It’s been open less than a year, and REDCAN restaurant in White River Junction, Vermont, already is booking out reservations three to four weeks in advance. It’s easy to see why. In addition to an innovative menu, an oyster bar, a well-appointed dining area with a Prohibition vibe that seats 76, and a bar serving fun cocktails, there’s a speakeasy lounge in the back of the restaurant that evokes the 1920s and ’30s. READ MORE
It says everything about REDCAN, the new restaurant in White River Junction, that I found myself dining there at 5:00 p.m on a Thursday. Despite having opened only three weeks ago, REDCAN reservations are that hard to come by. And, as it happily turns out, with good reason. READ MORE
Jason Merrill, the “food guy” part of the trio that created Worthy Burger in S. Royalton and then Worthy Kitchen in Woodstock, is adding a third venture to his plate. REDCAN is slated to open its doors in the S. Main Street spot left vacant by Trail Break last December as it prepped for its move to Quechee. REDCAN is aiming to open its doors early this summer. READ MORE
Chef Jason Merrill and his wife, Leslie, plan to open a restaurant called REDCAN in downtown White River Junction early this summer. The name honors Jason’s late mother’s favorite drink, Coca-Cola in a red can. It will offer “polished, contemporary-style dining” with a raw bar and dinner menu featuring many local ingredients, he said. READ MORE