Saturday, November 27, 2010

GIRL*FRIENDS ENJOY A CULINARY CAPER IN & ABOUT MANCHESTER, VT



Ellen Ecker Ogden
Manchester, VT  native 
and author of four food related books 
conducted a great informative culinary caper
THe equinox kitchen
Back of the house tour with sous chef nick 
and yummy fresh hot apple cider donuts 
right out of the fryer
al ducci’s
 An Italian style deli and food market
 specializing in gourmet specialty foods
 such as Home Made fresh Mozzarella, 
spectacular breads, pizzas, salads, etc.
manchester HOT GLASS
glass blowing studio and gallery 
with andrew, Owner & artist
 Each hand blown piece is distinctive,
 unique and made right on the premise
Depot 62 and cafe
a hidden gem of a cafe Situated
smack in the middle of a furniture store
serving traditional turkish fare
with a brick oven. 
Depot 62 sells home furnishings from
Turkey and other parts of the world
THE TRACTOR FARM
The owner of this farm collects 
old antique tractors and fire trucks
jk adams kitchen store
bringing generations of new england
craftsmanship to gourmet housewares, 
J.K. Adams Company has created American 
made wooden cutting boards, wine racks, 
knife racks, wooden salad bowls, 
kitchen islands and slate serving trays
NOrcross-west marble quarry
is the oldest marble quarry 
in the us (operational 1785 - 1917) 
although on private property it is
open to the public including swimming.
Marlee farms alpacas & the little alpaca shop
sells and breeds alpacas
and retails top-of-the line alpaca yarn 
(from their own alpacas)
 and clothing accessories
roy’s egg shop
an art gallery of folk art 
created by artist Roy Egg
Consider Bardwell Farm
 is a producer of award winning 
handmade cheese from goat and cow milk.
angela miller owner of the farm 
wrote “HAY FEVER”, the story of a high powered professional’s (Angela) life-changing journey
from manhattan big cheese 
to vermont goat cheese maker