Henry Street Deli – Now serving Brownies

Henry Street Deli in Burlington Vermont has great brownies. I’m not normally one of the weirdo chewy brownie people (I prefer the inside no-edge brownies); but these brownies manage to be chewy and moist:

Henry Street Deli - Brownies

A dusting of powered sugar belays the artisan nature of these choco bricks. The texture fest is completed with the all important crispy top layer and subterranean chocolate chips. I believe the brownies are baked every couple days by a local guy, and are priced ~$2.50.

What’s Twitter For? – Hong’s Dumplings updates!

Hong's Dumplings' Menu - Burlington Vermont

The next time someone asks you what twitter is for, tell them it’s for Hong’s Dumplings Twitter updates:

Also there is a great writeup here and fun video blog here.

Euro Corner Closed? August First Open?

Euro Corner - Burlington Vermont (closed)

I have sad news sopressata fans, it looks like Euro Corner is closed. It looks like you can purchase sopressata at the associated Euro Market.

I moped my way next door to August First a new bakery / cafe / deli. In the above picture it’s on the left.

I chose the curried chicken salad sandwich:

August First - Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

The baguette was great, crispy and chewy, without feeling like a jaw muscle workout. The chicken salad was good, August first appears to use the whole chicken instead of just the breast so the texture is a bit different that you might be accustomed to. The slightly tart cranberries are a nice counterpoint to the curry. The balsamic vinegar salad dressing was awesome, nice emulsion, and very fresh tasting. ~$9.00 with tax.

It’s definitely worth checking out, and they’re in a nice space.

August first appears to be hitting the social media with updates, kudos for that effort.

Hopefully they’ll add sopressata to the menu.

Philly Cart – Cheesesteak

After the dearth of good Philly Cheesesteaks in town, on my way home on Friday I stopped at a suspicious cart on Bank Street (near the corner of Bank and Church) in Burlington Vermont:

Philly Cart - Burlington Vermont

 After a quick interrogation of the vendor, I discovered he was indeed slinging cheesesteaks.

The Amoroso bakeryplacard plastered on the side of the cart may have been a good clue. Notice the above photo the technique. He chops the fresh shaved ribeye steak “from New York” on the cooler (left) side of the griddle then added pre-sweated onions to the mix and grills it on the right hotter side.

Philly Cheesesteak - Burlington Vermont

Three slices of American cheese also are part of the formula. All of this is crammed into the aforementioned famous (for Phillys) roll.

The taste? Tremendous! It reminds me of when I had my first “cheesesteak” on a family trip to Maine, known in those parts as a “steak bomb”.

 This folks is a mean mean cheesesteak, I’m not sure if it will earn my number one cheesesteak spot; I’ll have to

do some more “research”. The vendor promises to be around starting at 11am during the week, save Mondays and Tuesdays.

Oh and it’s $6.

Budweiser Clydesdales + Saint Paul St = Random

Random Budweiser Clydesdales show on Saint Paul Street, Burlington Vermont:

Top of The Block Sandwich Shoppe – Southwest Chicken wrap

Top of The Block Sandwich Shoppe - Burlington Vermont

In honor of my iPhone 3G no longer being broken,  I thought I would update the blog. I like Top of the Block Sandwich Shoppe for two reasons:

1) Excellent chicken wraps

2) part of a weird internal mall.

It’s located ironically at the top block of Church Street in Burlington Vermont.

Top of The Block Sandwich Shoppe - Southwest chicken wrap

This was a special of the day: spiced chicken, black beans, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, corn, cheddar, all on a toasted/grilled wrap. $7.43 with tax and it’s yours.

I didn’t take any pictures of the internal mall, but the “Shoppe” and seating area opened up to a basement and second level containing various “shops”, very interesting.

Ben and Jerry’s – Free Cone Day 2009

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009 - The line

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009 - The line

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009 - The band

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009 - The scoopers

Ben and Jerry's - Free Cone Day 2009 - The Mayor Bob Kiss

Ben and Jerry’s Free Cone Day Tomorrow.

Get it while it’s cold!

Official details here , the scoop is that it’s 12pm-8pm on Church St in Burlington Vermont, see the website for the details for your location.

New World Tortilla – New Pine Street Location Open

New World Tortilla - Pine Street - rear entrance

New World Tortilla is finally open! The now take cards and they have coffee.

New World Tortilla - Pine Street - Thai Chicken

New World Tortilla - Pine Street - Beef Rice Plate

St. Patricks Day – Burlington Vermont

Burlington Vermont Saint Patricks Day 2009, just a few of the options. Now in iPhone-o-vision.

RJ's St. Patrick's Day - Burlington Vermont 2009

RIRA's St. Patrick's Day - Burlington Vermont 2009

VPB St. Patrick's Day - Burlington Vermont 2009

Scuffer - St. Patrick's Day - Burlington Vermont 2009

Scuffer – St. Patrick’s Day – Burlington Vermont 2009

Finnigan's - Saint Patrick's Day 2009