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Clockwise from left: Justin Newland, Adnan Terzic, Breanna Stewart, Tanika Stewart and Tanika s daughter What do restaurants have in common with bears, skunks, bumblebees, snakes, box turtles and snails? This winter, they re hibernating. For animals, hibernation is a way to conserve energy and survive the winter, when resources are scarce. It s the same for restaurants. Closing for a few months during the cold, harsh pandemic winter is a way to save money cutting inventory, payroll, utilities and other variable operating costs. And it might be just what some restaurants need to make it through to brighter days. So far, Vermont has largely been spared the devastating mass closures that other states and large cities have witnessed during the pandemic. Matt Birong, chef-owner of 3 Squares Café in Vergennes and a Democratic state representative, explained that Vermont s unique action in targeting independently
Barrels to age beer at Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur When the world is ready for the simple pleasure of a table of friends sharing beer, Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur brewer Vasilios Gletsos will have just the drink. A wheat beer made with sumac he gathered last summer, it s tentatively called Amidst and Among. The name is meant to emphasize the benefits and detriments of being around each other, Gletsos, 43, said in a phone interview from his Craftsbury home. He aims to put a fair amount of the beer in large-format bottles sized for more than one household. I m hoping to make a beer that s a breath of fresh air and a celebration of being able to be closer to each other, to see people and to share beers and share our lives, said Gletsos, a former brewer at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend. We ll see if the virus cooperates.