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Arthur Toufayan has worn numerous hats in the restaurant business, and brings his ideals of how the freshest, most flavorful foods can be presented in high style to The Lakeside Grille and The Abbey.
Most recently, Mr. Toufayan was the proprietor of The Village Green in Ridgewood, which earned 3-1/2 stars from The Record, where he instituted a tasting menu and developed a farm-to-table approach to food purchasing. Prior to that, in New York City, he was executive sous chef at Aureole, helped to open the Gramercy Tavern, and was a chef at the Union Square Café. He holds a degree from the Culinary Institute of America. Mr. Toufayan is highly active with the Table to Table charity.
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