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“Blue Hill Stone Barns”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	New American	Upper West Side	Break the Bank	Good

hey sucked in wind, and their little pig tails all curled up on their wiggly butts. I was petting one of them and it was clear that we were bonding, and I asked if I could take her home. James didn’t think so. The pigs, bred and raised by Craig Kenyon, formerly of Skate Creek Farm, apparently do better in cool muddy pastures than in hard wood floored fifth floor walk up studios. Oh well. My search for the perfect mate continues.

CHAPTER TWO: SHORTS—OR CULOTTES—AND THE CHEF’S PANTS

All that strolling and pig petting builds up an appetite, and so we walked back up to the Stone Barns Center and found the entrance to Blue Hill, toward the back of the courtyard, on the right. We settled into the bar, a cream colored, soothing living room-styled space with leather armchairs, plush sofas and lean modern accents, and enjoyed the bartender’s specialty rhubarb cocktails, relaxing for a bit and taking in the beautiful views.

 

After draining our cocktails, we moved to the dining area, a serene room decorated with smooth, cool earth tones, raw wood planked floors, and steel-arched cathedral ceilings. The room has a smooth jazz sort of vibe, like a flagship Banana Republic store—it is clean, open, light, and softly modern. You almost feel like there should be merino and cotton sweaters folded in neat piles on the long central table, but alas, only lots of tall and beautiful cherry blossoms.

The room was mostly empty as we were being seated, and we were ushered to a table that faced a server’s station in the back of the room. There were several empty tables for two facing out onto the patio and rolling hills, and not being a shy type I asked the hostess if we could sit at one of those tables. She said no, that they were reserved. I asked if she could make sure there was no way they could be unreserved. We told her we would wait on the patio so she could find out. I hate that attitude. Why tell people there are other people more important than you that are going to get that view. Why are we only worth looking at rows of plates and drawers of silverware? I was feeling really warm and fuzzy at this point. Nice.

Soon a hostess came out to tell us that we could have a better table, but there was another problem, and it was a wardrobe issue. Steven was informed that he would have to change because he was wearing shorts. We were not told of a dress code in advance, and it being an unusually ... [more, click below]

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Posted: May 16, 2004

Other restaurants in Upper West Side :
+ 'Cesca   + Asiate   + Blue Hill Stone Barns   + Per Se   + The Neptune Room   + Spigolo   + Telepan   + Aix Brasserie   + 'Cesca   + Bar Boulud   + Dovetail   + BarBao   + Dinosaur Bar-be-Que   + Kefi   + Bar Luna   + Ed's Chowder House   + Red Rooster, by Rachel Barbarotta   + Loi by Dara Pollak   

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