USA Today: 3 Easy Holiday Parties

Christopher Bates, a master sommelier and chef/owner of the FLX Table restaurant in New York’s Finger Lakes region, offers an easy way to prepare food for guests to share right after they arrive. Video by Jamie Germano Jamie Germano and Tracy Schuhmacher Read the full article >

Food and Wine Magazine: 2016 Sommeliers of the Year

FLX Wienery and FLX Table, Geneva, New York Why He Won This Master Sommelier is a Finger Lakes change agent: focusing on Syrah and Cabernet Franc instead of the usual white varieties at his Element Winery; operating a fancy hot dog stand (FLX Wienery) with an inappropriately excellent wine list; and launching a new 12-seat […]

USA Today Review: FLX Table dinner delights all senses

It was already a dinner experience unlike any other. Warmth radiated from the open kitchen. A farmhouse table under a canopy of hanging box-planters of cascading herbs held a runway of wines. Smokiness wafted from bone broth being poured into ceramic saucers. From artistically rural décor to tempting aromas drifting out of the kitchen, entering FLX […]

XXI News: Connections: Summer of Food – FLX Table’s Dynamic Owners

Our Summer of Food series rolls on, with the dynamic husband-and-wife team of Christopher Bates and Isabel Bogadtke. Bates is local-ish; Isabel is French; together, they operate a growing empire of food and wine in the Finger Lakes. Their newest venture opened just days ago: FLX Table in Geneva, a high-end restaurant that has exactly one table, twelve seats, and […]

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