"Chronogram reports that chef Jose Ramirez-Ruiz, once known in Brooklyn for his Michelin-starred chef’s counter, has opened a new upstate restaurant in the town of Amenia that "serves 'understated elegance' and a 'deep devotion to craft, community, and—vegetables,'" per the publication. Menu highlights include kale gnudi, rutabaga-and-apple, trout with celeriac, and fluke with salsa verde and kabocha squash puree. The chef’s previous Brooklyn counter closed in 2017 after a three-year run; prior to opening this upstate project Ramirez-Ruiz worked at a Connecticut luxury inn and as a private chef." - Emma Orlow