Old North Branch Inn - Wine Bar Opened, Slow Food Dinners Planned

I'm posting the following email I received yesterday from Joseph Lennon at the Old North Branch Inn. They've been working on getting their wine and beer license, and also putting in a larger kitchen so they can offer more food options as well as host Slow Food Dinners with chefs from the city. (The 1st Slow Foods Dinner is slated for next Tues. Apr. 22nd ... more info below.) The Inn is really lovely, and designer Victoria Lessor has done a beautiful job with it. And for those of you in the country with limited high speed internet options, there's free wifi to go with your morning coffee and muffin!

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Its official, Baxter’s at the Old North Branch Inn has wine and beer. 

 

We are also kicking off our highly anticipated Chef Dinners.  Reserve Now! 845 482-5925

On Tuesday April 22 we are happy to welcome Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez as our first guest chef.  Heather is the chef-owner of Lassi, a tiny take-out restaurant in Greenwich Village specializing in North Indian Cuisine.  Heather will create a 3-course prix fixe dinner for a limited number of diners at a cost of $25.  Any beverages are additional.

For many years Heather was know for her 3-star desserts, and her pastry chef resume reads like a history of NY’s most esteemed eateries.  She created desserts at some of New York’s top restaurants including Mondrian, L’Impero, Union Square Café, Veritas and Judson Grill, as well as working as a consultant for France’s Michel Cluizel Chocolat and Domori Chocolate in Bologna, Italy.

Three years ago Heather struck out on a different tack opening a small Indian take-out restaurant in New York’s Greenwich Village.  Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld of New York Magazine write, “Even though she is an unlikely Indian restaurant owner, she’s a passionate one”, adding “Her food tastes unlike any other Indian restaurant in town — fresher, cleaner but undiluted in its intricately spiced essence.”

Since opening, Lassi has received rave reviews including New York Magazine 2006 Best Take-Out in New York City and in 2008 Saveur Magazine picked Lassi as part of their yearly Favorite 100 items in food.

Lassi was Heather’s first personal venture.  She has gone on to create a line of Lassi Spice Mixes donating a portion of proceeds for small loans, through the Grameen Bank, to struggling third-world female entrepreneurs.  She has just launched a line of handmade chocolates.

 

The Old North Branch Inn will be participating in the Slow Food Upper Delaware River Valley's May 3-4 Ramp Festival.  As part of the festival it will host a Taste Workshop with Peter Yurasits of Fine Food Affairs at 1:00 Saturday May 3.  Peter will also be the Inn’s guest chef on Saturday May 3rd creating a dinner celebrating the ramp, a short season wild leek found in our region.  

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Victoria Lesser and Joseph Lennon

The Old North Branch Inn

www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com

869 North Branch Road

North Branch, New York 12766

845 482-5925

Comments

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Woody W.