Eating & Sleeping
Manhattan
5 Red Rooster Modern American^ $$
(www.redroosterharlem.com; 310 Malcolm X
Blvd btwn 125th & 126th Sts, Harlem; dinner
mains $16-35; h11:30am-10:30pm Mon-Fri,
10am-11pm Sat & Sun) This hot spot is run by
Ethiopian-Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson,
who laces upscale comfort food with a world
of flavors. Grilled salmon is garnished with
peanuts while ‘dirty rice’ features aged basmati.
Best of all are the Swedish meatballs, served
with potatoes and lingonberries. The menu is
largely the same and significantly cheaper at
lunch and on Sundays when it hosts a popular
gospel brunch.4 Country Inn
the City Historic Inn $$$
(%212-580-4183; http://www.countryinnthecity.
com; 270 W 77th St btwn Broadway & West
End Aves; apt $220-350; aW) Country Inn,
a landmark 1891 limestone brownstone on a
tree-lined block, has four roomy, self-contained
apartments, each of which comes with sparkling
wood floors, four-poster beds and other
decorative bits, conveying a late 19th-century
feel. Each unit comes with private bath and
kitchenette. There’s a three-night minimum.
Winter rates drop considerably.4 Jazz on the Park Hostel Hostel^ $
(%212-932-1600; http://www.jazzhostels.com;
36 W 106th St btwn Central Park West &
Manhattan Ave; dm/r $35-45/$85-115; W) This
flophouse-turned-hostel right off of Central
Park is generally a good bet, with clean dorms
sporting four to 12 bunks in co-ed and single-
sex configurations. Public spaces include a
cafe/TV lounge, three terrace sitting areas
and a basement lounge. The snack bar serves
hamburgers-and-hot-dog fare.Tarrytown 2
5 Blue Hill at Stone Barns $$$
(%914-366-9600; http://www.bluehillfarm.com; 630
Bedford Rd, Pocantico Hills; 5-course meal $108,
8-courses $148; h5-10pm Wed-Thu, to 11pm Fri
& Sat, 1-10pm Sun) A pillar of the farm-to-table
movement, this elegant country restaurant sits
atop the Rockefeller estate that is also home to
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture,
a non-profit educational center and farm that
provides much of the restaurant’s bounty.
Instead of a traditional menu, expect a multi-
course farmer’s feast based on the day’s harvest.
Meals often include a flourish of little bites
leading up to the main dish, as teams of waiters
present each course by lifting silver cloches off
each plate in synchronized service to reveal a
locavore’s dream. Make a day of your visit and
explore the surrounding fields and pastures.Mountainville
4 Storm King Lodge Hotel^ $$
(%845-534-9421; http://www.stormkinglodge.com;
100 Pleasant Hill Rd, Mountainville; r $160-195)
Once a carriage home for a large farming estate,
the charming Storm King Lodge is a stately
structure from the 1800s that’s filled to the
brim with tasteful furnishings like cozy quilts,
deep leather parlor chairs, shiny wooden floors
and fresh flowers.Hyde Park 7
5 Culinary Institute
of America International $–$$$
(%845-471-6608; http://www.ciarestaurants.
com; Hyde Park; hmost restaurants
11:30am-1pm & 6-8pm) The chefs might allNEW.YORK.TRIPS.1
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