Damon Baehrel
Damon Baehrel, born (1962), is a New York based restaurateur.[1] He has no formal education in the culinary arts but states that "he learned to cook from his mother, an avid gardener, and also from years doing odd jobs in mountain-resort kitchens in the US Northeast". He is the owner of the restaurant that carries his namesake, Damon Baehrel, located in the Town of Earlton, NY.[1] Baehrel acts as the chef, the waiter, the grower, the forager, the gardener, the cheesemaker, the cured-meat maker.[1] Baehrel was nominated for The James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Chef Northeast", in 2013.[2]
Damon Baehrel (Restaurant)
The restaurant is located in the basement of Damon and his Wife's, Elizabeth Baehrel, home in the Town of Earlton, NY[1][3] Originally it was known as Damon Baehrel at The Basement Bistro which was established in 1989 initially providing catering services.[1] The restaurant acquires all its ingredients, such as pine flour, acorn oil and vinegars directly from the 12-acre property [3] except salt and seafood, and meats are sourced from a neighboring organic livestock farm.[4] The 16-seat restaurant as of February 2014 has a waiting list, in some reports, of 5 to 10 years.[3][4][5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Damon Baehrel, Chef of Most Exclusive Restaurant in the U.S., Opens Up". Business Week. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "JBF is Awards - 2013". James Beard Foundation Award. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Inside the world's most exclusive restaurant - where you wait FIVE YEARS for a table". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Damon Baehrel' is the hottest restaurant you never heard of". Fox News. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive restaurant in New York state has a 10-year wait list, but you've probably never heard of it". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Renowned tattoo artist Joey Pang has a three-year waiting period". Today (Singapore newspaper). Retrieved 1 January 2015.