Best friends,
business partners.
Truly owner-operated!
"Being a chef is very athletic - that's one of the reasons I love what I do!"
- Phoebe Bright
Chef Phoebe and Mandy share a true friendship spanning 37 years.
Phoebe Bright
Chef & Proprietor
Phoebe apprenticed under famed world-wide known Chef Anita Lo who - years later - is her close friend & mentor.
She describes her food as "delicious yet unpretentious."
Phoebe loves participating in various sports - downhill skiing, hiking the Adirondack High Peaks, golfing, ping pong, flyfishing and throwing the frisbee for The Paddle Pups to name a few.
In addition, she loves the performing arts, including theater, film and music.
South Hero, VT
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Mandy
Hotchkiss
Proprietor
Mandy has a very eclectic background - from recreational sports management & teaching at the UVM to pushcart/deli businesses, selling wooden canoes throughout the US and - after few turns - came home to Vermont to open The Paddle with Phoebe.
"I love greeting folks when they walk through our blue door -
and, getting a hug is always a plus," says the gal that always wears a hat.
Her passions are her three beloved German Wirehaired Pointers ... and photographing them enjoying their days.
Grand Isle, Vermont
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