Terrific Takeout: Jones Wood Foundry Our Coverage Sponsored by Fresh Origins
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It's not who you know, it's WHOM YOU KNOW and the people in England know that best of all because they of course won all the wars of colonization and English is the official language of America, and we enjoy reminding everyone that (and reminding to use it properly too, thank you Mr. McQuilkin, godfather of Whom You Know.)
We first met Adyl Bennani at Petite Abeille, which we loved in our initial visit, and he is also an owner of Jones Wood Foundry, located on the fantastic Upper East side and dedicated to excellence in English/British gastronomy. They are not kidding when they say they're a food-driven pub; not too many venues can say that truthfully. Other than America, Peachy has resided in Ireland and England so we are extraordinarily familiar with this kind of cuisine, nevermind the fact that we are genetically inclined to like it. We almost never see this kind of cuisine done accurately, but we did in our initial visit to Jones Wood Foundry. The American versions of Irish and English food are NOT the same.
Jones Wood Foundry is owned by Stuart Holt, whom we were delighted to meet on this review (Stuart hails from Lancashire), Adyl, Jason Hicks and Yves Jadot, and it has been open since January 2011. Its name is derived from its location: geography traditionally determines names of pubs. Before it was the Upper East side, the area between 66th and 77th streets was known as Jones Wood, named after John Jones, and accountable for more than half of its 150 acres.
Of what we tried, the Fish and Chips was by far the best item! We've eaten a lot of it in our life but have never had fish and chips as good in Manhattan before (but if you are in Delaware go see our pal Mover and Shaker Alison Blyth at Go Fish and Go Brit. Alison is one of our most favorite people we've met in restaurants! Alison is English.)
Executive Chef Shane Walsh executed the beer-battered cod to perfection (the fish comes from Wild Edibles) and you should know that they make their own tartar sauce, and you can taste it in every bite. You will enjoy it for the chips as well (french fries are called chips across the Atlantic in Ireland/England/Scotland/Wales however be advised as you learned in the Petite Abeille review in Belgium they are BELGIAN FRIES and we really loved those also especially with their mayonnaise, and we have really never liked them with mayo anywhere else before).
The absolute proper way to eat Fish and Chips is with mushy peas, and this was culturally enforced upon Peachy when she lived in London! She really was not a fan of them there.
She is however, a big fan of them at Jones Wood Foundry; the Minted aspect makes all the difference and they are not too mushy (we do not like them soggy of course.)
Another traditional favorite is the Welsh Rarebit, which at Jones Wood Foundry boasts Tickler Cheddar-18 months mature from Devon, England. Two-thumbs-up for the Irish influence of Guinness Stout employed in this creation on sourdough; and what we found unique about this was the Whole Grain mustard.
Another side to try and be happy with is the Sauteed Brussels Sprouts, which are different from others because tomato adds both color and flavor. We'd try these again.
For our green salad, we opted for the Beetroot Salad which was a creative take on the traditional green salad. Marinated baby beets, pistachio and greens were further enhanced by their wonderful house-made ricotta.
They also offer meat pies but the idea of that dish is more appealing to us in the colder months,
Finally, we tried the Organic Scottish Salmon burger. There is a lot of creativity going on here so if you are looking for a lot of flavors combined, this has: avocado, red pepper relish, and cilantro. They all piggy pile the salmon (the fish was excellent) on a sesame bun.
Jones Wood Foundry is Terrific Takeout!
