From Wednesday to Sunday in the summers and from Thursday to Sunday in colder weather, our chefs dress in their whites, scrub down their hands, and sharpen their knives to answer the Call—the Call to elevate something as humble as a rutabaga into art that is transcendent. Read More
Beautiful, delicious, and nutritious, microgreens are an important part of the Swift House Inn culinary experience. This is how to grow microgreens. Read More
On July 31 at the Shelburne Farms, Vermont Fresh Network awarded the team of Jessica’s at Swift House Inn as the Best Bite of 2022. The attendees voted yes to the succulent slices of venison carpaccio folded on a bruschetta, squiggled with horseradish creme fraiche, adorned… Read More
Jessica Swift seated second from left at the Bicentennial Picnic, Middlebury, Village Green 1976. Collection of the Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, Vermont September 17, 2021 is the 150th birthday of Anna Jessica Stewart Swift who lived in the Main House of the inn for most of her 110 years. Read More
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival presents The Sunset Series at Swift House Inn / Summer of Scorsese, a new social event in partnership with Swift House Inn and the Town Hall Theater of Middlebury, beginning July 8 and ending August 5. Swift House Inn will host screenings… Read More
Our favorite regulars Victor and Betty Nuovo came to dine at Jessica’s at Swift House Inn a lot. We saw them here at a few breakfasts and dinners every week, if not more! As new owners, it felt so good for Matthew and me to be supported by such esteemed… Read More
Swift House Inn presents a brand new cocktail to celebrate the Blue Bar. Meet Laura Fenn, the resident bartender at Swift House Inn, who has been delighting patrons with her beauty, exuberant personality, and highly creative cocktail concoctions for the past year. She also happens to be wife of… Read More
Good news! Jessica’s at Swift House Inn has opened its doors after its annual cleanup. The restaurant crew were delighted to get a week off with fine, warm weather for chilling on the deck, catching up on yard work, and generally recharging to approach the busy holiday season. Speaking of… Read More
Jessica’s wins the Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for our wine program! Many of you will have learned that as of July 1st, Jessica’s has been honored with the Best of Award of Excellence for our wine program by Wine Spectator Magazine. While our wine program has… Read More
When you search the internet for “why do restaurants serve complimentary bread before dinner?” you’ll receive a number of wide-ranging answers. Some restaurants simply want to make you feel welcome as they would welcome you into their home, some do it out of historical precedent, and others don’t want to… Read More
At the Swift House Inn we love buying good tasting and healthy foods from our local community. This week’s local purveyor’s blog post is about a farm just outside of Vermont, Two Friends Farm. It is located in an old mill four and a half hours away in Attleboro,… Read More
Here at the Swift House Inn in Middlebury, Vermont, we strive for excellence when it comes to everything we do, especially the food we serve. We like to support the local economy and our fellow community members by buying our ingredients locally. Over the next couple of months we will… Read More