AMERICA’S TOP-RATED

RESTAURANTS & CHEFS 2008
These restaurants were selected by John Mariani as America’s Top 20 Restaurants 2008
(not in order of preference). The content of this overview was written by the editorial
staff of the Chefs In America Awards Foundation.

BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS

Tastings

Rather than a menu,

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

creates tastings from the

day’s harvest. You can view

their multi-course tastings
on the Internet at:

http://bluehillfarm.com/food/blue-hill-stone-barns/menu

In spring of 2004, Blue Hill at Stone Barns opened within the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. David Laureen and Dan Barber helped create the philosophical and practical framework for Stone Barns Center, a working four-season farm and educational center just 30 miles north of New York City. They continued to help guide it in its mission to create a consciousness about the effect of everyday food choices. Sourcing from the surrounding fields and pasture, as well as other local farms, Blue Hill at Stone Barns highlights the abundant resources of the Hudson Valley. There are no menus at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Instead, guests are presented with a list of ingredients, updated daily, which contains the best offerings from the field and market.

CHEF DAN BARBER
In May 2000, Dan opened Blue Hill in New York City with family members David and Laureen Barber. As the executive Chef/co-owner and a board member of the Stone Barns Center, Dan works to blur the line between the dining experience and the educational, bringing the principles of good farming directly to the table. In 2009, Time Magazine featured him in their “Time 100,” an annual list of the world’s most influential people.

Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns both received “Best New Restaurant” nominations from the James Beard Foundation. In the spring of 2006, Dan received the James Beard award for “Best Chef, New York City,” and in 2009 was named James Beard’s “Outstanding Chef”.

Restaurant: BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS

Chef: Dan Barber

Reservations: 914-366-9600

Address: 630 Bedford Road
Pocantico Hills, NY 10591
Web: www.bluehillfarm.com

Cuisine: Seasonal American