The New York Times: 36 Hours in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
Snag a coveted reservation at FLX Table, a spinoff from its namesake vineyard, in one of two nightly time slots. The five-course prix fixe ($49) is an intimate experience at a shared table in a dining room situated in front of an open kitchen. Or head over to the Red Dove Tavern. Opened by the husband-and-wife Philadelphia […]
Syracuse.com: Geneva’s FLX Table an award-winning experience (Dining out review)
Four months. It took four months of waiting before finally securing a reservation at FLX Table. The Geneva restaurant by native Christopher Bates and his wife, Isabel Bogadtke, gained acclaim earlier this year from USA Today affiliate 10Best.com, which named it the Best New Restaurant for 2017. Securing a reservation was only marginally easier before the accolade. […]
USA Today: FLX Table owners to open Geneva brewery
Two of the most well-regarded restaurateurs in the Finger Lakes will soon try their hand at brewing. Sort of. Christopher Bates and Isabel Bogadtke, the husband-and-wife team behind Geneva’s FLX Table and Dundee’s FLX Wienery, announced plans this week for FLX Culture House, a nanobrewery at 20 Linden St. in Geneva. Read the full story >
USA Today: Geneva’s FLX Table named country’s best new restaurant
Christopher Bates, co-owner of FLX Table in Geneva, New York, dropped in to speak to reporter Tracy Schuhmacher a few days before the announcement of USA Today Reader’s Choice poll. Read the full story >
Finger Lakes Public Radio: FLX Table Vies for Best New American Restaurant
USA Today’s annual 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards to choose the best new restaurant in America closes at Noon today. A Finger Lakes restaurant has consistently led the voting. Christopher Bates prepped dinner for the first seating at FLX Table in Geneva on Friday afternoon, he said even being included in the contest was something of a surprise. Read […]
Wine & Spirits Magazine: FLX Table & Kindred Fare
Geneva is having a dining moment right now, with two new restaurants worth your making reservations. FLX Table is the latest from Christopher Bates, the Master Sommelier who runs Element Winery on Seneca Lake and FLX Weinery, a gourmet hotdog restaurant in nearby Dundee. He’s in the kitchen at FLX Table, turning out wildly creative Nordic-style cuisine firmly rooted […]
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 […]