So this weekend I went up to Middlebury to visit some of my friends from study abroad. First of all, all of the things you hear about the food at Midd are true - it IS that good, it IS that local, it IS that fresh. They have maple syrup at breakfast, multiple flavors of Stonybrook Farms yogurt, homemade granola, they don't overcook their vegetables: I could actually go on for a while. However, one of my favorite things was this hot chocolate that we had at the local chocolate shop that we stopped in at. It's a cute little place with children crawling around (adorable!) and they offer a selection of truffles, chocolate bars, and warm drinks. They have two versions of hot chocolate: the warm sipping chocolate, which is the more classic hot chocolate, and the hot cacao, which is literally crushed cacao beans, so you have all of the bitterness that they provide. I decided to be less adventurous and went for the sipping chocolate, which was delicious. Not too intense, but unsweetened all the same and topping with creamy, thick whipped cream. Yum.
The photo on top is just one of my favorite things - fall at Amherst.
On the way home, we stopped at this amazing store that you feel like you would only be able to find in rural New England: the Vermont Country Store. It's at the start of VT103, just after you get off of 91N. It's huge and offers pretty much anything you could ever need: flannel pajamas, slippers, winter jackets, cheese, candy, chocolate, fudge, medicine, health products, kitchen supplies, toys, etc. I picked up some amazing chocolate covered pretzels and marshmallows, sea salt caramels, and a wheel of extra sharp Vermont cheddar cheese. So good.
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