THE 10 BEST (REAL) FARM-TO-TABLE RESTAURANTS IN NYC
By Hannah Palmer Egan
At this point, the farm-to-table-buzzword craze has largely subsided, and that restaurateurs and chefs find ways to thoroughly integrate the locavore ethic into their kitchens is not so much an exception as it is a rule. Still, there’s a difference between adding a few token Greenmarket ingredients to the menu and pushing the envelope when it comes to local sourcing, and some restaurants are working faster and going further to get produce from area farmers and give diners the freshest possible experience. Here are the 10 best real farm-to-table restaurants in NYC.
10. Union Square Café, 21 East 16th Street
While most restaurants send a cook to the closest grocery store, bodega, or produce stand when they run out of an ingredient mid-service, Union Square Café benefits from being spitting distance from Union Square Greenmarket. The vegetable sides alone are enough to justify a visit: potato-gruyere gratin, roasted carrots, and broccoli rabe. Fresh produce takes an active role in pasta dishes, too, where executive chef Carmen Quagliata incorporates mustard greens, pea shoots, chanterelles, and more, layering locally produced flavor into every bite. As a bonus, Gramercy Tavern and eateries at MoMA and the Whitney operate under a similar ethic: Danny Meyer’s is another empire doing its part to keep family farms alive while selling some of the finest, freshest produce around.
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