Bagita-- Main Street next to Savoy, Montpelier. Wraps. bagels, occasional music
Cafe Verde -- temporarily closed, may reopen, Main Street, Plainfield at the blinking light. Cappuccino, good coffees and teas, occasional music
Capitol Grounds, State Street (best Montpelier coffee, some pastry, soup)
Coffee Corner, 83 Main Street, Montpelier 229-9060 (tofu, burgers, and eggs in a diner setting)
Kismet, bakery and luncheon, 52 State Street, Montpelier, Breakfast and Brunch 7:30 am - 7:30 pm,   Dinners: Thur- Sunday till 11 pm res 223-8646; Closed Monday.
La Brioche, City Center, Montpelier - Cooking school staff, often art displays
Melting Pot Deli inside Plainfield Hardware Store in East Montpelier, Rt 2 on way in to Pie (American, Latin American, Spanish/Basque, burgers, dogs, burritos, veggie, Great food, Local Products, and Fast service, not open dinner hour. )
802-454-1000 Mon - Fri: 6:45 am - afternoon Sat: 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Rainbow Sweets, Marshfield Village 426-3531
famous desserts, light dinners weekend nights,     10 - 6, Friday and Saturday dinner 5 - 9, Closed Tuesdays, and for mud season   M - W - Thur 10-6
Skinny Pancake, Main Street, Monpelier. Crepes and more 802) 262-CAKE
That's Life Soup, 41 Elm, Montpelier, take out or stay in. 11:30 - 2:30 lunch, 4:30 - 8:30 Friday & Saturday for dinner -- (getting rave reviews fr our guests) 223-5333
* Wayside Restaurant, Barre-Montpelier Road, Berlin 223-6611

Chinese

Bamboo Gardens 115 S Main St Barre 476-9400
* China Star Chinese Restaurant, 15 Main Street, Montpelier 223-0808
China Star II, 1 Depot Sq St Johnsbury 748-0878
Golden City Chinese Restaurant 52 Railroad St St Johnsbury 748-5081

Continental

* Creamery Restaurant, Hill St, 1 block off Route 2, Danville (fancy well prepared New England cuisine) 684-3616
* Claire's Hardwick. Local ingredients, local community investor - owned, closed only on Wednesday 472-7053; Music Thursdays at 7:30
Elements, food with style and local ingredients. St Johnsbury VT, 98 Mill Street off of Concord Ave, close to downtown but best to call for directions when you get close
 rave reviews from our guests 802 - 748-8400
* Main Street Grill & Bar 118 Main St Montpelier. Except Mondays. Dinner until 9 pm most days
getting high ratings from our guests     223-3188
Hen of the Woods Waterbury, Vt Season cuisine, local game and meats, reservations: 802.244.7300- (We are getting good reports)

Michaels Waterbury -Rt 100. Reservation. Live music occassionally  see menus at Pie in the Sky
* Salt Barre Street, four - table culinary adventure, for people who really like food and how it is created -- Open for dinner, Wednesday through Sunday.  snacks and WiFi in afternoon, Wed - Saturday   BYOB dinner Reservations 338-1202    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salt-Cafe/166187420075075?v=wall

       On the way to Pie in the Sky:

Melting Pot Grill - buritos, hamburgers, grilled sandwiches -- vegetarian and meat, lunch and dinner. Rt 2, East Montpelier, VT Enfolded within Plainfield Hardware Store/greenhouse complex en route to Pie in the Sky Farm
Hen of the Woods Waterbury, Vt Season cuisine, local game and meats, reservations recommended: 802.244.7300
Michaels Waterbury -Rt 100. Reservations recommended. Live music occassionally
* Claire's Hardwick. Local ingredients, local community investor - owned, closed only on Wednesday 472-7053
Music Thursdays at 7:30
The Perfect Pear -- vegetarian, seafood, and meat, lunch and dinner. Main Street, Bradford, VT 802-222-5912      (Convenient if coming in from Hanover, Thetford area)
Rabbit Hill Inn, fanciest of all. 45 minutes from Pie. Good stop if coming in from the North on Rt 91. Reservations nec: 802-748-5168 or 1-800-762-8669
River Garden East Burke (Lyndonville area) These people know how to cook, wide menu, two smallish rooms and a bar area, 55 minutes from Pie. Good stop if coming in from the North on Rt 91 Also good day trip. Reservations recommended.626.3514
Roots the Restaurant Rutland. Roots' mission is to create delicious food from fresh, local ingredients. Chef Donald Billings is committed to providing affordable meals from minimally processed, locally grown food, including organic crops and humanely raised livestock    no Mondays.   Open till 9 pm, 10 pm on weekends
Cloudland North Pomfret. Locally produced meats and other food grown by the family on the farm    Thursdays and Saturdays only + Fridays during Foliage Season. Thursday = famiily style. Saturday fancier and priced fixed $42.  
Winding Brook Bistro, extensive salads, small items, tofu, pasta, and standard continental choices. Closed Tue.
Johnson Vermont, Rt 100 C, Reservations: 802--635-9950
Farrah's Middle Eastern Foods Take only at this time. Dolmas, Falafel, sandwiches, lasagna Johnson, Vermont (north west of Pie in the Sky)   802 - 635-1788

Italian

* Angeleno's Pizza 15 Barre St Montpelier 229-5721
* Sarducci's 3 Main St Montpelier 223-0229 Open all week plus Sun & Monday
Take out, but not between 6 pm and 9 pm . Serving dinner until 9 pm     Reservations advisable

Local

Maple Valley Cafe, Rt 2, Plainfield little store & cafe indoor and porch seating. Simple, tomato based cuisine. Good cookies, coffee & iced coffee, chocolate cake, lunch and snacks. Closes at 5 pm or earlier. Closes in December -- May
* Rainbow Sweets, Marshfield Village. Call ahead 802-426-3531 - limited evening hours centered on weekends   closed Tues and more days during winter
pizza and usually one other entree on weekend evenings, desserts anytime, sometimes homemade bread
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainbow-Sweets-Bakery/118669924836893
* Wayside Restaurant, Barre-Montpelier Road, Berlin 223-6611 -- a cross between local/diner food
     (Good if coming in from North or South, exit 7 off 89
Farmhouse Café Now open by pre-arrangement only, also catering (bistro/imaginative food) 802-456-9900

To the North of Pie

Brown's Market Bistro 267Scott Highway, Groton, Vermont 802-584 - 4124. Lunch & dinner made from scratch.
Claire's Hardwick. Local ingredients, lots of vegetarian choices, some meat, fish -- local community investor - owned, closed Wednesday 472-7053
Elements Restaurant Mill Street, St Johnsbury, Local ingredients, beautifully presented. Tuesday - Saturday. Reservations recommended 802 748-8400.
Bee's KneesMorrisville, VT. Also a music venue.(well prepared New England, local; and Sushi night on Mondays.   Music at 7:30. Reservations a great idea. Cash for Monday nights only, otherwise credit accepted.
Highland Lodge Caspian Lake, Greensboro-Craftsbury Road, Greensboro, VT (well prepared New England and Continental in a country setting, outside porch.   6 - 8 pm   Reservations necessary: 802-533-2647
Goodfella's Tavern, Danville, VT (on Route 2) Burgers, fish, steak (pub menu)
Dylan's Cafe 138 Railroad, Saint Johnsbury, 751-6116. Lunches all week and (& breakfast)
* East Side Restaurant & Pub, 47 Landing Street, Newport (right on the water) 334-2340
Tamarack Grill American bistro, some local foods, international wines, Vermont breweries on tap, children's menu, Dinner till 10 pm Wed - Sunday Reservations appreciated: 802-626-7390
The Burger Barn Jeffersonville, Rt 15, "only snack shack that sautes their mushroooms in wine" Organic local beef Italian - influenced lean patties with 15 varieties of cheese + prosciutto, peppers, artichoke, aioli etc.  802-730-3441   vegtarian option
Parker Pie Company West Glover (near Bread and Puppet Theater_-- "great pizza", 11 am - 10 pm except Mondays
Music many nights especially likely weekends

Pizza

* Angeleno's Pizza 15 Barre St Montpelier 229-5721
White Rock Pizza, 848 Route 14, Woodbury porch overlooks lake 225-5915           sit on a front porch across from the lake in Woodbury, or order ahead thin-crust pizza, whole wheat a choice
Domino's Pizza 407 N Main St Barre 479-2222
Hardwick House Of Pizza Wolcott Rd Hardwick 472-3380
* Positive Pie, (the original) Plainfield Village across from Bookstore occasional music --- 802) 454-0133
Gluton Free pizza a menu choice
- Positive Pie III soon to open Main Street, Hardwick
* Positive Pie II Montpelier location on State Street
"authenic Italian cuisine" - live music St Johnsbury House Of Pizza 58 Portland St St Johnsbury 748-5144

Pubs

Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier, corner of Elm, music, Tuesday - Sunday
McGillicuddy's Irish Pub, 14 Langdon Street, Montpelier 223-2721
Goodfella's Tavern, Danville, VT (on Route 2) Burgers, fish, steak
The Lounge 118 Main Street, Montpelier. Basement level of Main Street Grill and Chef's Table. Open 3 - 9:30 pm, and serving dinner until 9:30
Positive Pie II State Street, Montpelier. Expanded menu beyond good pizza; music, and closest thing we have to a night club atmosphere, late night dining
Three Penny Taproom, Main Street, Montpelier . Food and drink. Local food. Turreens, calf's breast or heart, kidney, duck heart in stout.....223-2721

Thai

* Royal Orchid 38 Elm Street, Montpelier 223-0436 (including Mondays) Dinner until 9 pm
getting consistently high ratings from us and our guests
* Kham's Thai Cuisine 1112 Memorial Drive St Johnsbury Dinner until 9 pm, Sunday till 8:00. Open 7 days a week.
      802-751-8424

Vegetarian

    Nearly all Vermont restaurants have more than one vegetarian option

Kismet, bakery and luncheon, 52 State Street, Montpelier, Breakfast and Brunch 7:30 am - 7:30 pm,   Dinners: Thur- Sunday till 11 pm res 223-8646; Closed Monday.
Hunger Mountain Food Coop, Stonecutters Way, Montpelier 223-8000 Groceries and Cafe w healthy cafeteria menu
Other good bets for Veggies: the Thai restaurants above; Claire's, Julio's, Skinny Pancake, That's Life Soup

Other Posibilities

Farm House Café Route 14, Calais, VT (4 miles from Pie) catering and delived-to-Pie dinners for small groups, by reservation )
McGillicuddy's Pub (Sports Bar), Rt 14 (where Main Street & Rt 14 intersect) just off the highway entrance (exit 6 or 7) into Barre
Friendly's Restaurant 505 Barre Montpelier Rd (if leaving highway at exit 7- Berlin) 476-4566

Burlington

Vietnam II on lower Church Street at Main (Vietnamese & Thai Cuisine) dinner -- dine-in or carry-out
full menu at www.7dvt.com 802-859-9998
Several Bosnian Restaurants
Single Pebble - special Chinese Food that people travel great distances to eat in  802- 865-5200