Tracy Giesz-Ramsay

BLENHEIM RESTAURANT: PASTURE TO PLATE

BLENHEIM RESTAURANT: PASTURE TO PLATE

HARVESTED IN THE CATSKILLS, SERVED IN THE WEST VILLAGE

Blenheim Restaurant owners Morten Sohlberg and Min Ye, an accomplished husband and wife duo, merely intended to create a neighborhood staple but wound up with a highly sought-after Michelin Recommendation, ushering their team into a rare class of pre-trend innovation. The intimate nook in Manhattan's West Village sits at the intersection of two tree-lined, cobblestone streets: a romantic throwback to the days when the Chase Banks and Walgreens of the world had less of an imposing presence.

BUTLER

BUTLER

PASTRIES AND PICCOLOS: BROOKLYN'S FINEST BISTRO

Given the moniker for the surname of its Michelin starred pastry chef Ryan Butler, this bright, propitious corner café at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge will remind you of your long-lost love for brioche, crumb cake, scones, and toast. Interlacing the nostalgia of freshly homemade baked-goods with the exultation of detail-oriented gourmet cuisine, Butler brings its guests back to what food is supposed to bestow upon us: emotion, nourishment, and reverie.