Not the New York Yankees…..but Dan and Penny Cote,
the proud new Innkeepers of
Inn Victoria of Chester, Vermont!
Welcoming these new Yankees are the former
Innkeepers, Jon and Julie Pierce, who just happen to
be British!
The
B&B Team is pleased to have been the
Transfer Consultants to both the Cote’s and
Pierces, on January 26th, 2010. The
transfer was smooth and a happy affair…no Redcoats
or Green Mountain Men were present.
Now a question…will the new Innkeepers serve pie for
breakfast? The New Englanders out there may know
the answer to this question. For those who don’t,
there is a wonderful and humorous answer from writer
E.B. White:
-To Foreigners, a Yankee is an American
-To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner
-To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner
-To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander
-To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter
-To Vermonters, a Yankee is somebody who eats Pie
for Breakfast!
So, the many Yankees of yore served pie for
breakfast in their inns and taverns…..not so
different from the wonderful sweet and savory
breakfasts served by Innkeepers today!
All of us at The B&B Team welcome Dan and Penny to
the wonderful community of Innkeepers and say
farewell to Jon and Julie as they return to their
native England.
A Breakfast Pie
Pies needn’t be confined to dinner either. Ralph
Waldo Emerson, the great American essayist and
philosopher who was dubbed a “hopelessly confirmed
pie-eater” by his biographer, hewed faithfully to a
diet of pie for breakfast! Why not take his cue and
try a riff on the classic English wake-up: a pie of
caramelized, chopped tomatoes, browned mushrooms,
thick-cut bacon and hard cooked eggs? Or maybe a
mash-up of spiced pears sautéed with leeks and
country sausage?
Enjoy the recipes!
