The long-anticipated opening of Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen is finally at hand. Restaurateur Chris Cannon has announced that the Phase I opening of his four-part restaurant concept in landmark Vail Mansion will take place today, Tuesday, October 21.
Phase I, the Oyster & Wine Bar will serve oysters from Jersey’s own Forty North Oyster Farm, with whom Mr. Cannon partnered last year. Happy Hour fans should take note: $1.00 oysters will be served Tuesday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Additional menu offerings will include crudo, salumi, and the signature Italian-influencec contemporary fare for which Mr. Cannon and Executive Chef Kevin Sippel are known. Soon-to-be signatures will be Sippel’s Scrambled Hen Eggs with Black Truffle; Lardo & Country Bread; CC Burger with Raclette, Slab Bacon and Salt & Vinegar Fries, and Cauliflower Agnolotti with Chicken Jus & Brown Butter Mirepoix.
Reservations are now being accepted via OpenTable.com for dinner at the Oyster & Wine Bar. Its communal table and bar will be first come, first served, as will seating in the clubby Vail Bar, at the rear of the main level.
“We’ll start with dinner, then open for lunch next week,” notes GM Ron Morgan. “Four weeks or so from now, we’ll begin holding private events in the downstairs Rathskeller. Last to open will be the Dining Room upstairs, which we plan to launch in November, just in time for the holidays.”
The Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen also houses an impressive contemporary art collection commissioned specifically for the space from acclaimed international artists. It will also be a center for health & wellness in the NJ public schools, thanks to Mr. Cannon’s affiliation with NYC’s Wellness in the Schools.
The Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen is located at 110 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey. For more information, or to make reservations, please call (973) 644-3180 or consult the restaurant’s website: www.jockeyhollowbarandkitchen.com.
Bon Appétit!
TAD
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