Our Story
A new American restaurant group with two tables — a brick-and-mortar room in downtown Armonk and a farm-based gathering place at our farm in the Catskills.
Flybrook raises the bar in Hudson Valley hospitality — incredible ingredients, a seasonally distinguished dining experience, and a dynamic bar at the heart of Armonk, with a second table at the farm itself in the Catskills. We source from our own 121-acre regenerative organic farm in Livingston Manor and small family farms across the valley — a short, honest distance from field to table.
Executive Chef & Partner
A critically acclaimed New York chef known for innovative, seasonal cooking that respects and incorporates regional traditions.
Her career runs from pastry apprentice at Blackbird in Chicago, to chef de partie under Wylie Dufresne at WD~50, to sous chef at Blue Hill at Stone Barns under Dan Barber, to opening her own East Village restaurant Kingsley — Michelin recommended, Zagat Best New Restaurant and Best American Restaurant of 2016, and a Wine Spectator Award winner — and most recently Executive Chef at The Barn at Bedford Post, a Relais & Châteaux property, where the kitchen earned a Michelin Plate in 2021 and 2022.
She is a Food Network Chopped winner, a Crain's 40 Under 40, a James Beard featured chef, and a Slow Food NY Snail of Approval recipient. An avid hunter, angler and backpacker, she holds two B.S. degrees from Michigan State — Environmental Biology & Zoology and Fisheries & Wildlife.
The Team
Agriculture & Stewardship
Agricultural Program Manager at the Watershed Agricultural Council, where he oversees regenerative agriculture and conservation work across the Catskills. At Flybrook he advises on farm operations and ecological stewardship of Livingston Farm's 121 acres.
Investment & Development
Real estate investment, acquisitions, and platform strategy. Prior VP at Guardian and Midwood ($2B fund); NYU Schack faculty in the MSRED program. Leads investments and execution.
Hospitality & Construction
Hospitality design, construction, and delivery. Principal at Ecostruct; former VP Development at a boutique hotel group. Leads build execution and sustainability systems.
Real Estate & Marketing
Hudson Valley and Catskills site selection and brokerage strategy. Founder of Fresh Air Realty; former attorney at Kramer Levin. Oversees market positioning and demand strategy.
12 Maple Avenue
An 1820 historic structure expanded to 3,500 square feet across two floors, plus a covered porch and a seasonal rooftop. Two original exterior masonry walls and the facade have been preserved; everything inside has been rebuilt for a long, careful life.
The new Flybrook is the first LEED-certified building in the area — geothermal heating and cooling, recycled and bio-based locally sourced materials, and architectural salvage from other at-risk Armonk buildings in collaboration with the North Castle Historical Society.
The Name
Armonck is what the Lenape called this land. Our restaurant sits in the heart of downtown Armonk, a few blocks from where that water still runs.
Livingston Manor, where our farm sits, is the storied home of American fly fishing. The brook, the hatch, the dry fly — our mark honors water, patience, and the land that feeds the kitchen.
Field and stream to fork