09/06/2023
Hi everyone. I’m afraid I have some sad news to share today. After 9 years in business, I will be closing Le Fond at the end of October. I’ve had the most wonderful time cooking for you so this was a difficult decision, but there were a few factors that led me here.
For my whole career – for almost my entire adult life – there’s only been food, cooking, and restaurants. Over the past few years, I’ve had an opportunity to explore rural New York and I learned that I love nature. I’ve never really had interests outside of work until now and, basically, I want to go fishing more than once a week.
and I have daydreamed for years about doing a B&B or an inn sometime “in the future.” We just didn’t know where it would be or when the time would be right. Last year we realized that some friends of ours had a similar goal and we began to talk about whether we could make it work, together.
We learned of an available property in Sullivan County that seemed to meet nearly all our criteria. As my lease here at Le Fond is winding down, we decided to jump on the opportunity and buy the North Branch Inn, located just outside of Callicoon. Since I’m not the kind of chef who can do more than one thing at a time, I’m forced to close Le Fond and turn my attention to the new project.
Lastly, I want to let you know that there will be something good coming from all this for Greenpoint. I’m handing over the keys to my friend (and former employee) who will be launching a new concept in the Le Fond space for the remainder of the lease. Allyx is a fantastic chef and I’m a big fan of her cooking. I can’t wait to see what she has planned for .
Please stay in touch! I’ll only be two hours away. If you ever want to escape the city for the weekend, or if you want to get married in the Catskills, you’ve got a guy. Follow for updates. Thanks for the memories and love you all!
