New Contest + RAW Part 2 Winner and Vermont Wrap Up

First up, the winner of Round 2 in the RAW giveaway series is #25, Kelly G! Congratulations, Kelly! Please email me with your mailing address and let me know which prize you'd like. The choice is between Raw Food Made Easy (the book) or Raw Food Made Easy (the DVD). Thanks to the Book Publishing Company for making these contests happen...and to all of you who entered.

Whichever prize Kelly doesn't pick is still up for grabs. To be entered, just post a comment to this post that tells me the name of your favorite fruit. This contest will close in about a week.

Now, for the final round-up on Vermont food.

We always hit Healthy Living in South Burlington for their terrific seitan sandwiches. They have a monster panini press and use local seitan. One more super cool thing: you can choose from a bunch of different vegan mayos such as chipotle or horseradish, my new obsession.


Unable to capture the taste of a wood-fired pizza at home, we always eat at a great place called Pie in the Sky in Stowe. It's got a fun and funky atmosphere. They're very vegan friendly and will use vegan cheese if you bring it in, like we did. It was fun to see the whole kitchen crowding around the FYH and checking it out...then they all eyed the pizza, too. The crusts are especially good.



On a previous trip, we went to the Skinny Pancake, a creperie, located in Burlington. There is now one in Montpelier. The Vegan Monster used to be made with tofu (and still is, by request), but now it's with house-made seitan and it's even better! And check out the fries. We went traditional, but you can also get sweet potato fries.



We also ate at a new place in Stowe called Frida's, in a tribute to the artist Frida Kahlo. We didn't happen to take pictures, (oops!), but had wonderful guacamole, chips with a trio of salsas (they change daily), and a fantastic bean and rice chimichango (hold the cheese). The chimichango is pan-fried and the filling was perfectly seasoned. Sooooo good!

Also without photos, I had a good cup of vegan chili at the Bagel in Stowe. Along with half a bagel, it made a good light lunch. Jim got a hummus sandwich there that also looked pretty good.

In spite of our efforts, we couldn't eat at every single place we wanted to. In the past, we've also had good luck at Blue Moon (Stowe), Hen in the Woods (Waterbury), Loving Cup (Johnson), Foxfire (Stowe), Trattoria La Festa (Stowe), Red Basil (Stowe), Thai Orchid (Waterbury and a sister restaurant in Montpelier), The Whip (Stowe), Pennycluse (Burlington), the Shed (Stowe), Bees Knees (Morrisville), Pie-casso (Stowe) Stone Soup (Burlington) as well as the Co-op up there. We also enjoyed New Ethic on a previous trip, but sadly, they've closed.

All in all, there are a lot of options in Vermont and we've probably only scratched the surface. There's always next year!

Don't forget to enter the last phase of the RAW giveaway!