Uproot Restaurant

We will be reviewing restaurants,wine bars, and BYO’s in the tri-state area (for now)..OUR focus will be on artisianal wines/food (all local where possible) here is the first on our list:

We have been hearing great things about a new restaurant in town (Warren,NJ) called Uproot.

So we decided to sneak in and try some wines & light fare. We at first sat at the bar and started to taste when the manager (John) came over and asked if he could talk about the wine list…I thought that would be great.

John made it a point that Uproot’s wine list isn’t built on the labels found everywhere. “All of the wines are diligently sought out and produced by small wineries that achieve success in the vineyard first; thus succeeding in the bottle.  It’s the exact same principal whether you are growing an heirloom tomato, an Ossabaw pig or wine grapes.  I hope that the list is seen to be broad in it’s beginning, and will grow deeper as we evolve.” Music to our ears! So here is the list of what John opened:

• Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Dry Riesling of the Finger Lakes 2007
• Selanova’s “Vignantica” Aglianico from Campagnia, Italy 2007
• Nikolaihof’s “Heafazabug” 2006 Gruner Veltliner from Wachau, Austria
• Realativity’s “Quantum Reserve” Cabernet 2007 of 2007

The food which also embodies this philosophy on every plate was shown to us in the following dishes:

• Our house cured and smoked salmon roulade with Greek yogurt, pears and domestic caviar.
• Torchon of Elevage foie gras with Sicilian pistachio and honey crisp apples.
• Goat cheese Tart Flambe with apple-wood smoked bacon and caramelized onions.

It was as sensational as it all sounds. The wines were perfect matches and manager Jonathan Ross, Exec Chef Anthony Bucco  and Sous chef Mark Farro all came to our table to see how the journey was progressing…both Joe and I were blown away…besides the wine, and food being superb…we also loved the floor-plan and design.

This is a real New York experience right in Warren NJ.

5 ***** FOR UPROOT!