Whet and Wild

Local Food: Antipasto is the plate of small bites served to whet the appetite.  Translated from Italian as "before the meal," there are as many versions of this light appetizer as there are regions in Italy.  Steven offers a Vermont interpretation that promotes the Italian emphasis on both the fresh and the aged.  Kicking off with the wild ramps and fiddleheads Steven foraged and pickled in early spring, also featured are fresh vegetables including the first of the Sungold tomatoes from Hazendale Farm, spicy radishes from Mystic Morning Farm and cucumbers, zucchini, fennel and kohlrabi from Pete's. Salted cultured butter from Vermont Butter and Cheese Creamery goes perfectly with the crunchy radishes, or on grilled rosemary bread from Elmore Mountain Bread. Steven blends farmer cheese from Sweet Rowen Farmstead in West Glover with herbs from his own garden to round out the plate!

At the Bar: Remember our Sunday and Monday drink specials. Sunday, June 24th we offer a $2.50 pint of Rock Art, a $4 glass of Boyden Valley Seyval Blanc or Big Barn Red. Our Mojito is offered for $5.

Around the Galaxy: Alison Bechdel comes to Galaxy on Tuesday, June 19th to discuss her graphic memoir, Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama. The event begins at 7PM. On Tuesday, June 26th noted feminist author Alix Kates Schulman will read from and sign Menage, her first novel since the bestselling Memoir of an Ex-Prom Queen.

Music Notes: Blue Fox joins us this Thursday, June 21st at 7:00.  Check out what Pamela Polston of Seven Days calls his "deep-lazy-growly-sexy" vocals and "ultra-strength" guitar playing.

Local Events: Kingdom Creamery of Vermont hosts an Open House at their farm on Route 16 in East Hardwick on Saturday from noon-3. Ice Cream! In the meantime, you can try their Vanilla in our Root Beer Float or Strawberry Fizz.

Bread and Puppet Theater will perform Less Miserables on Saturday, June 30th at 8pm.  Suggested donation of $10 at the door.

Reminders: We will be open Wednesdays starting July 4th for the summer!

We are open daily after 2:30 for coffee, bar service, and baked goods, and free WiFi, with dinner reservations available from 5-9, Sundays from 5-8. We serve our special Blunch menu Sundays from 11-2. Claire's is closed every Wednesday until July 4th.We appreciate it when you use cash or a check - credit card companies charge us a fee that really adds up. Thanks to many of you we have been able to significantly reduce those fees.

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