Hudson Valley Restaurant Week for some reason tends to fall around the time when we get rather busy with things at the kids school and other stuff. I might say that is a bad thing, however, after some more contemplation it actually seems like it might be a great idea… Read More →
I was lured into executive chef Ethan Kostbar’s kitchen with the promise of snippets of Gordon Ramsayesque behavior. And really, who doesn’t love a bad boy chef? Sadly, there were no screams, tantrums, or tears in Moderne Barn’s kitchen. What chef Kostbar did deliver was an organized and calm service… Read More →
I apologize that it has taken me such an embarrassingly long time to get this post done. Although a few things like a Napa vacation (and a stolen laptop, argh!) and the start of the new job sidetracked me a bit, my excitement spending the day behind the kitchen door… Read More →
Moderne Barn was huge highlight in my ( Michele Curran) restaurant week experience. A few friends and I drove from Rockland to Westchester County to Armonk to check out this culinary delight. Moderne Barn is owned by the Livanos Family who operate and manage Oceana, Abboccato and Molyvos in New York… Read More →
While you’re perusing the menu at Moderne Barn—hmm? the flatbread with figs or the tuna tartare?—your eye may suddenly fall on the bottom corner of the menu, where there’s a small box describing the restaurants roof garden. Wait, what? Roof garden? Indeed! Just planted this season, there are raised beds… Read More →
This is Margaret Rizzuto sharing a recent dining experience at Moderne Barn in Armonk. We arrived on a busy Saturday evening after our GPS sent us the wrong way. Apparently, this is a common occurrence with GPS systems as they try to take you to Moderne Barn. If you decide… Read More →
I got word this morning about the menu at the Winemakers’ Dinner at Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Weekend, and wow does it sound good. In case you need a reminder, the Wine & Food Weekend is May 17 to 20 in White Plains, and there are three nights and… Read More →
So I told you how I love the Restaurants We Love column in Sunday Life. Well, just in case you missed last Sunday’s here it is again…. This story, by the way, was written by Life & Style writer Heather Salerno. Photos were taken by Journal News photographer Joe Larese…. Read More →
Linda Lombroso had an absolutely terrific story in yesterday’s paper — a riff on the Food Network’s show “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.” I’ll just let her tell the story: The smells and tastes of Jewish holiday meals tend to linger in the mind for years — even if… Read More →
Todd Matthews reporting in on Moderne Barn in Armonk for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. The last time I stepped into the space that is now Moderne Barn was to buy a piece of furniture. The Livanos restaurateur family has since transformed this location into what I can only describe as… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. What a beautiful fall weekend, wasn’t it? I got my bulb planting finished (more on that in a moment) and changed out the closet. Of course now it’s 70 degrees today, so I’m glad I held a few lighter weight things back! On Friday, I… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Did everyone have a nice fall weekend? Some of you are off for Columbus Day, I’m sure…. but not for we journalists. News goes on! I started the weekend out up at at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze. But first — dinner at Umami Cafe… Read More →
Arrosto in Port Chester! Chef-owner Shea Gallante, left, and owner Godfrey Polistina in front of the wood burning oven at Arrosto in Port Chester. (Tania Savayan/TJN) Restaurant North in Armonk! Owners Stephen Mancini, the general manager, and Eric Gabrynowicz, the chef, at Restaurant North in Armonk. (Mark Vergari/TJN) Tarry Tavern in… Read More →
The Moderne Barn restaurant — the restaurant owned by the Livanos family of Oceana in Manhattan — opened yesterday in Armonk. Here’s a little video about it: And the story, which appeared in today’s paper, is after the jump.
