Last updated on March 24, Who opens a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic? And I am SO glad they did. The Sofers are the owners of The Compound in Clinton, New York, a restaurant built around homemade butters, grilled cheese, and tea.
Basically my dream come true. Last weekend the couple invited some friends and me to experience their high tea, an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of carbs, butter, and tea. In other words, perfection. So why did the Sofers decide to open up a restaurant about butter? And why do it in Clinton?
So when they started their own family, they decided to move back up north to be closer to the rest of their family. In the meantime, Anna had developed a passion for making homemade butter using all sorts of creative ingredients. After her friends and family kept requesting personal batches , the idea for the restaurant came to them. And what better place to bring their Austin vibe to a restaurant than along Village Row in Clinton?
Anna and their cook, Brendan, make all of her butters from scratch right at the restaurant. Brendan even put together a video to show how they make the compounds โ check it out! A post shared by The Compound thecompoundcny.
And not your average, plain jane grilled cheese. These grilled cheese are made with the housemade compound butters and filled with a variety of ingredients. Even better? The cheese and bread are also made locally. Specials change every few days, which they post in advance on Instagram. The restaurant also features a dessert case, with fresh pastries from The Toast in Cazenovia.
