every one wants to know...

every one wants to know...
DONT YOU?

keep looking--(but dont stalk me)--- and you
will see

perfection...
love....
magnified..


(ive ben to a few weddings lately; cant you tell?)

let's see

ahh.. let's see
how are things?

things are good.. there is love in the air (it is wedding season you know!), and

Montpelier love birds

have been spotted on

OUR NEW PATIO!

hope to see you there soon!

i love you

good to be home

i first returned to my home in vermont in 1998- it was beautiful and the same as i remembered it (a bit smaller i guess-- but i had grown!)- and fit so snuggly around me-
i slept in my old room- after being away from it for 7 years- & it felt ancient and historical and mystical--and secret- i was alone there, and it was perfect...
this was the last real time i have ever had alone-- and that was 11 years ago-
my oldest son MOSES is 10 today...and kismet is in the midst of wedding season, and i also have celebrated my own (32nd) birthday-- I wanted to find words for all of this put together, but will inevitably do so in your menus for this week-
in the meantime--
read this: a story of a girl i connect with
tell me what you think--
and ill see you soon!

c'est la vei

since last time:

yes! we did get the permit for the outdoor seating, and are working with a generous lot of folks to create an extension to the current kismet dining room--

yes! we did get our liquor licence-- mimosa's & bloody mary's and some rum drinks are all we have so far, but hoping that you will help us pick some wines and a couple of beers to add to the menu-- any ideas?

but alas, dining has been S L O W this week- so if you were waiting for an open table-- NOW is the time, because it seems that ALL of the tables have been open a lot lately!!

wild mushrooms!
thanks to Dave, our neighbor/forager, our fridge is FULL of them! and they are amazing in flavor, aroma, and unique appearance-- i feel like a little gnome in her den kitchen toasting, roasting, drying, and sauteing the assortment...

local strawberries-- i know, seems CRAZY because it has been so cold-- but yes, they are around, and as it so happens this time of year, the rhubarb and strawberry meet like two ships crossing in the night, and if we are lucky, we will be processing fresh rhubarb/strawberry jam within the next week or so-- yippee!

and wholly greens!! --local (like 2 miles away) spinach!, salad (with flowers--thanks joe!) from screamin' ridge

and it is life-

kismet is 2 and 1/2- and like a mother of a toddler, i am readying myself for the inevitable business of caring for a child who can walk on it's own... For the last 2 and 1/2 years, we have nursed her, held her close, and kept her in the little baby crib, off the beaten path, in a makeshift home (cozy and safe). We have introduced her to the world slowly and cautiously-- but now she has her little

ego-- her want to thrive-- her relationships and friends and connections-- and it's time to ready ourselves for her inevitable maturity--

as many of you know, we have been looking for a new home for kismet-- something a little bit more DOWNTOWN, if you know what i mean.

Well, we've been looking and two places presented themselves to us. We have been asked many times about the situation and i have to say, it's a little bit stressful- it's like considering three places at once--

where we are, one on state, and one on main--

there's a lot to consider and a bit of risk in each decision--

oh... if only things could be easy!

so-- we are asking for that right now.

On a bike ride after a day at the Montpelier middle school, i had this realization that kismet means fate-- but that it also means faith-- faith that what you do with good intention will pay off later-- so my life is this now-- kismet is becoming her own and teaching me-- that if i believe in fate, i have to have faith and just relax--

do my best, know what i need, and just try-- (aim, fire, shoot!)--

so, i don't have any new news for you, but i will say, that things are looking good, and no matter what-- if you want kismet in your life; she wants you and will always be there--

time

it's time

that pushes and pulls me

excites and scares me

deceives me and tells me the truth simultaneously.

it's time that i make decisions

time to take control

get more organized

it's time to plan

to go outside

to coordinate, to relax.

then, it's time to sleep, time to eat, time to pay the bills, time to do the laundry, time to make a new menu, time to go on vacation, time to buy birthday presents, time to take a break- and look at how time has passed and brought us here...

took a moment today to do some Internet searching-- it's always good to read what other's are saying about you- especially when it is good! in the midst of planning kismet's Summer menu, dodging and engaging city council meetings regarding our summer patio, and trying to put all of the numbers together for our prospective expansion this winter, i came across this blog-- big thanks to he/she who wrote it, and thank you to all who help make what we do possible and FUN. We have a nice time with you.

oh-

and dont forget-- it's time for asparagus, rhubarb, spinach, and mushrooms!

mother's day brunch

mother's day brunch!
sunday may 10. 8:30- 2

house cured organic salmon on seeded baguette, poached eggs, hollendaise. served with roots or salad

grilled soldiers of proscuitto wrapped asparagus that you might want to dip in our egg nest toasties. (served with herbed roots)

frittata filled with peas, feta mint, and fennel tops. served

with salad, roots, and toast.

hooray for moms!

Come toast yours with

organic champagne and bloody marys!

Big week in montpelier today-
the health care rally on the state house lawn, green up day, the first farmer's market, the boys officially opened three penny taproom, and today is all species day!
dave brought in a bunch of wild stuff so we've been up to our elbows in local fresh and wild foods!

today:

wild rosti (jeruseleum artichokes, day lilly roots, spring onion, wild leek), truffled fiddleheads, poached eggs, screaming ridge spinach, red hen toast, and choice of bacon tempeh ham etc...

see you soon.