Stissing House

Coordinates: 41°58′46.5″N 73°39′23.5″W / 41.979583°N 73.656528°W / 41.979583; -73.656528
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Street address7801 South Main Street
CityPine Plains
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code12567
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°58′46.5″N 73°39′23.5″W / 41.979583°N 73.656528°W / 41.979583; -73.656528

Stissing House is a restaurant in Pine Plains, currently characterized as a "country tavern".[1] Clare de Boer owns and operates Stissing House. Previously, a French restaurant, also called Stissing House, operated in the space occupied by de Boer's restaurant.

History[edit]

The building in which Stissing House is located was completed in 1782,[1] or 1783.[2] From 1995 until 2021, the building was occupied by a French restaurant, also called Stissing House.[1] The French restaurant was operated by Michel and Patricia Jean.[3]

Clare de Boer became interested in purchasing and restoring the restaurant when she learned Michel and Patricia Jean intended to close it in 2021.[1] The new restaurant's design draws inspiration from the Shakers.[4][5][6] de Boer has compared the challenges of operating Stissing House to the challenges associated with operating her Manhattan restaurant King, saying that King has "no room" but a large number of potential diners, while Stissing House has "loads of room" and a much smaller pool of potential diners.[1]

Reception[edit]

French restaurant: 1995-2021[edit]

Daniel Mochon, in a review published by the Poughkeepsie Journal, wrote a positive review of Stissing House in 2006, praising its decor and drinks.[7]

New restaurant: 2021-present[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Writing for the Times Union, Susie Davidson Powell positively reviewed the restaurant's service and highlighted its buttermilk sherbet.[8]

The New York Times included the restaurant on its third annual "New York Times Restaurant List" which tracks the 50 restaurants that "excite" critics and reporters associated with the newspaper the most in a given year.[9]

New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov included the restaurant on a September 2023 list of restaurants and drinking establishments titled "Where to Drink Wine in the Hudson Valley".[10] Asimov praised the restaurant for featuring "opportunities to splurge on slightly older vintages" and "less expensive options".[10] The Infatuation included the restaurant on its 2023 list of the best restaurants in the Hudson Valley.[11] Kat Odell, writing for Bloomberg, included the restaurant on a 2023 list of "Restaurants in Upstate New York Worth the Drive".[12]

Awards[edit]

The restaurant was nominated for the 2023 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Krishna, Priya (4 March 2022). "A Manhattan Chef Heads Upstate. A Country Tavern Follows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Detjen, Jim (24 June 1973). "Poughkeepsie Journal". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ Doyon, Marie (14 October 2022). "Champetre: A Pedrigreed French Chef's Boite in Pine Plains". Chronogram Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Martin, Hannah (21 March 2022). "Designers Are Revisiting Shaker Style—And We're Here for It". Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Adams, Erika (21 April 2022). "We Asked an Actual Shaker What He Thinks of New York's 'Shaker Food' Scene. He Said: 'Nay.'". Eater NY. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ Richardson, Nikita (14 June 2022). "Five New Restaurants to Try Near the Catskills". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ Mochon, Daniel (23 June 2006). "Stissing House is home to superb fare". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ Powell, Susie Davidson (26 April 2022). "Rustic Stissing House remote but worth the trip". Times Union. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ "The Restaurant List 2023". The New York Times. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b Asimov, Eric (21 September 2023). "Where to Drink Wine in the Hudson Valley". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. ^ Thorpe, Chanize; Cruz, Anne; Lagomarsino, Clare (30 August 2023). "The 25 Best Restaurants In The Hudson Valley 2023 – Hudson Valley". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. ^ Odell, Kat (11 April 2023). "Here Are 14 Restaurants in Upstate New York Worth the Drive". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  13. ^ Doyon, Marie (3 February 2023). "4 Upstate Restaurants Named 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalists". Chronogram Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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