AltWeeklies Wire
Good to the Last Bytenew

Gamers who whip up virtual vittles explain the appeal.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
rBGH Free?new
Montsano lobbyists attack consumers' right to know if dairy products contain milk from cows given rBGH.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
01-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Will Vermont's Legislators Stand Behind Raw Milk?new

The agricultural advocacy group Rural Vermont drafts a bill to help local farmers keep it raw.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Cooking the Booksnew
A New York Times editor offers his recipe for cookbook success
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Shuck and Awenew

Sucking down seafood with oyster expert Rowan Jacobsen.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Vermonters Share Their 60-Minute Fantasiesnew
These thoughtful busybodies answer the question: What would you do with an extra hour if you had it?
Seven Days |
Mike Ives and Paula Routly |
12-28-2007 |
Culture
How Some Vermonters Dispose of the Throwaway Culturenew
Among back-to-the-landers and regular folks alike, there are people out there who know how to make things last.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
12-17-2007 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
Local Radio?new
It's getting harder and harder to find local news on the radio dial.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
12-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
A Report from the Killing Floornew
A former meat inspector revives one of Vermont's last remaining slaughterhouses.
Seven Days |
Paula Routly |
12-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
Beer Makers in Lather Over Rising Price of Hopsnew

Hops and barley, the two agricultural cornerstones of beer production, have seen price hikes in the past few months that make crude oil look affordable: 100 to 400 percent for hops; 25 to 50 percent for barley, which is made into malt. In Vermont, which has the largest number of artisan brewers per capita in the country, this is sobering news.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
12-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
DIY Deernew
A mini course in gutting and cutting the beast.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Vermont Church Suppers Got Gamenew
As hunting season gets under way, the old standby chicken pie gives way to duck ragout, and pot roast to roasted bear.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Age of Terror Meets Halloweennew
The fear managers stoke and manipulate our inchoate anxieties, directing attention to threats looming in the shadows and away from real and present dangers. This year, that real and present danger was lead poisoning.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
Why is Vermont's Hunter Population Dwindling?new
Vermont's sportsmen are getting older, and due to a variety of societal factors, fewer young people are taking up the sport.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
11-12-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Anti-Bush Artnew
Painter Al Salzman's "Inamorato" shows Alberto Gonzales kissing George Bush's ass.
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
09-05-2007 |
Art