My pitch for Stissing House started as a mad dash to find another story in the Hudson Valley. It turned into me discovering a true hidden gem. A story about a resturant almost as old as our Nation. This piece was unexpectedly emotional. There is defintely a magic that inhibts all that visit.

“I think as a young chef, it's very easy to sort of gravitate towards technique and, you really want to push yourself and learn how to do complicated things and express everything that you've learned on the plate. I think I've really sort of gone through that and come back around. All I want to do is cook home style food as simply as possible.” - CLARE DE BOER