Howdy folks,
BIG NEWS!!!! The Skinny Pancake is soon to have yet another sibling: “T
he Chubby Muffin.“ For our regular readers, this is the big news to which we’ve been alluding…
So what’s it all about? The Chubby Muffin (seen here before renovations) is the Skinny Pancake’s sidekick. It is the “Robin” to the Skinny Pancake’s “Batman.”
Huh? Ok…here’s the straight-up description: This small coffee shop located deep in the Old North End will open in late April/Early May and specialize in muffins, coffee & ice cream (an obvious combination). Set at 88 Oak St (on the direct route from Winooski to 127, one block from Roosevelt Park & The Boys & Girls Club), we plan to offer good food to the busy folks driving by each day as well as all the kiddoes playing in the neighborhood (hence the ice cream!). You can also expect our soon-to-be radical muffins to find their way to the counter at the Skinny Pancake…
But this space is more than just a muffin shop!!! We will be using the Chubby Muffin kitchen to “Live The Dream” of our social mission…we don’t want to just walk the talk, we want to sprint it!!! Beyond the tasty baked goods, the Chubby Muffin will allow us to very seriously increase our commitment to local foods & the overarching effort to prove our capacity for social entrepreneurism. HOW? For starters, simply by the fact that we’ll have alot more kitchen with which to work…more space to prep labor intensive local foods, a big freezer to store summer berries into the winter…it is way more kitchen than we’ve ever had before. We also plan to share it…we will be opening up the kitchen part time as a community kitchen, sharing this great resource with a number of non-profits, some farmers and the greater community.
There is much more to come, so stay tuned!!!
This week’s specials:
Holy Smokes (Burlington): Vt Yak Burger, Grafton Smoked Cheddar, Winding Brook Farm Bacon and all the fixins (LTO) on a Gleason’s whole wheat Crepe, served with either Vermont grown fries or fresh cut Yukon Gold Chips. $9.00
Oh Me So Corny (Montpelier): 100% Local. House Cured Greenfield Highland Corned Beef with Pete’s Cabbage, Onions and Nicola Potatoes, Cabot Sour Cream on a Butterworks Rye Crepe. $9.00.
Pictured here is Montpelier GM Jeremy Silansky preparing the Greenfield Highland Beef to be cured…
I would if I could, I will if I can…
~~events going on around town~~
Montpelier Green Drinks: 
At The Mini-Skinny in downtown Montpelier
Tuesday, March 9th, 89 Main St, Montpelier, 6-8 pm.
As always, the first 50 drinks are bought by our generous sponsors and provided at no cost to you!!!…thanks to our sustaining sponsor
Seven Days newspaper and this month’s non-profit sponsor,
Vermont Clean Energy.
This Month’s sponsor: Vermonters for a Clean Environment www.vce.org. VCE’s mission is to help raise the voices of Vermonters to demand that corporate neighbors be held to the same standards as anyone else in the community. VCE works on issues such as Land Use and Act 250 Permits, Groundwater and Drinking Water Protection, Mining Waste, Rail Development, Energy, Agriculture, and More.
From VCE: ”VCE believes that Vermont’s economic growth depends on its environmental health & is fighting for the economic well-being of all Vermonters assuring appropriate use of our resources — our people, our land, our air and our water. We are united in the belief that Vermont’s future lies in conserving its clean, rural, small-town environment. We have joined together to pursue the common goals of encouraging economic development with minimal environmental impacts and preserving Vermont’s natural beauty. VCE is committed to providing facts and information so that people can make informed decisions.”
VCE is the third representative organization from the Vermont Environmental Collaborative. Each month of 2010, Green Drinks Montpelier will be sponsored by a representing org from VEC!!!
City Market Presents: Stewards of Healing Plants:
Planting the Future with Rosemary Gladstar
March 6th 4-6pm; First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl Street, Burlington
Tickets are free but limited. Pick up tickets today at the Customer Service desk.
About the event: Land stewardship, habitat protection and sustainable cultivation practices are of primary importance to the conservation of Native American medicinal plants and the rich heritage of American herbalism. Join City Market as we present Rosemary Gladstar in a lively discussion of this important and timely topic and discover the many ways you can make a difference in helping to preserve not only medicinal plants but also the tradition of American Herbalism. For more information, visit City Market at www.citymarket.coop/planting-the-future-with-rosemary-gladstar.
Montpelier Winter Farmers Market: The Capital City Farmers’ Market runs from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm this Saturday. VT College of Fine Arts Gym at the Corner of East State Street and College Ave. This week’s market will feature Ariel Zevon, Director of LACE doing a demo on “How to Stretch your Food Market Dollars.” She’ll be at the market from 10 am – 1 pm making a salad with root vegetables, soup from the trimmings, and a meat dish from several cuts of meat. (sampling as well!)
Announcement:
Vermont’s
Local Banquet Magazine is now available for pick up & perusal at the Montpelier Skinny. Described as
“A meeting place for
Vermont farmers, producers and food artisans, and those who enjoy eating and supporting locally grown food,” Local Banquet is a quarterly magazine whose content concerns connections between farm, food & community.
Music this week at the Skinny Pancake:
Thursday, 03.04.10
Phineas Gage (acoustic/bluegrass)
***$5 suggested donation
www.reverbnation.com/phineasgage
And another round of folkgospel grassicana with Rob Williams, Erica Stroem, James Kinne, & Katherine Maund’s project: Phineas Gage www.reverbnation.com/phineasgage. Sweet four-part harmonies, fabulous acoustic sounds.
Always filling the house, come check out Phineas Gage phineasgagevt.blogspot.com/ for a lively night of acoustic originals and covers for happy brains – some call it “folkgospel grassicana.” The band just calls it fun.
PS: in other circles, Phineas Gage frontman Rob Williams is known as the finest purveyor of Vermont Yak in the area: www.vermontyak.com
Friday, 03.05.10
Jim Seem & Melissa Hyman (R&B/Soul/Acoustic/Bedroom Pop)
***$5 suggested donation
www.reverbnation.com/jimseemandmelissahyman
Fabulously original music Friday night: Jim Seem and Melissa Hyman http://www.reverbnation.com/jimseemandmelissahyman?add_email=true.
This duo proves their proclivity for beautifully unconventional, fearless songwriting. Jim & Melissa’s signature style layers amazing vocal prowess over “a unique blend of hip-hop-influenced, cello-spiked acoustic R&B”.
From their website: “Based out of Asheville, NC, this soulful duo’s live shows have drawn enthusiastic crowds and rave reviews in the Midwest and up and down the East Coast as their reputation grows for putting on a powerful, sexy and entertaining performance.”
Saturday, 03.06.10
Holy Ghost Tent Revival (Dirty Jazz/Thrash-Grass/Roots)
***$5 COVER
www.myspace.com/hgtr
This is a BIG show, folks!!! It even got a “trust me” plug from Dan Bolles this week in Seven Days!!! Please note that there will be a $5 cover for this show and we will be clearing out some tables for dancing.
The sensational six piece HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL www.myspace.com/hgtr in their PREMIER Burlington performance. These cats put it all out–accordion, horns, banjo, mando, bass, guitar, percussion–and railing vocals.
In t
heir words: “Characterized as “explosively intoxicating,” Greensboro, NC’s Holy Ghost Tent Revival cannot be pigeonholed into any popular genre. Melding brass with banjo, guitar, bass, drums, and keys this six-piece ensemble boasts an eclectic mash of instruments and styles — a musical alchemy all their own…a sense of celebration and salvation; of a raucous party where everyone’s welcome…With a penchant for crafting thoughtfully playful lyrics and graced with exceptional musical skills, there are seemingly no boundaries for this group as they travel the country spreading the magic of their heart-throbbing, foot-stomping, good-time music.”
“Take a pinch of plucky banjo, a dash of euphonium euphoria, a heaping helping of rowdy Americana and a whole lotta shakin’ and you’ve got something approximating the feverish frenzy that is a performance by Greensboro, North Carolina’s Holy Ghost Tent Revival.” -Seven Days Dan Bolles
“The (band) play a fantastically entertaining mixture of dirty jazz, roots country/bluegrass, big band and rock that can only be described as explosively intoxicating. The kind of “explosive” that one of those people shot from a cannon perhaps feels.” – Matthew Godbey, The Post & Courier
In the pipeline…
Thursday, 03.11.10
Local Folk Series
Charlie Messing, Kip deMoll, Kevin Greenblott
***$5 suggested donation
Friday, 03.12.10
TBA
Saturday, 03.13.10
TBA
Montpelier ‘Cake springs into the season with a farm fresh Brunch Menu! 
The Brunch Menu is “Local, Really” as its wholly inspired by Vermont seasons, local foods and producers.
brewed with Vermont Coffee Company Roasts. A cup of green, black, or herbal tea from the extension Vermont Love & Tea selection is always recommended!
Burlington Waterfront will be 
