Comments on: Maria’s Second Annual Top Ten Farm-to-Table Restaurant Recommendations

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:11:22 +0000

The “Ninety Acres” restaurant on the Natirar Estate in Peapack and Gladstone, NJ is reported to be one of the finest “table to farm” concept restaurant in NJ. Richard Branson is a co-owner.

http://www.natirar.com/

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:56:03 +0000

Try Serenbe just outside of Atlanta. http://www.serenbe.com. They have 2 farm to table restaurants; The Hil and The Farmhouse.

By: kate

kate — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:40:40 +0000

Maria, I think you’ve hit a nerve! someone should do a comprehensive list, or a book or something. People are than eager for more of these places.

In Eugene Or. there are a lot of these kinds of eateries. Our Farmer’s Market has a couple farm to table restaurants right on site.

By: Donna in Delaware

Donna in Delaware — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:41:10 +0000

Hi Maria,
Thanks for the list of restaurants it is very timely since I will be in NYC over Christmas, I to visit a couple of them. Looking forward to having some really fresh, great, seasonal food that doesn’t come from Chile or Mexico. The next time I am in Vermont, I will definitely visit the restaurants mentioned by your other bloggers. Because we travel so much, I get tired of trying to locate and eat in restaurants that I haven’t tried before and spend lots of money on food that taste bad and grown in less than favorable conditions. Thanks everyone for your recommedations.

By: barb

barb — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:07:26 +0000

hi, we like to eat at different resturants but down here in florida all they like to do is FRY everything, we surely would like to have one of those northern places down here
can you please check & see if there are any good good places like cracker barrel they do have homemade food there that are here in the south besides their grits & seafood???????thanks

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:13:26 +0000

HI. I love Cookshop and Savoy in NYC but could you recommend any in Connecticut? There must be a good one out here. I think the Dressing Room with Chef Michel Nischan is great but there must be more. Thx!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:42:12 +0000

Agreed on the pig’s head. I’ve eaten pretty much every meat known to man and being able to see the hole for the eyeball was a little much even for me

By: Eunice

Eunice — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:28:56 +0000

Serenbe Farmhouse in Palmetto, Georgia….part of a growing utopian community.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:19:16 +0000

Claire’s in Hardwick, Vermont is my recommendation.
Not only a fabulous farm-to-table dining experience, Claire’s is also a successful example of a community centered investment and business model. Every visit has been a festival of local flavors, live music and local art–even the wine glasses are made by a glass-blower from Hardwick. I’m hungry just thinking about it!

By: Wendy Steager

Wendy Steager — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:31 +0000

Add The Farmer’s Diner of Middlebury and Quechee Vermont to this list. Their mission is to serve food grown and produced within a 50 mile radius of each diner. The breakfast meats served there are produced under their own brand Vermont Smoke and Cure. My personal favorite are the maple cured breakfast sausages. Tod Murphy is the local social entreprenuer behind the venture. Worth stopping for a meal next time you’re coming into Vermont from the south.