Confectionery Wonders: Vermont's Best Doughnut Shops

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Big Picture Cafe, Waitsfield, VT

One of the best-kept doughnut secrets in Vermont come from the Big Picture Café in Waitsfield, whose owners Claudia Becker and Eugene Jarecki offer mini, maple-glazed yeast doughnuts made with…

One of the best-kept doughnut secrets in Vermont come from the Big Picture Café in…

The 10 Best Burgers in Vermont!

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The Reservoir, Waterbury, VT

Featuring local grass-fed ground beef and 39 draft beers, the Rez owners Chad Fry and Mark Frier insist on two things: A big beer list and wood-fired ovens. The upshot is a menu featuring burgers…

Featuring local grass-fed ground beef and 39 draft beers, the Rez owners Chad Fry and Mark Frier…

The 9 Best Theme Bars in Vermont!

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The Blackback Pub, Waterbury, VT

If you really want a unique Vermont craft beer experience, you need to go to a place with 35 beers on tap, including some of Vermont’s finest offerings like Foley Brothers Loco Moco (imperial…

If you really want a unique Vermont craft beer experience, you need to go to a place with 35 beers…

The 9 Best French Restaurants in Vermont!

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Michael’s on the Hill, Waterbury, VT

The Green Mountains in the background and chef-owner Michael Kloeti in his 1820s farmhouse kitchen serving up French and European fare is what you get with Michael’s on the Hill. Dine on…

The Green Mountains in the background and chef-owner Michael Kloeti in his 1820s farmhouse kitchen…

Vermont's 10 Best Tacos

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The Mad Taco, Waitsfield, VT

Smoked pork belly and kimchi tacos, chorizo tacos, fish tacos, squash and veggie tacos, enchiladas, and the best carnitas in the state—need we say more? The meat is smoked in house, the focus…

Smoked pork belly and kimchi tacos, chorizo tacos, fish tacos, squash and veggie tacos, enchiladas,…

The 8 Best Places for Appetizers in Vermont!

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Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, VT

Featuring Southern-style small plates, we might consider everything on Pro Pig’s menu and appetizer, if only so that we could list them all. But, alas, with a clearly designated spot for…

Featuring Southern-style small plates, we might consider everything on Pro Pig’s menu and…

The Big Day: Vermont's Best Wedding Locations

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Mad River Barn, Waitsfield, VT

Offering a pavilion, a fully-stocked pub, and game room, and a formal dining room in the heart of central Vermont’s bucolic Green Mountain National Forest, there are few places so accommodating…

Offering a pavilion, a fully-stocked pub, and game room, and a formal dining room in the heart of…

The 10 Best Breweries in Vermont!

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Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, VT

Pro Pig is well-known as one of the best beer bars in Vermont, but only in late 2014 did it open its own brewery and tasting room. Admittedly, it is a little hard to sit there and not remember a…

Pro Pig is well-known as one of the best beer bars in Vermont, but only in late 2014 did it open…

8 Best Places for BIG Food in Vermont

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Ben and Jerry’s, Waterbury, VT

Now, you can’t do a food challenge in Vermont without talking about the Vermontster, a 20-scoop sundae that includes flavors of your choosing, four whole bananas, fresh-baked cookies, brownies,…

Now, you can’t do a food challenge in Vermont without talking about the Vermontster, a…

The 9 Best Cocktail Bars in Vermont!

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Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, VT

While they may be famous for their jaw-dropping beer selection, smoked meat offerings, and on-site craft brewery, Pro Pig also gets ratings from cocktail drinkers everywhere. Old-fashioned (or…

While they may be famous for their jaw-dropping beer selection, smoked meat offerings, and on-site…

The Blackback Pub, Waterbury, VT

Featured in The 9 Best Theme Bars in Vermont!

If you really want a unique Vermont craft beer experience, you need to go to a place with 35 beers on tap, including some of Vermont’s finest offerings like Foley Brothers Loco Moco (imperial… Read More

The Long Trail, VT

Featured in The 13 Best Hiking Trails in Vermont!

Completed in 1930, the Long Trail snakes around Vermont for about 265 miles from the Canadian border to the Massachusetts state line. It connects more than 40 of the state's highest peaks, following… Read More

Big Picture Cafe, Waitsfield, VT

Featured in The 7 Best Doughnut Shops in Vermont!

One of the best-kept doughnut secrets in Vermont come from the Big Picture Café in Waitsfield, whose owners Claudia Becker and Eugene Jarecki offer mini, maple-glazed yeast doughnuts made with… Read More

Michael’s on the Hill, Waterbury, VT

Featured in The 9 Best French Restaurants in Vermont!

The Green Mountains in the background and chef-owner Michael Kloeti in his 1820s farmhouse kitchen serving up French and European fare is what you get with Michael’s on the Hill. Dine on… Read More

Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, VT

Featured in Vermont's 9 Best Live Theater Venues!

Founded in 1977 by Kim Bent, Lost Nation Theater is a place “to dream and reflect.” Bent grew up in Braintree with a view of the mountains known as “Lost Nation.”… Read More

Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, VT

Featured in The 8 Best Places for Appetizers in Vermont!

Featuring Southern-style small plates, we might consider everything on Pro Pig’s menu and appetizer, if only so that we could list them all. But, alas, with a clearly designated spot for… Read More

Prohibition Pig, Waterbury, VT

Featured in The 10 Best Breweries in Vermont!

Pro Pig is well-known as one of the best beer bars in Vermont, but only in late 2014 did it open its own brewery and tasting room. Admittedly, it is a little hard to sit there and not remember a… Read More

Birchgrove Baking, Montpelier, VT

Featured in The 10 Best Cake Shops in Vermont!

Opened in 2008, Birchgrove Baking makes an assortment of cookies, breakfast pastries, cakes, and tarts. Everything is made by hand from scratch with local Vermont products. You can also order coffee,… Read More

Ben and Jerry’s, Waterbury, VT

Featured in 8 Best Places for BIG Food in Vermont

Now, you can’t do a food challenge in Vermont without talking about the Vermontster, a 20-scoop sundae that includes flavors of your choosing, four whole bananas, fresh-baked cookies, brownies,… Read More

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