Cadenabbia After taking the ferry back to Cadenabbia, have dinner on the lake at Cucina della Marianna where the menu changes theme on a nightly basis (vegetarians will enjoy Thursday, the "Gardens" menu).
This organic restaurant in the former orangery of an Edwardian kitchen garden builds its menu around the seasonal bounty outside.
There was White House honey and sage from the garden and a menu that gave vegetables and beans — including eggplants and lentils — top billing.
BACK FORTY Peter Hoffman and Susan Rosenfeld, the owners of the earth-friendly Savoy in SoHo, and Jerry Winter, who was a manager there, will open this tavern with a garden and a menu a bit less elaborate than Savoy's, but just as local and seasonal: 190 Avenue B (12th Street), (212) 388-1990.
When you get it super-fresh, it has such a delicate texture and so much more flavour.' The garden and the menu are planned together, and vegetables star in the dishes, from rocket pappardelle with carrots, fennel and goat's cheese, to kale salad with apples, roasted shallot and red wine vinaigrette.
Liebrandt clearly loves to deliver a "wow" factor, and "Summer Garden," on the share menu, has it.
A garden patio and a menu that emphasizes seafood but touches down in the Hudson Valley are the attractions here.
It is expensive but has plenty of local garden flavor on the menu, and indoor and outdoor seating.
BIERGARTEN AT THE MARITIME HOTEL From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays, the cabana space on the south side of this Chelsea hotel becomes a beer garden with a brief menu of grilled sandwich items, burgers, corn on the cob and chicken: 363 West 16th Street; (212) 212-4300.
