il Buco

il Buco is a renowned Mediterranean restaurant with the look and feel of a European country home - as natural and rustically elegant as the food - an under the radar gathering spot for designers, actors, writers, and food lovers who are inspired by great food amongst friends in comfortable surroundings. Chef Ignacio Mattos uses sustainable ingredients in simple, flavorful combinations. The Wine Cellar, rumored to have been the inspiration for Edgar Alan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado," is now a converted private dining room with over 400 bottles from Italy, Spain, France and the New World adorning the space. Stop by il Buco almost any evening and you will be drawn in by the ambiance, the irresistible food and wine, and the welcoming hospitality. We think you'll understand why food critic David Rosengarten wrote, "Lately, after a string of spectacular evenings at il Buco, I've been uttering the restaurant's name in reponse to the question 'What restaurant should I go to on my one night in New York?'. To my taste, il Buco is that good, and that special...." Some of the farms that we work with are: Grains Anson Mills Carolina Farm Stewardship Association yellow and white polenta, farro and farro flour Poultry, Meat, Game & Eggs Vermont Quality Meats Coop Andover, Vermont a cooperative of Vermont farmers, raising free range livestock without the use of hormones or antibiotics Eco Friendly Foods Bev Eggleston, Staunton, VA pasture pure and rare Ossabaw pigs Flying Pigs Farm Mike Yezzi & Jennifer Small, Shushan, NY pasture raised heritage pigs Produce Farm to Chef, Inc. Mechanicville, New York Keepsake Farm & Friends Milton, New York Satur Farms Paulette Satur, Cutchogue, New York additional various New York State local farmers & Greenmarket participants Dairy Ronnybrook Farm Dairy Ancramdale, NY natural pastured butter and creamline milk Battenkill Dairy Farm Salem, NY natural pasteurized milk and heavy cream