About Gretchen

  • her last meal would be rotisseried chicken, or maybe fish tacos

  • if she were religious, Jean-Talon market would be her church

  • prefers food as vocation, politics as avocation

  • she’s a sucker for a good cause

  • would never have dreamed that she would have lasted in such a LTR with winter

  • prefers music sung in another language

  • ideal date night: shooting pool at Charlie-O’s at happy hour on a cold winter night

  • likes to cook with cast iron

  • has Libby and Fred to thank for all of this

  • always tips street musicians-especially accordion players

  • fell in love over chiles relleños

  • believes when you put good food and good people in a room, great things can happen

About Greg

  • considers good music essential to cooking

  • never tires of watching Minister Brook flow by

  • is always happy to share recipes

  • enjoys biking up a technical trail (almost) as much as descending

  • fell in love over chiles relleños

  • doesn't think you should demonize any food

  • turns into an eight year old come luge season

  • takes pride in a well-pruned tree

  • believes that a mountain bike is a foraging tool

  • enjoys doing the dishes

 

History of Bon Temps Gourmet

Started in 1990 with a street cart in downtown Montpelier

Began with the name Laissez le Bon Temps Roulez International Gourmet, shortened for obvious reasons in 2000

Had a café at the famed Pyralisk in Montpelier in the early 90’s

Vended at fairs & festivals out of a 1963 Airstream Globetrotter until 2007

Greg got a culinary degree from NECI in 1996

Gretchen returned to her political roots, working for Senator Patrick Leahy from 1996-2007

Greg worked as Steve Bogart’s right-hand man at A Single Pebble from 1996-2003

Built onto their house a commercial kitchen, dining room and apartment in 2003

Began doing private and pop-up dinners on site in 2004

Still occasionally teach cooking classes & lead culinary tours of Montreal

Proudly served Worcester Town Meeting Lunch 2005-16

Key part of the Taste of Vermont team in Washington, DC  2005-16

Built a smoke house in 2012

Began selling smoked nuts at Hunger Mountain Co-op and Pete’s Greens in 2014

Built a pizza oven in 2015 (thanks Duffy!) and started hosting West Worcester Woodfired nights in 2016

Started selling packaged bags of West Worcester Woodfired smoked nuts at local stores in 2021.

Sold West Worcester Woodfired Smoked Nuts and Pizza in 2025.