Cornerstone is hands down one of the best new openings in Red Bank. Chef Bryan Noury has brought his 25+ years from some of the most celebrated NYC kitchens (MADRE, The NoMad Hotel, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, ZZ's Members Club) into a neighborhood market -- and you can taste that level of excellence in everything.
Where do I even start? The homemade mozzarella sticks wrapped in herb crust with the most insane cheese pull. The handmade pastas cooked to absolute perfection. The brown butter chocolate chip cookies. And the savory crust chicken pot pie -- pure childhood nostalgia in a perfectly packaged, elevated to-go dinner, finished with Maldon salt (who does that for marketplace food?!).
The rosemary focaccia is massive and incredibly fresh. The classics are endless. Every case feels curated, not mass produced.
But my ultimate favorite -- and you cannot leave without this -- is the house special granola. It is GOLD. I would barter with it. I have never in my life tasted granola this good.
Also -- no seed oils. That alone deserves applause.
Congratulations on the new opening. The sky is the limit. Red Bank is lucky to have this. read more