Newly opened in the summer of 2005, MadderLake Cafe, located in the heart of the Finger Lakes Wine Country, has already become a favorite among the area's food and wine enthusiasts, both locals and visitors alike.
 
MadderLake is owned and operated by chef Scott Snyder and manager- and-sommelier Laura Kudla, both of whom, before moving to the Finger Lakes Region in 2004, held key management positions in a number of notable restaurants in Northern California's wine country.
 
Laura and Scott describe the food at MadderLake as "Finger Lakes Wine Country fare, drawing inspiration from American regional styles".  Scott seeks out the best quality raw materials available— fresh Dungeness crab and cold-smoked sturgeon from California, sashimi-grade tuna from Hawaii, organic heirloom grits and polenta from Anson Mills in South Carolina, for example—and puts particular emphasis on sourcing Finger Lakes produce, organic when possible, from small farms, local artisanal cheeses, and other local farm products.
 
Laura's wine list, though modest in scale, is very carefully selected, and features not only the best of the Finger Lakes, but also excellent off-the-beaten path selections from California, the Pacific Northwest, and around the world.
 
In spite of their ambition to provide first-quality food and service and a singular aesthetic, Laura and Scott nevertheless prefer to regard MadderLake as a very personal "mom-and-pop" effort.  Scott is in the kitchen all day every day, and performs the lion's share of the cooking duties, and Laura, in addition to attending to the behind-the-scenes business matters, also greets nearly each and every guest, and personally waits on many.

The owners and staff at MadderLake Cafe look forward to seeing you!