[Opening A Diner Once Covid-19 is Over]

8 minutes ago, pastrygirl said:

 

Was it ever a good idea?

 

 

It was before this all happened.

[Opening A Diner Once Covid-19 is Over]

I have been working on buying an already existing diner and then Covid-19 hit and crippled the economy.  Now I'm having second thoughts on fulfilling this venture.  Is it still a good idea? Will I succeed? Do you all have any advice?

[Who has the best New England Maple Syrup?]

So I put together the list of Vermont maple syrup producers.  I'm not sure if I got all of the producers in the state but I found quite a few.  I organized the list alphabetically and listed the town in which they are located.  I'm sure a quick Google search will give you their websites and/or contact information if you want more information about any of their maple products.  The producers in bold are ones I have personally tried and all of them are quite good.  The best ones I also put a "*" next to.

 

• ·       Adam Gagne – Swanton, VT

• ·       Aither's Ridge Top Farm – Hyde Park, VT

• ·       Allen Family Maple – Charlotte, VT

• ·       Andersonville Maple – West Glover, VT

• ·       Apple Hill Sugarworks – Barre, VT

• ·       April's Maple LLC – Canaan, VT

• ·       Back Ledge Maple/Darlene's Delectable Delights – Johnson, VT

• ·       Backwoods Alchemy – Enosburg, VT

• ·       Baird Farm – North Chittenden, VT

• ·       Ball Brook Sugar House – Pownell, VT

• ·       Barred Woods LLC – Montgomery Center, VT

• ·       Bear Cobble Sugarworks – Bristol, VT

• ·       Beaulieu Family Maple – Sheldon, VT

• ·       Bennett Farm Maple – West Charleston, VT

• ·       Berard's Sugarhouse – Readsboro, VT

• ·       Bill's Lake Shore Maples – Newport, VT

• ·       Bobcat Hill Maple Products – Hinesburg, VT

• ·       Bourdon Maple Farm – Woodstock, VT

• ·       Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits – Cambridge, VT

• ·       Bragg Farm Sugarhouse & Gift Shop – East Montpelier, VT

• ·       Branon Family Maple Orchards – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Branon's Barrywilde Maples, LLC – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Branon's West View Maples – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Bread Loaf View Farm – Cornwall, VT

• ·       Browns River Maple LLC – Essex Junction, VT

• ·       Buck Family Maple Farm – Waterbury Center, VT

• ·       Buck Mountain Maple, Bee & Tree Farm – New Haven, VT

• ·       Burgess Sugarhouse – Underhill, VT

• ·       Bushee Family Maple Farm – Danby, VT

• ·       Charron's Family Maple – West Rutland, VT

• ·       Chauvin's Sugarhouse – Hyde Park, VT

• ·       Choice Maple – White River Junction, VT

• ·       Cold Corners Mapleworks – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Collins Sugar Bush – Newport Center, VT

• ·       Cook's Sugarhouse – Hyde Park, VT

• ·       Corey's Maple Orchard – Enosburg Falls, VT

• ·       Corse Maple Farm – Whitingham, VT

• ·       Couture's Maple Shop/B&B – Westfield, VT

• ·       Covered Bridge Maple Sugaring – Newport Center, VT

• ·       Cross Road Sugar Co. – Ira, VT

• ·       Crossroad Maple – East Fairfield, VT

• ·       Deep Mountain Maple – West Glover, VT

• ·       Deer Ridge Maple – Derby, VT

• ·       Donald Richards – Milton, VT

• ·       Dutton Berry Farm – Brookline, VT

• ·       Dwight Miller Orchards – East Dummerston, VT

• ·       E. W. B. Sugaring – Williston, VT

• ·       Eastman Long and Sons - Waitsfield, VT

• ·       Eb Kinney Jr – Brownsville, VT

• ·       Echo Hill Farm – Craftsbury, VT

• ·       Eden Mountain Maple LLC – East Eden, VT

• ·       Evans Maple Farm – East Dummerston, VT

• ·       Everett Springs Farm – Kirby, VT

• ·       Farnham Farm Maple Sugaring LLC – Plainfield, VT

• ·       Ferne Hollow Farm – Florence, VT

• ·       Floodwoods Maple LLC – Waitsfield, VT

• ·       Foster Swamp Maple Grove – Newport, VT

• ·       Fradettes Maple Syrup – East Hardwick, VT

• ·       Fredette Maple Grove – Wilmington, VT

• ·       Frog Hollow Farm – Barton, VT

• ·       Gadapee Family Sugarhouse LLC – Danville, VT

• ·       Gagne Maple LLC – Swanton, VT

• ·       Gebbie's Maplehurst Farm – Greensboro, VT

• ·       Genier SugarHouse – Fair Haven, VT

• ·       Georgia Mountain Maples of Vermont – Milton , VT *

• ·       Gervais Family Maple – East Fairfield, VT

• ·       Glastenview Maple Farm – Shaftsbury, VT

• ·       Goings Family Sugar House – Ludlow, VT

• ·       Goodrich's Maple Farm – Cabot, VT

• ·       Graham Farms Maple – Williamstown, VT

• ·       Green Mountain Sugarhouse – Ludlow, VT

• ·       Greene's Ox Pasture Maples – East Berkshire, VT

• ·       Green's Sugarhouse – Poultney, VT

• ·       Happy Hill Maple Farms LLC – Lyndonville, VT

• ·       Harlow's Sugarhouse – Putney, VT

• ·       Hidden Springs Maple – Putney, VT

• ·       High Pond Syrup – Brandon, VT

• ·       High Ridge Meadows Farm LLC – East Randolph, VT

• ·       Hillis' Sugarbush Farm & Vineyard – Colchester, VT

• ·       Hillsboro Sugarworks – Bristol, VT

• ·       Hi-Vue Maples – Richford, VT

• ·       Hollow Road Maple – South Londonderry, VT

• ·       Hot Pan Sugarworks – Middlebury, VT

• ·       Howrigan Family Farms – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Howrigan's Maple Orchard, LLC – Fairfield, VT

• ·       Isham Family Farm LLC – Williston, VT

• ·       J. Allen Maple – Tinmouth, VT

• ·       Jacob Brook Farm – Morrisville, VT

• ·       Jake's Family Maple – East Burke, VT

• ·       James Curtin – Washington, VT

• ·       Jed's Maple Products – Derby, VT

• ·       Jericho Center Stables & Sugarworks – Jericho, VT

• ·       Judith Stearns – Bridgewater, VT

• ·       Kents' Corner Sugarhouse – Calais, VT

• ·       Kevin C Spencer – North Clarendon, VT

• ·       Kevin Ruane Maple Farm – Tinmouth, VT

• ·       Kneeland Family Maple – Lowell, VT

• ·       LaRock Maple – Starksboro, VT

• ·       Leahy's Maple Farm – St. Albans, VT

• ·       Ledge Haven Farm – Orwell, VT

• ·       Ledge View Maple LLC – Fletcher, VT

• ·       Lehouillier Maple Orchard – Hyde Park, VT

• ·       Lightfoot Farm and Forest – Northfield Falls, VT

• ·       Limlaw Family Maple Farm – West Topsham, VT

• ·       Linda & Chris Lawson – Barton, VT

• ·       Lindgren's Sugar Shack – Johnson, VT

• ·       Little Hogback Farm – Bristol, VT

• ·       M & S Maples – Fletcher, VT

• ·       M&M VT Maple LLC – Sheldon Springs, VT

• ·       Mahar Maple Farm – Middletown Springs, VT

• ·       Maple Meadow Farm – Salisbury, VT

• ·       Maple View Sugarworks – Westfield, VT

• ·       Matt’s Sugar Shack LLC – Richford, VT

• ·       McBride Family Maples – Westford, VT

• ·       McDonald Farm Maple – Danville, VT

• ·       Meadowbrook Maple – Milton, VT

• ·       Merck Forest & Farmland Center – Rupert, VT

• ·       Michael Smith – Randolph Center, VT

• ·       Mike & Terry Couture – Westfield, VT

• ·       Moose Mountain Maple – Underhill, VT

• ·       Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks – Montpelier, VT

• ·       Morse Hillside Farm – Westford, VT

• ·       Mount Mansfield Maple Products – Winooksi, VT

• ·       Mount Pleasant Sugarworks – Leicester, VT

• ·       Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm – Stowe, VT

• ·       Newhall Farm – Reading, VT

• ·       Norris Sugarworks – Starksboro, VT

• ·       North Face Maples LLC – Montgomery, VT

• ·       North Jay Maple – North Troy, VT

• ·       Northloop Maple Farm – West Halifax, VT

• ·       Olde Carriage Sugarwoods – Charlotte, VT

• ·       Open View Farm – New Haven, VT

• ·       Palmer Lane Maple – Jericho, VT

• ·       Palmers Sugar House – Shelburne, VT

• ·       Papa John's Sugar Shack LLC – Mount Holly, VT

• ·       Patenaude's Sweet Meadow Maple Products – Derby, VT

• ·       Perry Family Maple Works – Westminster, VT

• ·       Perry's Maple Preserve Inc. – Ira, VT

• ·       Pine Ridge Sugarworks – South Duxbury, VT

• ·       Plummer's Sugar House – Grafton, VT

• ·       Poor Farm Sugar Works – Colchester, VT

• ·       Potter Family Maple – Bakersfield, VT

• ·       Purinton Maple – Huntington, VT

• ·       PVF Maple LLC – Shrewsbury, VT

• ·       Red Rock Valley Maple Farm – Starksboro, VT

• ·       Rheaume Family Maple Sugarworks – Middlebury, VT

• ·       Richardson Farm Maple – Taftsville, VT

• ·       River Run Maple – Granville, VT

• ·       Robb Family Farm, LLC – Brattleboro, VT

• ·       Robbins Mountain Enterprise – Waterbury, VT

• ·       Robert Farnsworth Inc – Springfield, VT

• ·       Rock Maple Mountain – Enosburg Falls, VT

• ·       Roy's Maples – Derby, VT

• ·       Runamok Maple – Fairfax, VT

• ·       Severy Family Maple, LLC – Shrewsberry, VT

• ·       Shelburne Sugarworks – Hinesburg, VT

• ·       Sherman Hollow Farm – Hinesburg, VT

• ·       Silloway Maple – Randolph Center, VT

• ·       Simply Maple – Washington, VT

• ·       Slab Hollow Sugar Makers – Dummerston, VT

• ·       Smith Family Maple – Cambridgeport, VT

• ·       Smith Maple Crest Farm LLC – Shrewsbury, VT

• ·       Smith Maple Farm – Thetford Center, VT

• ·       Solar Sweet Maple Farm – Lincoln, VT

• ·       Southern Vermont Maple Products – Bellows Falls, VT

• ·       Sprague & Son Sugarhouse – Jacksonville, VT

• ·       Stacy Farm – Graniteville, VT

• ·       Stagecoach Hollow Maple – Barre, VT

• ·       Stannard Farm – Stannard, VT

• ·       Stephane Inkel Inc. – Canaan, VT

• ·       Stewart Maple – Cuttingsville, VT

• ·       Stonyhill Sugarhouse – East Fairfield, VT

• ·       Sugar & Spice Restaurant – Rutland, VT

• ·       Sugar Bob's Finest – Rutland, VT

• ·       Sugarbush Farm Inc – Woodstock, VT

• ·       Sugartree Maple Farm – Williston, VT

• ·       Summit Maple Farm – Fairfax, VT

• ·       Sweet Bear Farm – Corinth, VT

• ·       T & W Maple – Eden, VT

• ·       Taft's Milk & Maple Farm – Huntington, VT

• ·       Taste of Country LLC – Albany, VT

• ·       Taylor's Family Sugarbush – Barton, VT

• ·       The 5th Generation Adams Farm, LLC – Wilmington, VT

• ·       The Bunker Farm – Dummerston, VT

• ·       The Franklin Farm – Guilford, VT

• ·       The Gateway Farm – Bristol, VT

• ·       The Green Mountain Maple Sugar Refining Company, Inc. – Waterville, VT

• ·       The Maple Fix – Fairfax, VT

• ·       The Maple Guild – Island Pond, VT *

• ·       The Vermont Maple Farm, LLC – West Topsham, VT

• ·       The Wing Farm – Bennington, VT

• ·       Thompson Farm – Colchester, VT

• ·       Three Peaks Maple – East Haven, VT

• ·       Three Percent Maple Farms – Enosburg, VT

• ·       Triple T Mapleworks – Whiting, VT

• ·       Trudell Family Farm – East Fairfield, VT

• ·       Tucker Maple Sugarhouse – Westford, VT

• ·       Twin Maple Sugarworks – Lincoln, VT

• ·       Two Brothers Maple LLC – Berkshire, VT

• ·       Umbrella Hill Maple – Morrisville, VT

• ·       Vallee Farm Maple – St. Albans, VT

• ·       Vermont Maple Outlet – Jeffersonville, VT

• ·       Vermont Pleasant Valley Maples – Richford, VT *

• ·       Viking Farms LLC – Brattleboro, VT

• ·       Village Mapleworks – Orwell, VT

• ·       Westford Sugarworks – Westford, VT

• ·       Wild Farm Maple – Arlington, VT

• ·       Williams Maple Farm – Cornwall, VT

• ·       Wood Family Sugarhouse – Poultney, VT

• ·       Wyckoff Family Maple – Jeffersonville, VT

 

[Who has the best New England Maple Syrup?]

I am currently working on a list of all maple syrup producers in Vermont if anyone is interested.  I will post it here regardless once I finish it in a few days.

[Who has the best New England Maple Syrup?]

The Maple Guild in Island Pond, VT is one of the best on my opinion.  A former CIA instructor started it and is now the biggest producer of Maple Syrup outside of Quebec.  They also do infused syrups as well such as vanilla, bourbon, etc.  

[Thanks for accepting me!]

22 hours ago, Darienne said:

Welcome Chef to eGullet.  Still beaver....????  Mebbe not.

Don't knock the beaver until you try it.  I was skeptical myself but it honestly does taste a lot like beef, not terribly gamey either.

[Thanks for accepting me!]

5 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

Welcome, @VTChef!  I love seeing professional chefs come to eGullet.  One more brain to pick!  😁

Feel free to pick my brain anytime.

[50 Cookbooks 50!]

@Alex I hope so.  Vermont is a beautiful place.  I feel very lucky to be a native of this state.

[50 Cookbooks 50!]

I wish I had joined sooner.  So many great books.

[Thanks for accepting me!]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

Welcome. We love Vermont, one of our favorite places to enjoy a long weekend or more.

 

Are you in Burlington? Or nearby?

I am about 45 minutes north of Burlington 

[Thanks for accepting me!]

Thank you all!

3 hours ago, Smithy said:

Who cooks at home? What's for dinner tonight?

Typically my Fiancee does the cooking at home, however, since I've had a lot more time on my hands recently due to the pandemic, I've been doing most of the cooking at home.  She suprised me tonight though with a curry which was nice.  

[Thanks for accepting me!]

I'm very excited to be a part of eGullet.  I am a head chef in Vermont for a family run restaurant and catering business.  I am currently working on a business plan for my own restaurant.  I have been in the industry for 14 years.  I am looking forward to connecting with all of you and expanding my culinary knowledge.