City Hall Park Kiosk

About City Hall Park and Plans for the Kiosk

City Hall Park serves as the geographic and cultural center of the City. In 2020, the City completed a historic reconstruction of the Park that prioritizes a healthy, functioning urban park, accessibility for all users in all seasons, and the enhancement of this historic space to meet the modern needs of the community. Today, the park is activated year-round with concert series, festivals, and a summer and winter food and makers market that bring residents and tourists of all ages to enjoy the City’s cultural offerings.

The design for this reconstructed park included a food/beverage kiosk located on the terrace west of the fountain. This permanent structure was not included in the construction for budgetary reasons. The City is now moving forward with this component of the City Hall Park redesign with funding as part of the ARPA Infrastructure investments approved by City Council on May 1, 2023. This investment will realize the kiosk envisioned in the redevelopment plans.

Kiosk Operator - Sherpa Foods - Himalayan D’Lite

Sherpa Foods - Himalayan D’Lite, is a minority and female Vermont based family food company specializing in authentic traditional Nepalese ready-to-eat foods. Owners Nurbu and Phura started by selling Momos, a Nepalese, hand-held, easy to eat dumpling, at the Burlington Farmers’ Market in 2015, right here in City Hall Park. They expanded to cater at events in and around Burlington and through word of mouth continued to grow their business. In 2015, they expanded to sell their Momo’s in local stores. Recently, their line of Himalayan Style Hot Sauce called Momo Sauce, which comes in Mild, Hot, Sesame and Maple flavor, has become available in Whole Foods throughout New England and in Home Goods nationwide. In 2023, they opened their first fast casual cafe in South Burlington, Vermont. They are also the recipient of a Chobani Incubator award in 2020 (the only VT company to receive this award so far) and represented Vermont at Senator Bernie Sanders’ Taste of Vermont event at the National Capitol Building in Washington D.C. in the fall of 2023.

A deeply committed community partner, Sherpa Foods – Himalayan D’Lite has donated part of their proceeds and meals to COTS (Committee on Temporary Shelter) to end homelessness in Vermont since 2016. To date, they have donated approximately $5,600 in proceeds and over 3,000 meals. They will continue this work by donating a percentage of sales from the City Hall Park Kiosk to this cause.

The Himalayan D'Lite is open at the kiosk Monday through Saturday 11AM-4PM.

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Join Sherpa Foods, Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1PM at the kiosk for a momo eating contest! Follow them on Instagram @sherpafoods for more details.

Project Updates (From CEDO, BWD, or BCA)

Update from CEDO 1/19/24: Completed the Conceptual Design Phase with our project consultants: RENZ+OEI, a Brooklyn-based design/build architecture firm; and Engineering Ventures, a local civil engineering firm.
Update from CEDO 5/23: Site work by S.D. Ireland began to bring the utilities to the kiosk location and should be completed by June 4. Kiosk will be delivered to the Park end of June with an anticipated opening in July.
Update from CEDO 5/27: Kiosk will be delivered and installed between July 16th and 18th.

City Hall Park Kiosk

About City Hall Park and Plans for the Kiosk

Kiosk Operator - Sherpa Foods - Himalayan D’Lite

Project Updates (From CEDO, BWD, or BCA)

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