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One Big Block Party
FarmPlate Feb 25, 2010 Magic Hat Brewery 0 comments
Move over Crescent City. It's Burlington's turn to let les bons temps rouler. The Magic Hat Mardi Gras Celebration in downtown Burlington, Vermont, opens with music at Higher Ground on Friday night. On Saturday, live bands on Church Street will fill the air with Cajun/Creole sounds as pubs and cafes will serve up tasty New Orleans fare. The King & Queen of Mardi Gras Costume Contest begins at noon outside City Hall. Winners are each awarded $500 and will help lead the Grand Parade with Magic Hat's Alan Newman and Mayor Bob Kiss. The event, now in its fifteenth year, will benefit the Women's Rape Crisis Center. • If you go, keep in mind: Smart revelers park their cars at Magic Hat HQ on...
Sea Fare for Hungry Revelers
FarmPlate Feb 24, 2010 Magic Hat Brewery 0 comments
Mardi Gras v1 took place early last week for most people. Not so for those revelers north of 44 degrees latitude. Mardi Gras v2 comes to downtown Burlington, Vermont, this weekend. The annual pre-Lenten blowout is sponsored by Magic Hat Brewery and includes great music, great food and great beer plus one absolutely awesome parade at 3 pm on Saturday. Long ago in Catholic countries, the period after Mardi Gras meant seven weeks of meat-free meals. Butcher shops closed until Easter Saturday while fishmongers took up the slack, selling boatloads of salt cod to the faithful. It’s that salt cod tradition that inspires today’s recipe for brandade, a rib-sticking cod-and-potato classic from...
Chef Doug Mack Keeps It Local and Lively
FarmPlate Nov 27, 2009 Magic Hat Brewery 1 comments
Diners can expect beer-friendly fare at the upcoming December 11th meal, when Alan Newman (self-described serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Magic Hat Brewery) is expected to reveal some of the magic that goes into Magic Hat. After the talk, consider spending the night in one of the Inn's cozy rooms. The "Meet the Man in the Magic Hat" dinner begins at 6 pm and is followed by the talk at 7:30. Dinner is $25 and the talk is free. To reserve, phone 888.424.2432 or email linda@innatbaldwincreek.com. CRANBERRY-WALNUT QUICK BREAD from Mary's Restaurant in Bristol, Vermont Chef Doug prepared this for the 2008 Feast of the Farms Harvest Celebration, held each September at the Inn at Baldwin...
VT Conference to Focus on Cultural Aspects of Food
FarmPlate Nov 12, 2009 Magic Hat Brewery 1 comments
Amy Trubek, acclaimed author of Taste Of Place: A Cultural Journey into Terroir, presents ''From Deer Camp to CSA: Food and its Relationship to the Landscape'' on Saturday afternoon. A panel discussion, ''Why Good Food Matters,'' including Trubek, Goldstein and Jeff Roberts, director of the Vermont Institute of Artisan Cheese at UVM, concludes the conference. Breakout sessions feature Vermont farming from a global perspective; food and its relationship to the landscape; Vermont's artisan cheese industry; bread; and the cookbook as a literary genre. The conference is open to all. The $99 fee ($69 for students) includes the Friday evening and Saturday programs, continental breakfast...