Farmers & Chefs is a casual Hudson Valley restaurant envisioned by Chef and restauranteur, John Lekic. Drawing inspiration from our regions beautiful Hudson Valley farms while combining the freshest in season local ingredients.
Le' Express is Hudson Valley New French American Bistro that draws its inspiration from sourcing its ingredients throughout the Hudson Valley and creating unique dishes that reflect our terroir.
We believe in preservation of boutique agriculture and we support our small farms while emphasizing that two same ingredients are not always equal to each other.
How are things done and grown at the farm matters.
We believe that these are still young days for the Hudson Valley in terms of growth and tourism.
We also think that our regional cuisine has not yet been defined and that here lays a great opportunity to plot the course for our future.
The core of Hudson Valley cuisine when we define it, should be more focused on our small local farms; that use sustainable practice. Embracing philosophy of less is more which means cleaner food with less chemicals, pesticides, and fillers.
We also need to promote our Terroir to tell the story of our region and people who are behind these small farms.
Chef and Owner John Lekic has been in the industry for past 23 years.
His Chef De Cuisine for past 4 years is Isuf Sahiti.
John Lekic has an extensive resume that encompasses his work experience in various cuisines and concepts in some of the finest restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas and Hudson Valley.
Our goal is to utilize as much as possible locally sourced Hudson Valley ingredients, promote this region, and create a special place that will provide you with a memorable dining experience.
