Fig and Olive To Open this Week

Westchester residents are in for a treat. Fig and Olive restaurant, featuring cuisine from the South of France, Italy and Spain is opening this week in the Lord and Taylor Shopping Center on White Plains Road. The 4,000 square foot space will accommodate 180 guests, who can enjoy a Mediterranean menu focused on olive oil along with a diverse selection of regional wines.

The opening culminates over a year of planning. The large venue and central location are designed to draw diners from a wide swath of Westchester. Those who are already familiar with Fig and Olive’s restaurants in Manhattan will greet this newcomer like an old friend. Fresh ingredients, an innovative menu and Mediterranean flavors have proven to be crowd pleasers in Fig and Olive’s other locations and should have the same effect here.

Seating at the restaurant is designed to accommodate everyone – whether you come alone or with a large party you’ll find a place at a private table or at the 60-foot marble tasting bar and communal table.

You can start out your meal with tasting dishes to share such as zucchini carpaccio, fig gorgonzola tartlet, crostini, and imported charcuterie and cheese platters. The lunch menu includes soups, salads, Panini and entrees. Among the selections are a shrimp and salmon salad with marinated shrimp, shaved fennel, avocado, and marinated raw salmon in a citrus and cilantro olive oil dressing and a French Riviera rotisserie chicken marinated in Herbs de Provence, lemon and garlic and served with chive mashed potatoes and haricots verts.

On the dinner menu are seared sea scallops, ravioli stuffed with porcini and gorgonzola topped with Jamon Iberico (Iberian ham), grilled Branzino glazed with fig and vinegar, and rosemary grilled lamb chops served with gnocchi and roasted eggplant.

Desserts are crafted by pastry chef Andrew LeStourgen and include warm caramelized apple tart, chocolate pot de crème and warm marzipan cake

At the bar you can try tasting dishes, olives and appetizers while you sip your wine or cocktail.

The restaurant’s proprietors are Scarsdale residents Yoram Shemesh and Ed Somekh who look forward to adding this new location to the Fig and Olive list of sites in New York’s meatpacking district, on Fifth Avenue at 52nd street, on Lexington Avenue at 62nd Street and on Melrose Place in West Hollywood, California.

Fig and Olive is taking reservations for dinner beginning on Monday January 24 and for lunch and dinner starting Wednesday January 26. To enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean in Scarsdale, call the number below or go to OpenTable:

Fig and Olive
Vernon Hills Shopping Center
696 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914 725 2900
http://www.figandolive.com

Hours of Operation:

Monday through Thursday: 11.30AM – 10PM
Friday: 11.30AM – Midnight
Saturday: 10.30AM – Midnight
Sunday: 10.30AM – 10PM