Brunch at the Bedford Post Inn
I took the train up to Bedford Hills last week for a delightful little brunch with my friend Carrie. The Bedford Post Inn is probably best known for being owned by Richard Gere but the grounds themselves are quite stunning on their own. The sprawling inn holds two different restaurants, one fine dining and the less formal Barn where we decided to eat our meal on their outdoor patio. The waiter started us out with a warm loaf of bread from their in house bakery. Then it was our entrees the Chicken Paillard for me. I love the simplicity of this dish...the chicken and greens were both lightly dressed with just a little lemon and parmigiano cheese. The greens had such great fresh flavor I'm wondering if they were produced locally from a nearby farm. Carrie went the seafood route with a big bowl of mussels... ...which came with some ridiculously delicious french fries. Thank goodness Carrie doesn't mind sharing because my hand was ...