VT 251: Three W-towns, five more covered bridges, and a great brewery. Plus, there's some history, too!

Looking for a great farm-to-table restaurant in Burlington, VT? Head to Frankie's and thank me later.

This VT 251 foray includes two of my favorite towns and reveals where a famous Russian dissident chose to live!

Foliage season 2021 brought me to more of southern Vermont where I explored 3 new covered bridges and 6 new towns.

VT is a beer destination and Travel & Leisure has listed their top 12 breweries in the state. Read the list here and then go to the article

Seven more towns in southern Vermont are covered in this VT 251 foray. These towns are close to MA and well-worth a visit.

Signs of spring beckoned the latest VT 251 foray into northern VT farmlands. The scenery was beautiful enough to revisit in Fall.

Northern Vermont (near the Canadian border) is very rural. Here are the towns of Franklin, Berkshire, Sheldon, Bakersfield, and Waterville.

The popular towns of Stowe, Waterbury, and Waitsfield, all less than an hour from Burlington, make up this edition of my VT 251 journey.

Another VT 251 foray in Southern Vermont took place in Fall of 2021. Hello Peru, Londonderry, Andover, Rockingham, Chester & Landgrove.

A collection of small, rural, beautiful towns in southwestern Vermont are the focus of this edition of my VT 251 explorations.

Central Vermont has a bunch of unique sights (and more covered bridges). Read about them in the latest VT 251 post.

If you like mountain views, a laid-back vibe, and great food/drink, Burlington is your kind of city. Here are my top things to do there.