Chris Kimball's Vermont

June 18, 2007 3:11 PM

If you read Cook's Illustrated magazine, you'll see that the editor, Christopher Kimball, is always going on about the small town in Vermont he (sometimes) lives in. I don't want to turn this into a forum for pro/anti-Chris Kimball comments, but I was simply curious if anyone knows what town it is he's always talking about?
posted by jgballard to Food & Drink (5 answers total)

I do not (and perhaps he wants that kept private?), but he sent me a very nice email after I reviewed one of his cookbooks. My review was not 100% positive, but he said in his note that so few cookbook reviewers actually take the time to make the recipes, and he was so thankful that, whether I liked all the recipes or not, I actually tried them out before judging.
posted by GaelFC at 3:34 PM on June 18, 2007

I guess only Kimball can say for sure, but he mentions Marie Briggs, the local baker, in his Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook. This review mentions that Marie Briggs baked for her neighbor, Norman Rockwell. His wikipedia entry says that Rockwell lived in Arlington, Vermont.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 3:40 PM on June 18, 2007 [1 favorite]

Check out the Stalker's Friend. It has some listings in Vermont for Christopher Kimball.
posted by rolypolyman at 4:38 PM on June 18, 2007

Based on the most recent letter, which mentions Sherman's Store and fire chief George Lewis it might be West Rupert.
posted by O9scar at 5:18 PM on June 18, 2007

Arlington jibes with what Zabasearch says which is also right near Rupert. I know he lives nowhere near here in Bethel.
posted by jessamyn at 6:30 PM on June 18, 2007