The O-town Scene

LOCAL EATS Local Eats features area restaurants, and food articles and recipes by area residents. To contribute a recipe, e-mail editor@otownscene.com A meal with a view The Silo has seafood, steak and a sigh-worthy valley setting The bride took a deep breath, adjusted her veil and stepped forward into the sunlight. As she began her walk down the path of the garden, the crowd rose to greet her and soft music wafted through the hillside. All this and we hadn’t yet stepped into The Silo restau- rant. On any given weekend during summer months, The Silo, located just outside Greene, is a wedding watch- er’s dream. The stunning view from the open garden adjacent to the main building is the focal point. We paused on entering the restaurant to catch the lovely scene. Once inside, you’d hardly know any special events Contributed were taking place on the hilltop below. The restaurant offers “casual dining” and yet manages to convey the subtle niceties that make the dining experience a little extra special _ white linen table cloths, charming waitstaff, an extensive wine selection (with wines from the Finger Lakes included). Originally opened in the late 1960s, the most recent incarnation of the restaurant dates back to a significant fire in the mid-1980s that threatened to shut down the restaurant. The owners, members of the Kurtz family from Oak Ridge, N.J., were able to salvage what was left of the building. Along with help from area volun- teers, the Kurtz’s were able to clean up and rebuild the current restaurant just a short time after the fire. Almost 30 years later, The Silo still provides among the most memorable vistas to experience upstate New York’s delightful summer light. My husband and I began our dinner on a recent Saturday evening with a refreshing glass of white wine (Heron Hill’s Semi-Dry Riesling) and a truly delicious (and healthy) appetizer of stuffed mushrooms over- flowing with spinach, feta cheese and onion and garlic. As we perused the menu, the “theme” appeared to be a mixture of seafood and various cuts of steak. 12 O-Town Scene July 21, 2011 Contributed Continued on Page 13

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