The Restaurant Scene Just Got A Little More Interesting
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- May
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Two new restaurants have opened with veteran chefs: Emily Shaw’s Inn at Pound Ridge with Greg Gilbert at the helm; and Morgans Fish House in Rye with Mark Filippo.
These two chefs formerly headed up the kitchens of two of Westchester’s most respected restaurants: Greg at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua (he later went to Jackson & Wheeler in Pleasantville) and Mark at Cafe Meze in Hartsdale.
Emily Shaw’s — the former Inn at Pound Ridge — underwent extensive renovations and opened to the public two weeks ago. The restaurant is on one level and the Americana 12 Piano Bar & Grill is downstairs. I haven’t been yet, and Greg said he’d talk to me about his menu tomorrow, so I can only report what’s on the Web site, EmilyShaws.com: “We offer a perfect combination of high elegance and rustic intimacy reminiscent of slower, simpler times. This historic landmark, a charming 19th century Country Inn, provides a dining experience that’s top-notch for special occasions, featuring fine dining, enhanced by a beautiful setting.”
Some of the items from the Americana 12 menu: Pan Roasted Shrimp & Chorizo Sausage with Oven Cured Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic & Grilled Peasant Bread ($14); Grilled Hudson Valley Foie Gras with Sweet Spring Cherry Compote, Baby Mache, Grilled Peasant Bread, Chive Emulsion ($18); Pan Roasted Free Range Chicken with Sweet Corn, Fava, Leek & Bacon Ragout, Natural Jus ($24).
I’ll update you further after I speak with Greg tomorrow.
Emily Shaw’s Inn at Pound Ridge, 58 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge. 914-764-5779.
Mark Filippo was none too happy to hear from me today. He wanted a quiet opening — without press. So many restaurants open with fanfare and then fall on their faces, he says. (In fact, Greg said the same thing. He said he was happy that Emily Shaw’s had opened a little at a time: first to friends and family, then a few days a week, and now it’s really getting going.)
Morgans Fish House — the former RK…An American Bistro — opened Tuesday, but because of Mark’s wish for a press-free opening, he wouldn’t tell me what was on the menu. He’s serious! I told him I’d be stopping by later to take a look, and once I’ve seen the place, I’ll let you know more.
One thing he did tell me: That nor’easter sure hurt the restauant. There were 3 feet of water in the dining room at one point. That delayed the opening a bit.
22 Elm Place, Rye. 914-921-8190.
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I can report that the staff at the new Emily Shaw's is accommodating, the desserts are good, and the martinis are big. We stopped in there two Saturdays ago, at 10:45 p.m., with about 40 people, including most of the female leads in the Fox Lane Middle School musical, which opened that night (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown). We had called earlier in the day, so they knew we were coming. Still it could have been chaos. Fifteen or so adolescent girls, 25 parents, all of them buzzed from a terrific opening night, all of the kids hungry, all of the adults wanting a drink. The staff was perhaps slightly disorganized in gettig our orders, although probably this was because we insisted on separate checks for each of the nine families, none of whom were sitting together. When the girls finished their desserts, they went into the lounge to dance and, when the trio that was playing heard who they were, they invited two of the leads (the girls who played Lucy and Sally) to take the piano and mic for a song. All in all it was warm and friendly. Based on that night alone, I'd go back for a meal.