Small Bites

First the Westchester WAG and now Grub Street are reporting that super-star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who has a house in Waccabuc, will be opening a restaurant at The Inn at Pound Ridge.

I was trying to get independent confirmation on this (and an interview!) before I posted, but e-mails to JG’s business office were not returned. Here’s what I’ve learned from other sources:

From an interview with the Wag in its October issue, Vongerichten said the restaurant will focus on “farm-to-table fare” and be a place that is “a neighborhood-type place where people feel comfortable going with their families once a week or even more often.”   He is planning on have an impressive wine list and a table to seat 20 in the wine cellar, too.

Lois Freedman, the president of Jean Georges Management, told Grub Street said the restaurant will be a “150-seat, bi-level, landmarked restaurant, which will retain five fireplaces and a banquet space for weddings and events.” “The look will be country chic,” she said. “Lots of stone, wood, and brick.”

I’ll keep you updated when I hear back from JG.