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  1. We have a trip planned for April to the Equinox.  I'm in my usual plan-ahead mode.

    An old board noted the following...

    Chantecleer... Serious "fine dining" style service, good food. Kind of old world style imo. Only place I'll order the sweetbreads at.

    Reluctant Panther... Burned down this fall. face inconsistancy problems the last few years.

    The Perfect Wife... Like the bar. Food's pretty good when the owner/chef is in.

    Bistro Henry's... Popular place. I've never been but heard fairly good things. Grafitti's... Great food with some service issues, when everything is right it's very nice.

    Emma's at the Silas Griffith Inn... Bank took the inn and restaurant. Chef ( that's me) has opened his own place in Danby called Gatewood's. Here's a link to a review from last September...http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll...1029/FEATURES03

    For lunch I've heard really good things about depot 62 or 69 in Manchester.

  2. In Rutland Tokyo House has the best sushi I've had in New England.

    Hemingways has a great rep too.

    20 minutes south of Rutland is Emma's at The Silas Griffith Inn.

    Ya, it's my place. :wink:

    Hope one of y'all will visit sometime so I don't have to toot my own horn. :biggrin:

  3. Actually, Brandon is well over an hour from Burlington. It's about equidistant between Rutland and Middlebury.

    The foliage is looking pretty spectacular this year, and you've picked a good weekend to see it.

    Whoops. My bad. don't know what I was thinking.

    So that's like 40 minutes from Danby?

    Come to Emma's for dinner! :wink:

  4. The article said you collected Pig's Ears, as well, which I think are similar to Tree Ears, though I've never collected them. Are they good?  Do you cook them the same way as tree ears? 

    Thanks!

    --L. Rap

    Sorry it took me so long to get back. Been busy, I guess that's a good thing!

    Pig's Ears are from the Chanterelle familly. You need to be carefull with them kind of like Sulfer Shelf. Not everyone digests them well. Tree ears are related to Witches Butter. They are edible too when young and tender. As they age they toughen up quite a bit.

  5. Thanks for posting that, I was wondering if I'd see anything about mushrooms in NEOne thing I'd like to say about the article was that the Sulphur Shelf mushroom, aka Chicken of the Woods, while delicious and one of my favorites, is reported to cause stomach upset in some people.  The chef might hunt around for some expert advice/experience if he hasn't already, IMHO. 

    --L. Rap

    Yup. That's why I only cook them for myself and friends. Of course I tell them there is a chance the sulfer shelf won't agree with them first. Haven't had a problem yet. But for that very reason I don't serve it at the restaurant.

    Thanks!

    Jon

  6. I can remember when I was kid walking through the big field next to my gradfather's house to collect bowls of chanterelles. He'd bring them back and sautee them with a simple cream sauce.

    And that's how I came to love mushrooms.

    Groovy!

    My kids love to forage with me. Just last month my 6 year old son said to me while holding a big ole Chanty "Dad, thanks for showing us how to pick mushrooms!"

    Thanks!

  7. What type of food are you looking for and how far will you travel from bennington?

    30 minutes, 1 hour?

    There's a new restaurant in manchester that is getting a good buzz called Grafitti's. Heard they are doing some cool stuff.

  8. I like my Shad Roe simple.

    Sauteed in some butter, Once cooked hit the pan with some shallots, garlic, white wine, whole butter, a squeeze of lemon and fresh parsley.

    Also like it with sauteed fiddlehead ferns, fennel, garilc, tomato, chives and pernod with whole butter.

  9. Does anyone know when morels start showing up in Massachusetts? I live south of Boston, and thought we'd take the kids and try hunting for them. I know what they look like, but not sure where to find them. I've heard they grow near Ash trees... can anyone give me tips on what types of places I should look? Of course, I'm not asking for your secret stash. Just thought it would be fun to do with the kids, and morels seemed safer than looking for shrooms I know nothing about.

    Pic of the fiddleheads was great by the way...

    here is a great site that helps me track the season as it comes along...

    http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/

  10. You were right to leave them alone. The white fuzzy ones are not good eats. Sorry for the semi alton quote.

    As for the cancerous idea. I seem to recall that all ferns have at least a trace amount of some chemical that has been linked to cancer but upon cooking them that chemical is rendered harmless. So if in doubt cook it out.

  11. It's a little early yet for F-heads in SoVT, but my garlic is looking fab. Of course, it'll be a while before I can actually use it. I'll be planting salad greens on Monday.

    Hey GG, I'm in Southern VT.

    Found mine about 10-ish miles louth of Manchester along the battenkill. On the menu in a heart beat!

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