Jed Davis, owner and managing partner of two Vermont restaurant groups, plans to add three new eateries to his Chittenden County portfolio in 2025. The Farmhouse Group, which owns downtown Burlington's El Cortijo Taqueria, The Farmhouse Tap & Grill, and Pascolo Ristorante and South Burlington's Guild Tavern, will open a second Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Williston this spring. Davis' newer group, Awesome Times, runs locations of fast casual Bliss Bee in Williston and South Burlington. It is poised to open a second South Burlington Bliss Bee within the next month or so and launch Italian American restaurant Spaghet Red Sauce Joint in Williston this fall. Davis, 49, opened his first restaurant, the Farmhouse Tap & Grill, in a renovated McDonald's on Bank Street in Burlington in 2010. He said he now employs more than 200 people over his two groups, which will operate nine Chittenden County restaurants by the end of 2025. The three new spots are all suburban. The second South Burlington Bliss Bee is at 258 Market Street. The Williston Farmhouse will be at 282 Holland Lane in the Finney Crossing spot formerly occupied by Railroad & Main, which closed late last year. The 60-seat Spaghet will be in a new Finney Crossing building, currently under construction, within view of the Farmhouse. Davis called it "super casual" with "reasonably priced" comfort-food favorites, such as baked ziti and stuffed shells, available for takeout and table service. The restaurateur said he sees plentiful growth potential in Williston: "There's new housing as far as the eye can see." By contrast, Davis described downtown Burlington restaurants and shops as needing support to face "what I would call potentially an existential crisis ... It seems clear that the Chittenden County customer is less interested in visiting our downtown for a variety of reasons," Davis said. "Just the entire experience is very different than it was several years ago. "We're not going anywhere, but it is challenging," he concluded…