Lazy Betty

Betty was far from lazy. Just ask her children, Howard, Anita and Ron Hsu, the co-owners of Lazy Betty, who drew inspiration for their restaurant from their mother's hospitality. Chef Ron Hsu and Chef/co-owner Aaron Phillips oversee a contemporary tasting menu with clever flavor combinations that highlight regional ingredients. Causa is given a Southern slant with sweet Georgia shrimp, avocado purée and potato foam infused with aji amarillo pepper, while seared Hudson Valley foie gras is sided by Granny Smith apple, sweet potato and dots of pumpkin butter. Cod, poached in a ham hock broth, rests atop fava bean and zucchini succotash with a green tomato relish for an especially flavorful plate. From the pre-dessert lemon sherbet with a coconut crumble to the elegant rosewater panna cotta, they impress to the end.