Blue Paddle in the News!
Blue Paddle crew rowing strong
Burlington Free Press, August 1, 2010
Owners overcome odds in health, business on way to successful enterprise
Click here for story on line ...
Support from one Grand Isle to another
WCAX Channel 3, Aired July 19, 2010
Our "card" was shipped off, via FedEx ... and Grand Isle, LA mayor David Camardelle talks with us on the phone.
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Grand Isle County in touch with Louisiana sister city
Burlington Free Press, July 19, 2010
Click here for Claire Glass' story ...
Well Wishes Work Their way South
The Islander, July 13, 2010 issue; written by Courtney A.S. Pratt
Click here & scroll down to Page 12 to see a nice article Courtney wrote about our Grand Isle, LA "card". Photo credit: Tonya Poutry
From Me to You
CNN iReport, posted by thepizaman, July 12, 2010
This report was vetted by CNN - there's a chance it might be chosen to make their news cast today! At any rate, the pizzaman told me that his report was on the CNN web site's home page today for a few hours.
Click here to see thepizzaman's latest report!
CNN producer note
thepizzaman went to
a town called South Hero to cover what he says is the widespread effect
of the oil disaster. The Grand Isle County area in Vermont provided
assistance during Hurricane Katrina and wanted to help again in the wake
of the oil disaster, so they decided to send a giant card with their
signatures and well-wishes to Grand Isle, Louisiana.
- nsaidi, CNN iReport
producer
Bike-Tour organizer does it all for fun
The Orange County Regsister, July 2, 2010
The six-man group at dinner at the Blue Paddle ...
Click here to see the photo that was published in this California newspaper!
Our Thoughts are With You
CNN iReport, posted by thepizzaman, June 25, 2010
This is a report of support and a way of helping the people of Grand Isle, LA. Phoebe Bright and Mandy Hotchkiss ...
Click here to see the entire CNN iReport (video, photos and story).
Grand Isle County helps Spill-Hit Grand Isle, LA
Burlington Free Press, June 19, 2010
A restaurant in Grand Isle County is encouraging Vermonters ...
Click here to read full Burlington Free Press article ...
A Message of Hope to Grand Isle, Louisiana
FOX 44, Aired June 17, 2010
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Grand Isle, VT sends well wishes to Louisiana counterpart
NECN & WPTZ Channel 5, Aired June 16, 2010
Marc Tomasik (Grand Isle Home Services), Phoebe & Mandy (Blue Paddle) talk about why they created a "creating card" for their sister city.
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Grand Isle County sends support to Grand Isle Louisinana
WCAX Channel 3, Aired June 16, 2010
Phoebe takes a quick break from the kitchen to share her feelings about this Louisiana's barrier island and it's plight ...
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Locals Reach Out to Louisiana Town Affected by Oil Spil
WPTZ Channel 5, Aired June 15, 2010
Grand Isle supports sister city in gulf ...
While watching President Obama's speech on the oil crisis, guests of the Blue Paddle and server Kelly Langston are interviewed ...
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Blue Paddle Bistro hosts Vermont Brownie Company v. Bobby Flay
Our local Vermont Brownie Company was chosen for a "Throwdown!" by
Bobby Flay ... and The Paddle was asked to be one of the program location sights! The nice folks from the Food Network visited us last fall to film. We would like to congratulate our friends, Katherine & Shawna, of the Vermont Brownie Company for being chosen by Bobby Flay to compete against him. (P.S. We are proud to serve their yummy brownies in our restaurant!)
Old and new are a fine blend in South Hero
Montreal Gazette, July 30, 2009
Click here for full story online (be sure to scroll down -- section about Blue Paddle Bistro is down a few paragraphs...)
In the fall of 2008, the Blue Paddle was hired to cater Karl Lagerfeld’s first Vermont photo shoot for Chanel. The shoot took place at his new home in Grand Isle. Deemed a success by the Chanel folks, The Paddle was asked, again, to cater another Lagerfeld shoot in March 2009. His second shoot featured the Shelburne Museum and Shelburne Farms. In addition, Chef Bright was requested to personally prepare dinner at the Willard Street Inn for three nights during their stay in Burlington.
Blurt – Seven Days Staff Blog: "Stalking Karl Lagerfeld"
So Monday morning I had some allergy testing, got a flu shot and received a phone call from one of my editors. Not the usual, "What were you thinking?" editorial call. No, from on high, I was told that I must make a pilgrimage to Grand Isle, perhaps the least notable of the Lake Champlain Islands. I didn't have to take the ferry to Plattsburgh (pretty much the only thing one can do on Grand Isle), so what was I supposed to do there? Stalk Karl Lagerfeld. Click here to read full posting!
Grand Isle Preps for Chanel Photo Shoot
High-fashion hysteria hit the Green Mountains in recent weeks with the news — first reported in Women’s Wear Daily — that Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld had purchased a house on a Lake Champlain island. Then a woman who had just sold her home on Grand Isle to an unnamed corporate buyer called to tell Seven Days she’d received mail addressed to Lagerfeld. Click to read full Seven Days article...
Fashion Legend Working in Vermont
... The restaurant hired to cater that shoot says Lagerfeld has been kind and gracious. Mandy Hotchkiss, owner of the Blue Paddle Bistro in South Hero, explains, "We're absolutely thrilled. It's the first time we've ever done something like this. And it's been quite an experience." Click here for full WCAX news story.
WCAX Covers Karl Lagerfeld in Vermont
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfd2Gg2TBho
