Vermont Trip With Kim: Newport and New Hampshire

It snowed all the way to Vermont. We were on a mission. We were dropping off a sewing machine to one of our students in Vermont and then going on to Newport VT to have a nice vacation at one of our favorite inns: Cliff Haven Farm.

It's a beautiful inn. This is the entrance way. We were pretty hungry so the first thing we did after settling in to our room was to go out to Lago Trattoria, though they serve food that's more like a fine restaurant than a family restaurant. Probably the best restaurant in town.

Of course I forgot about taking pictures until I was half way done eating my seafood cake.



And Kim was well into eating her Romaine Salad. This whole leaf romaine salad reminding me of eating, for the first time on a business trip, in a nice bistro in southern California and getting served a 1/4 wedge of iceberg lettuce with dressing on top. One of my colleagues went ballistic, and working for LMSC (Lockheed Missiles and Space) that could be dangerous.

Kim had the gorgonzola and prosciutto ravioli which looks great. She liked it.

I had the quail and duck with some butternut squash ravioli. Very nice.

Here is a picture of me looking like the Cowboy Don crossed with Edward G. Robinson. "M'Yeah. See. You have this cow in my pasture, see? And I don't like that. See? Try the fish. M'yeah."

And the biscotti. I can't tell you how good they are. These are great paired with some Vin Santo. Yum.

And the espresso drink are great. Let me translate that for you New Yorkers, "The expresso drinks were good. M'yeah. See?"

The next day we went to another great restaurant called the Thai Tanic. I ain't making this up, folks. The Thai food was pretty good. I got the Tamerind Duck and Kim got the Honey Duck. I would have loved the Tamerind Honey Duck, personally but that wasn't on the menu.

The food was very good. We ate the dumplings too and ordered three orders to take home for dinner. That night we feasted on fried and remicrowaved dumpling and popcorn while reading and watching movies. Kim knitted her heart out. It doesn't get any better than this, people.



Look at all the pretty colors.

Of course we didn't mind staying in the room the whole day, only coming out to eat, or shop at the local yarn store or the local book store. I bought 5 books and Kim bought enough yarn to make me another tuque (toque) and some socks. It's great being married to a knitter. It's great being married to Kim.




All that was left was to get out of town. And we did heading for New Hampshire and our friend Tom.

Welcome Sweet Pea Natural Foods

I'd like to take the time to welcome Sweet Pea Natural Foods, another great Vermont store that has decided to join the Life By Chocolate family.

Sweet Pea Natural Foods Inc
Village Square
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: 802-496-7763‎

Please go and get your chocolate, especially your Life By Chocolate there at Sweet Pea. It's a great store and I would like everyone to support this store in Vermont, a wonderful and beautiful state. I can't wait to go back and Kim and I will be going back for a visit for our anniversary. Please, buy chocolate and enjoy life at Sweet Pea.

Welcome Natural Provisions and welcome again

These people were really fun people. I loved them. They will be selling boxes of mixed chocolates as well as bars. So, calling all weddings, get your wedding favors from Natural Provisions and get life, Life by Chocolate.

Natural Provisions
The Northeast Kingdom's Natural General Store
537 Railroad St.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
Phone: 802-748-3587
Fax: 802-748-6773


And, as luck would have it, I have pictures. Lots of nice pictures.



So, please buy your chocolate, especially Life by Chocolate, at Natural Provisions in the lovely town of Saint Johnsbury. It's a picturesque and beautiful town in Vermont. This was one of the last two stores I visited in Vermont before I made the trek through the White Mountains on my way to New Hampshire.



Pictures don't lie. This is a beautiful and large store for you health foods and now chocolate favors.



Vermont is embracing the Life by Chocolate magic and so should you. Go now to Natural Provisions. Having a wedding? Hightail it to Natural Provisions in St. Johnsbury.

Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op and Cafe is Life by Chocolate ready

I'm proud to welcome another great Vermont store into our Life by Chocolate circle of great retail stores, Buffalo Mountain.

Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op and Cafe
30 S. Main St.
Hardwick, Vermont 05843
Phone: 802-472-6020
Fax: 802-472-5946

I remember this great food co-op and cafe well. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures. I took many pictures of Vermont stores but in some cases, I didn't. Well, it looks like we may have to go back to Hardwick on vacation and take some.

So, please, go and get your chocolate at this great Food Co-op. It's in Vermont! That's reason enough to go. And if you are lucky enough to live in Vermont, then please go to Hardwick, a lovely town and buy your chocolate, especially Life by Chocolate, there.

Check out their Buffalo Bullsheet for more information about this great Coop. How cool is that? This is a community oriented and dedicated co-op.

Shelburne Farms has joined the Life by Chocolate Family

The first in Vermont to experience the great Life by Chocolate experience. Check out the pictures of this store. Beautiful. And the farm! Pastoral.

Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne, Vermont 05482
Phone: 802-985-8686

Oh the cheese! Yum!









Please go to Shelburne Farms, this wonderful farm store on a beautiful farm, and buy your chocolates, especially Life by Chocolate. They ordered a sizable amount of chocolate, so you have plenty to choose from.

I met with Rob, while I was there. He's a great down to earth person and he has fantastic foods, cheeses and other products waiting for you. Please go and support them.