Chef Biography
A Chicago native, Peter Platt learned to love the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts while attending Williams College in the western part of the range. He studied at Cordon Bleu in London, then returned to work with Great Chefs Lydia Shire and Jasper White at the Parker House, in Boston.
In 1985, he was offered to become the Executive Chef at the new Wheatleigh Inn and was credited with putting it on the Berkshires culinary map .In October of 1992, the Great Chefs television crew was shooting their Great Chefs of the East series for The Discovery Channel, and taped Chef Platt preparing a Pumpkin Soup appetizer. The next day, they went on to film Leslie Miller at the Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough, Massachusetts.
At the time, Chef Peter Platt commented that “he wanted to create a place where one can come to celebrate romance, conduct business, or focus on a culinary experience”. Ironically, in 2003 Chef Platt and his wife, Meredith Kennard, did exactly that, and purchased the Old Inn on the Green, acting as innkeepers and chef.
It consistently wins top ratings by Zagat and AAA Four Diamond Awards, and Open Table named it among the 10 most romantic restaurants in New England.
Recipes
Pumpkin Soup with Fig Quenelles ▶
Yield: 6 Print Pumpkin Soup with Fig Quenelles ▶ By Great Chefs June 8, 2015 Served in a baked pumpkin shell, this glorious creamy fall soup is filled with the scent of spices. The unusual fig quenelles are flavored with dark rum, adding another flavor note. Chives and julienned Prosciutto are sprinkled on as a […]
Pumpkin Soup with Fig Quenelles ▶
Serving: 6 Print Pumpkin Soup with Fig Quenelles ▶ By Great Chefs July 1, 2014 Served in a baked pumpkin shell, this glorious creamy fall soup is filled with the scent of spices. The unusual fig quenelles are flavored with dark rum, adding another flavor note. Chives and julienned Prosciutto are sprinkled on as a […]
Halibut Enrobed in a Crisp Potato Crust
Serving: 4 Print Halibut Enrobed in a Crisp Potato Crust By Great Chefs July 1, 2014 This dish joins tender New England halibut with oysters, another native crop. The halibut is topped with a crisp crust of buttery Yukon Gold potatoes that resembles fish scales. It takes some skill to turn the fillets when frying […]
Restaurant Information
Phone : 413-229-7924
Address : 134 Hartsville-New Marlborough Rd, New Marlborough, MA 01230