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TripAdvisor® Awards a Certificate of Excellence to memoire in Ridgewood

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Restaurant memoire Recognized as a Top Performing Restaurant

Posted: 28 May 2015

Ridgewood NJ, Restaurant mémoire, a seasonal American eclectic restaurant, announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor.

“Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Restaurant mémoire and we’d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor,” said Tom Finnelli, Executive Chef & Owner at Restaurant mémoire. “There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by one’s guests. With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on guest reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence.”

Restaurant mémoire is a fresh, seasonal American eclectic restaurant featuring a menu that is made to order. We are happy to modify or even go off our menu to accommodate you in every way. Here at mémoire, the answer is always, “Yes”.

Restaurant mémoire is located at 16 Chestnut St., Ridgewood. call 201-857-8899
www.diningatmemoire.com

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Chef Tom Finnelli of Restaurant Memoire , Accountant to Culinary Master

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Chef Tom Finnelli of Restaurant Memoire , Accountant to Culinary Master

FEBRUARY 11, 2015    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015, 1:21 AM
THE RECORD

Chef Tom Finnelli’s path to the kitchen was long and winding. Although he’d worked at restaurants during high school, he went to college for accounting and had a successful 18-year-career in that field. Still, at 32, he turned down the chance to become partner at the fifth-largest accounting firm in the country because he knew that, if he accepted, he’d never work in a restaurant again. That company had massive layoffs in 2009, and Finnelli was “almost happy” to be one of those included.

The 40-year-old Park Ridge native and Rockland County resident already had his degree from the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan (now the International Culinary Center) – and in 2013, he bought the spot that would become Restaurant Memoire in Ridgewood. The restaurant, which serves seasonal eclectic fare, received 2 1/2 stars from The Record in January 2014.

Although Finnelli doesn’t regret the two decades he spent in an office, he says he’d be a hypocrite if he told his two young children they should always follow their dreams when he hadn’t followed his. “We only have one life, and at some point, you’ve got to at least try to do what you love,” he says. “If you never [do it], you’ll always wonder, ‘What if?’ ”

Here, he talks about his $1,000 meal and the one thing he’d never eat.

https://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/dining-news/chef-tom-finnelli-of-restaurant-memoire-on-his-1-000-meal

16 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 857-8899