Food Waste Prevention Day @ King Arthur Baking
PLEASE NOTE - the date of this event has changed to Sunday, April 7th*
Reducing food waste is a huge part of our identity at Butcher & Pantry, it is the basis for much of our business model (i.e. whole animal butchery, and multiple avenues for product in retail and foodservice). King Arthur Baking, Norwich VT, is hosting a Food Waste Prevention Week in April, and has invited us to partake. We are excited to bring more awareness to this issue and make a positive impact for our community. We will be posting up in the courtyard of the bakery, with our pizza truck - making pizzas that utilize commonly-thrown-away ingredients and serving up a pilot batch brew from Harpoon, which utilizes unsold bread from King Arthur Baking.
Ten percent of proceeds from this event will be donated to Vermont Fresh Network, a Vermont non-profit with the mission of “advancing relationships among farmers, chefs, and consumers to grow markets and eat more locally grown food.”
So come hang with us at King Arthur and make your positive impact!
Taco Night Fundraiser for Reading PTO
Come help us support our friends of the Reading PTO for a fun taco night! These fine folks work many hours throughout the year to bring activities and resources to the kiddos of Reading. Ten percent of the evening’s proceed will be donated to Reading PTO to help them fund their upcoming programs. Taco menu TBD.
Apres Ski @ Ascutney Outdoors
We are so excited to be co-hosting the season finale "Après at Ascutney" event. Rain, snow or shine!
St. Patty’s-themed snacks $10 per person and free for children 8 years old and under. Warm up in the lodge with snacks, Harpoon Brewery and Long Trail Ale brews, and live music from Mountain Dog! We'll see you on the mountain.
Portuguese Wine Tasting
Enlighten your tastebuds with some of the finest Portuguese vinous beverages. We are collaborating with Housatonic Wine Co. to bring you a strong line up - samples offered 4pm-7pm. Find one you enjoy and order a glass with dinner!
Live music from our friends, Mountain Dog (folk duo).
Apres Ski @ Ascutney Outdoors
We are so excited to be co-hosting another "Après at Ascutney" event. This time, with the mountain OPEN AND OPERATING! (Tubing and Rope Tow - tickets sold separately)
Nacho bar available for $10 per person and free for children 8 years old and under. Warm up in the lodge with some cheesy chips, steamy hot cocoa, Harpoon Brewery and Long Trail Ale brews, and live music from Mountain Dog! We'll see you on the mountain.
Holiday Market
Looking for some holiday cheer?
We have you covered! Come on down for a fun festive time: we’re hosting all kinds of artisans & other crafts-people to share what they make.
We’ll be featuring:
Anthony from Vermont Wine Merchants with a complementary wine tasting
Mountain Dog playing live acoustic music
Barbara Davis of Old Settlers Pottery
Lucas Fletcher of Greyfell Farm cheese
And more! We’ll be sampling and discussing other products we carry in store normally.
The store and cafe will be operating normal hours as well. No ticket or RSVP necessary, just come on by. See you there!
Fifth Year Anniversary Party!
We’ve made it five years strong, and we’re celebrating!
Our fifth anniversary is coming up, and we would love for you to help us ring it in. Join us at the store this Saturday the 18th from 2-6 for free chili bowls, live music from Bruce Sklar & Co., and cold suds.
No cover fee or reservations, we just want to have all of our friends come out and celebrate our time in the community. It has been such an honor to be here, and we’re so excited for another year.
See you on the 18th!
Update (11/15): Due to expected rain, we’re moving the party inside! We’ll still have live music and hot chili, and we would love for you to join us.
Toast to the Holidays: A Sparkling Wine Tasting & Benefit
Join us to try a selection of sparkling wines for the holidays (and beyond)!
Burger Night with Troon Vineyards Tasting
Try some wine with your burger!
We’re spicing up our Wednesday nights, so in addition to our weekly evening service on November 1, we’ll be holding a complimentary wine tasting. Our friends at Artisanal Cellars are bringing in some delicious wine from Troon Vineyard that we’ll be tasting.
Troon is one of only two vineyards in the country that is Demeter Biodynamic and Regenerative Organic Certified - and on top of that, they make delicious wine. So when you come in for a burger, head over to the wine section and sample a few bottles while you wait!
Beer & Clams: Hot Bowls, Cold Beers
We’re hosting a clam boil!
Come on down on Saturday, October 28th from 4-7PM for a good old fashioned clam boil. We’ll be serving piping hot bowls of clams, sausage, and fresh sourdough bread out of the cafe, and enjoying some live music from Justin Park!
Our old pals from Zero Gravity are going to be joining us, and we’ll be offering some killer draft options of theirs as well: Green State Lager and their brand new Conehead Haze.
Everything will be a-la-carte: the boil, some other specials, and some kid friendly options on deck to keep the whole family happy & fed. Normal cafe operations will be running as normal, and the store will be open as usual.
We hope to see you there!
UVCC Fall Fest
Enjoy a fun filled and relaxing day of workshops, local food, music, dancing and a live Cirque show. All proceeds from our Fall Fest will go directly to funding our School Programs for the 2023/2024 school year.
Pizza Mountain: Reach for the Pie
PIZZA MOUNTAIN IS BACK!
Join us on the evening of Friday, September 29th at Ascutney Outdoors for some sweet slices, kickin’ jams, and great company. We’ll be serving pies, salads, and beverages galore from 5PM - 8PM, rain or shine!
We’re very excited to have Jay Nash & Ben Kogan performing - if you haven’t had the pleasure of basking in their melodies, you have got to check them out.
Tickets are $15, with kids 12 and under free of charge. You can purchase your tickets here, and just make sure to bring a copy (digital or otherwise) with you to the event.
This time around the mountain, we’ve restructured our menu a little bit (and had a bit more experience with the truck), so don’t worry about pre-ordering pie! We’ll have plenty of pizza for everyone: come as you are, with ticket in hand, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Our menu for the evening will be dropping soon, so stay tuned…
PIZZA MOUNTAIN: SLICE OF HEAVEN
PIZZA MOUNTAIN IS BACK!
On Saturday, August 5th, from 5-8PM, we are returning to Ascutney Outdoors with our pizza truck for some hot & fresh, wood-fired pizzas. It’s always a party up there, so we’re bringing friends: Banjo Lady & the Old Man are going to be playing tunes, The Lazy Cow will be serving frozen treats, and Anthony from Vermont Wine Merchants will be doing a wine tasting to boot! The full menu will be coming out in a few days, and we’ll be pouring draft beer, wine, and other tasty beverages as well.
This time, we’re doing things a little differently to make life easier for everyone: we’ll be doing a pre-order for both tickets AND pizza deposits. Admission to the entire event will be $5 (with part of the proceeds going to Ascutney Outdoors), which you can purchase on our website. IN ADDITION, you can put a deposit down on pizza - $5 will guarantee you a pie, and you’ll get that money back at time of ordering. So, if you’re coming with your family of 4, you’ll probably want to head to our site and buy four admission tickets and a few pizza deposits to get everyone in and fed.
Pizza Mountains take the entire crew to pull off, so on the 5th the BB&P café will be closing at 2PM, and the whole store will be closing at 5PM.
THE PRE-ORDER WINDOW HAS CLOSED. PIZZA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS SATURDAY NIGHT. SEE YOU THERE!
PIZZA MOUNTAIN
Join us at the Ascutney Outdoors Center for pizza, oysters, fresh beer, live music, and sweet gelato!
Mother's Day Market
Join us for a Mother’s Day pop-up market for some amazing Mother’s Day ideas!
We’re hosting some of our friends this Saturday to have all of your Mother’s Day needs all in one place - and with our very own Dave Richardson serenading us while it happens.
Dawn Rowlee will be joining us to sample some seasonal wines, and Branch & Thorn Flowers will have a booth with fresh local flowers for sale. Rockledge Farm is also bringing some of their beautiful woodworking to us as well: cutting boards, knives, spoons, and more.
Whether you still need a gift, or already have your shopping done, it will be a great time regardless. We’ll see you there!
Sustainability Day in West Windsor
The Town of Brownsville is declaring April 22nd West Windsor Sustainability Day!
To celebrate, there are a few activities happening around town:
We will be doing a Bridge-to-Bridge cleanup along VT-44, starting at our store at 8AM. This should run until about 10AM, after which we will have some refreshments available for volunteers.
Do you own an electric vehicle (EV)? If so, please bring your EV to the West Windsor Town Hall from 10.30am to 12.30pm to share your ownership experiences and thoughts about how to make West Windsor a more EV friendly community.
From 11.00am to 12.30pm a crafts session for children will take place at Town Hall. During this session we will make mini window-sill greenhouses for the flowers preferred by our native pollinators, egg carton flower arrangements, paper roll bird feeders and play some earth-friendly games.
Following the crafts session, from 1.00pm - 2.00pm, several local experts will be on hand to chat about composting, how to deal with the ash borer threat and importance of trees to a sustainable West Windsor.
From 3-4 PM, we will be having a special meeting led by Peter on sustainable practices here at the store.
See you in town!
Queeros Night: Thrifted Prom ft. Babe’s Bar
We’re at it again!
Next Tuesday night - after hours - we are going to be hosting our second Queeros Night, featuring our friends from Babe’s Bar coming down to pour drinks with us!
The theme is Thrifted Prom: your very best scavenged outfits for this night on the town - flowers & dates optional. Come down for some drinks, snacks, and beautiful people!
Queeros Night
Come on down for some beers with queers! An after-hours aperitivo at the Butcher & Pantry.
Cabin Fever Party @ Ascutney Outdoors
Are you ready to break your Cabin Fever?
Next Friday, March 10th, we’re breaking the spell that this second winter is casting! Join us up at Ascutney Outdoors to enjoy our complimentary nacho bar, a cash bar featuring our very own collaboration brews, and some live music.
Cirque Cabaret: A Benefit
An indulgent night of delicious food, bubbly Champagne, and incredible performance - all to support the arts.