By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor
One of the goals for the New York Cork Report is to shine the spotlight on the people, places and things that we are excited about in the New York wine community. Our "Wines of the Year" program was born of this goal and in discussing our goals going forward, the other editors and I have decided to add "Restaurants of the Year" to the site as well.
As with the wine program, this series of awards isn't strictly about the best restaurant in each region."Best" is vague at best and fact is, none of us claim to have eaten at every restaurant in any region.
But, our love of food, wine and everything local does result in us meeting many chefs, eating in their restaurants and understanding their style.
Based on those experiences, each of our regional wine editors has idenitfied a restaurant that shares and embraces many of the beliefs we ourselves have -- local ingredients, local wines and local community.
With 2011 bearing down on us quickly, come back tomorrow for posts from me, Evan and Bryan as we tell you about our restaurants of the year from Long Island, the Finger Lakes and Niagara respectively.
Finger Lakes region is a cake walk. Next Door Bar and Grill and The Owl House. Great menu's and great drink selections.
Posted by: Patrick | December 30, 2010 at 03:51 PM
FL region not quite the cakewalk you might think - Dano's and the Village Tavern have to be in the mix as well.
Funny how I'm more familiar with the restaurants in the Finger Lakes than with Long Island, despite my living much closer to LI.
Posted by: Paul Z | December 30, 2010 at 06:17 PM
Patrick - Those are two excellent choices. Next Door has been very Finger Lakes supportive, and cool menu.
But Paul Z nails it - so many possible choices. Suzanne, Dano's, Village Tavern, Red Newt, Hazelnut Kitchen... Nice to have a long list from which to choose.
Posted by: Evan Dawson | December 30, 2010 at 08:32 PM
can we place bets???? I'm putting my $$$ on Luce & Hawkins.....
Posted by: Jay | December 31, 2010 at 11:09 AM