Corio

Bringing the excitement back into dining, Corio Restaurant is bringing together small plate dining with a unique and energetic atmosphere that includes rotating musical acts and stimulating burlesque dancers.

Corio offers a diverse selection of Mediterranean fare for lunch and dinner in the main dining room, while the upstairs offers smaller tapas-like sharing plates, where burlesque dancers will perform for brief 5-minute sets throughout the evening.

The alluring space is adorned with antique cherubic wallpaper from the 1960's, plush couches, and all-natural purple-hued wood flooring that comes from the precious 120-1250 foot "purple heart."

The upstairs of Corio includes an 8-inch elevated riser that serves as a "stage" to showcase dancers performing traditional style burlesque, as well as modern takes, set to present day mixes of music, under seductive glowing red spotlights.

The menu was developed by Marion Maur, the former operations manager at Sushi Samba and present chef and owner of Marion's Country Kitchen in Woodstock, New York.

The menu consists of a variety of classic dishes with fresh fish, meat, vegetarian and vegan options for the small plates as well as a lunch and dessert menu. The menu will feature fresh produce from the Hudson Valley in Maur's hopes that the food's simplicity reflects how good it tastes and feels.

The menu's offerings will rotate periodically, but the goal will remain the same: really quality "food with friends" that will inspire people to spend the night at Corio's with a bottle of wine, good conversation, and sexy burlesque dancing.