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Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

The reporter thoroughly investigates the falafel for its culinary integrity

I Falafel

Adriana Eldred September 18, 2018

Have you ever tasted classic New York falafel fresh off the food truck without leaving Vermont? Then you haven’t gone to Tuesday Night Live (TNL) located on the Johnson Elementary School’s soccer field...

The General Lee

Burger Barn boasts exceptional quality

A good hamburger can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, locations, and with different ingredients. Some may argue the best is with an open grill, amongst friends, seated outdoors during the summer time. If...

A perfect pita

Ahli Baba: perfect for late night munchies

Kylie Brown May 10, 2018

Located on Main Street in Burlington, Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop is the place to be if it’s 2 a.m. and you have a drunken craving for some affordable Mediterranean food. Two steps away from the Flynn...

Mock Eel

A Single Pebble rocks: a wonderful and unimposing gem

Agathe Fredette April 26, 2018

All too often, the only option for Chinese food to be found in Vermont is the typical, Americanized, take-out-style Chinese. However, A Single Pebble is a Chinese restaurant that prides itself on bringing...

Lamb and cabbage sarma

Brunchin’ boozy: Honey Road’s take on a classic pastime

Hannah Stearns March 29, 2018

There are plenty of places to have brunch, but where in Vermont can you get crab brik benedict, tahini French toast and shakshuka? More importantly, where can you get Mediterranean-inspired food done right?...

The bar of Pork and Pickle BBQ

Pork and Pickle pickins’

Richard Ahlgrim September 8, 2016

Nuzzled between a gluten-free bakery and another small shop in Essex Junction is a delectable new farm-to-table restaurant known as Pork and Pickles BBQ. In June, Chris Simard, former ecological agriculture...

McKee’s shepherd’s pie

McKee’s offers the comforts of home

Travis LeClair December 17, 2015

It’s that sweet smell of stale beer when I walk in. It’s that metronome of sports television – count them, 14, 15 boob tubes. It’s that jukebox playing country, or rap, or hair metal, 90’s...

Some of the best pie in Vermont

Some of the best pie in Vermont

Travis LeClair November 3, 2015

It’s been a tradition for years: climb Mount Philo then stop by the big red pizza barn and grab a Growler. You can’t miss it along route 7, about 10 minutes on the way back to Burlington. Folino’s...

Big Daddy’s brings humor to pizza

Elena Houriet November 3, 2015

If you should ever find yourself in downtown Burlington in need of late night nourishment, Big Daddy’s Pizza, located at 177 Church Street is the place to go. Open from 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. seven days a week,...

Cheap food and good fortune

Cheap food and good fortune

Avery Bliss November 3, 2015

For some reason, I have a massive love for Americanized Chinese food. In fact, I’ve eaten so much of it over the past four years that I have over 150 fortune cookie slips. If you factor in the average...

Spaghetti Nero

Trattoria Delia serves up an exceptional experience

Travis LeClair September 16, 2015

Located in a magnificently decorated basement in Burlington, Trattoria Delia has been serving authentic cuisine and memorable dining experiences for over 20 years. The Italian restaurant is built with...

Texas Roadhouse offers dinner and a show

Texas Roadhouse offers dinner and a show

Amanda Carman May 7, 2015

Whenever I hear Texas Roadhouse, my stomach starts to rumble. Come hungry because their food is mouthwatering. Texas Roadhouse is famous for its rolls and cinnamon bread, which are meals by themselves....

White Spinach

Pizza on Main brings New York style to Vermont

Marilyn Tagliavia March 26, 2015

When it was announced that Morrisville, Vt. would be getting another pizza place, there were many residents of surrounding areas who gave a collective groan. Did Morrisville really need another pizza place?...

Cold food for your cold cash at Lucky Buffet

Russell Freeman March 26, 2015

Everyone’s been there before. It’s noon. Your stomach is rumbling, and there’s no leftovers in the fridge or burgers to thaw, and your buddies want to get lunch. Pulling your wallet from your back...

The Family Table

Fine dining, homey atmosphere

Russell Freeman March 11, 2015

When driving through Jeffersonville, Vermont along route fifteen, it can be quite easy to overlook the small red structure nestled between a convenience store and the Lamoille River, which goes by the...

JSC Vegan Chef Peggy Edwards

Sodexo hosts locavore feast at JSC

Steve Gold March 11, 2015

Luscious, succulent, flavorful, exotic, unique, ambitiously creative, exquisitely prepared and delicately presented by highly skilled, exceptionally experienced professional Sodexo chefs, The Vermont First...

Good eats, good service = good time

Good eats, good service = good time

Andrew Lotto February 10, 2015

The outside of El Dorado Tavern doesn’t scream Mexican restaurant, and its interior is similiarly understated.  The only Mexican features: a few sombreros and other small south-of-the-border decorations. A...

Pasta Cabonara

Salute, dinero y amor

Gabriel Calza-Everett May 8, 2014

Homemade food is a wonderful thing. Ever date someone else because their mother was just such a good cook? The thing is, there often isn’t time to cook something fancy during the course of a normal day:...

Cajun’s frog leg dinner

Cajun’s Snack Bar bringing Louisianna to the Green Mountains

Kayla Friedrich May 8, 2014

As a child, creemee stands and snack bars were a favorite summer destination, and though I have fallen in love with a few during my lifetime including Seb’s Snack Bar in South Hero, Joe’s Snack Bar...

Henrys Diner in Burlington

Timeless food keeps Henry’s Diner youthfully delicious

Ben Simone May 8, 2014

Henry’s Diner is a weird-looking mint-green stucco building with a yellow wood growth jutting out of it. Above this polyp is an old neon red sign that says Henry’s Diner. When I first saw it, I thought...

A beckoning presence in Morrisville

The Bee’s Knees, as local as dinner gets

Max Van Wie April 24, 2014

Concerned not only for the health of their meals but also for the well being of the world, The Bee’s Knees restaurant in Morrisville, Vt., offers local farm fresh food and local drinks. Opened in 2003,...

Bove’s, schmove’s

Bove’s, schmove’s

Ben Simone April 24, 2014

It’s not often I am able to go to Burlington and actually have money to spend on things. So when I do, I have to eat out, and it has to be good. On recommendation, I went to Bove’s. On the outside...

The Green Mountain Special at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

Parker Pie cooks up culinary originality

Gabe Calza-Everett March 27, 2014

Warm, gooey cheese, a mozzarella-cheddar blend. Delicious bacon strewn haphazardly across the pie. Sautéed onions. Thinly sliced apples. Liberal amounts of spinach. Finishing it off is an ever-so-subtle...

Edelweiss owner Ken Schlegel

Edelweiss is delicious for you and your best friend

Max Van Wie March 15, 2014

In the business since 1994, Edelweiss Bakery and Sandwich Shop, now located at 325 Lower Main Street Johnson, has been providing quality sandwiches and French pastries out of its European styled bakery....

The Mules “Works for Me,” a burger topped with pickled onions, arugula, and aioli priced at $18.

Mule Bar kicks ass

Travis LeClair March 15, 2014

It is common knowledge in Winooski that the Mule Bar is likely to fill up every night. The Mule Bar is a charming and comfortable eatery/bar in Winooski, Vt. The spot is small enough to be called...

The entrance to the Vermont Pub & Brewery in Burlington

VPB offers a meal worthy of lions

Travis LeClair February 20, 2014

The Vermont Pub & Brewery has been a go-to-spot for me for eight years. The Pub’s famous lion statues can be seen from across the street; they should be viewed as inviting creatures, rather than...

The sign for Wicked Wings, a devilish storehouse of sinfully delicious wings, nachos and sandwhiches

Grilled, smoked, Wicked Wings

Kayla Friedrich February 19, 2014

"Wicked" is a slang word that originated in New England to add emphasis, as in "that’s wicked hot," and if you live in there, a name like Wicked Wings speaks for itself.   Wicked Wings is one of three...

Dobrá Teas Bank Street entrance

Dobrá Tea brings the East to you

Victoria Greenia February 15, 2014

This season’s icy grip has been making my family cranky; the six of us were seeing way too much of each other and, frankly, my kids were starting to have faces even I couldn’t love. We were getting...

A cold January day outside the Village Tavern

Village Tavern: satisfaction guaranteed

Max van Wie February 6, 2014

Walking into the Jeffersonville Village Tavern, I could understand why it’s called “a family-friendly pub and restaurant.” The warmly dim lighting and the exposed beam-work of the building suggest...

The authors soon-to-be demolished Reuben

Red Onion sandwiches hit the spot

Ben Simone November 27, 2013

On a cold November evening on Church Street in Burlington, my companion and I stood gazing at the gleaming red neon onion in the window just above a rack of bread loaves.   It looked warm and inviting,...

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