After 18 years of professional cooking in New York City, Chef Jake and his wife Caroline jumped at the opportunity to realize a long-time dream of owning a small inn.  When they learned the North Branch Inn was available, and that good friends Andrew and Meng shared the goal, they knew the time was right.

Prior to making the move Upstate, Jake owned Michelin-recommended Le Fond in Greenpoint, Brooklyn which was named one of Conde Nast Traveler’s Best New Restaurants of 2014.  Jake, a Cordon Bleu alum and veteran of the kitchens of La Roche Le Roi in Tours, FR, brings his French technique and training to an American concept at North Branch Inn.

When Jake isn’t in the kitchen, you’ll find him knee-deep in the cool waters of the North Branch of the Callicoon Creek, looking for big brown trout.