On a lazy Sunday afternoon, we drive out to Waterbury to the Ben and Jerry’s factory. Perhaps it’s the chilly weather. Perhaps it’s the fact that a winter storm warning is pending, and Vermonters are being encouraged to batten down...
It’s always nice when Trip Advisor steers us right, and this is the case when it steers us to American Flatbread, where the local cider is cold and the pizza is piping hot (a good thing, on a day when the high is around seven degrees). My...
We’re at The Essex, a “culinary resort” in Essex, Vermont. Everyone raves about The Junction, so we make reservations for Saturday night and prepare to tuck in for Chef Alex’s six-course tasting menu. At first, things...
You can’t possibly visit Burlington, Vermont, without strolling Church Street, and you can’t possibly stroll down Church Street without at least sticking your head in the door of Lake Champlain Chocolates. Just inside the door, the jolly...
Our day out with Aitor Delgato (one of two great guides you should use if you’re visiting the Basque region) begins with a tour of San Sebastian. We’re lucky; despite the Basque region’s reputation for rainy days, the air is...
After walking up an appetite on Amsterdam’s chilly streets, nothing sounded better to us than spicy Thai food. Technology is our friend: a quick check of entries at TripAdvisor.com and Google confirmed that the highest-rated Thai food within...
Did you even know Atlanta once had a vegan deli? Yes, that’s right: a vegan deli. Picture bright, plastic containers of ready-to-eat meals, from mac and cheese to chicken salads — all free of meat, dairy, and egg. Most people I’ve told about the...
So, last night I broke down and ordered a decadent ice cream sundae. And not just any ice cream sundae, mind you. We’re talking a huge, rich, creamy ice cream sundae, complete with warm fudge topping, lots of strawberry jam, and huge cracked...
Thanks to the creators of the Happy Cow app (and website), we’re having an easy time pegging the locations of vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants as we make our way up the California coast. That’s how we find Bliss, the “Good Karma Cuisine and...
What do you think of when you think of comfort food? Fried chicken? Pizza? Lasagna? Ice cream? Now: what do you think of when you think of vegan comfort food? For most of you non-vegans, vegan comfort food probably doesn’t sound very...