About Adrienne

I started in the business in New Orleans, LA at Commander's Palace. That was where I fell in love with the business. I had always loved cooking but had never thought of it as a career until then. After about 9 months I moved to Phoenix, AZ where I got a job at the Arizona Biltmore (at that time a Westin Hotel). After a year and a half I was accepted into the culinary apprenticeship program. I graduated from that in April 1987 and in September 1987 I transferred with Westin to Kauai HI to open the Westin Kauai-Kauai Lagoons. Then in January 1991 I left Westin Hotels to be a Chef at a French restaurant in Santa Fe, NM. In September 1992 we moved to Telluride CO and helped three partners open an Italian Bistro. I helped them get the restaurant off the ground and in September 1993 we moved to New York, NY. While working as the pastry chef in Peacock Alley, at the Waldorf Astoria, we found this beautiful restaurant in New Milford, CT. After several months of careful renovation we opened Adrienne in April 1996. We try very hard to make people comfortable and relaxed while enjoying our award winning cuisine and exceptional service.

Reviews

Winner 1997 "Best New Restaurant, Litchfield County"

by Connecticut Magazine's Reader's Choice Poll.

"Superb" - Patricia Brooks, New York Times.

"Top Addition" - Zagat Survey 1999

2005 Winner Best Brunch, Litchfield County- CT Magazine Reader's Choice Poll

"Delightful by day, magical at night" - Elise MaClay, CT Magazine June 2004 ***