The Ferry House Profile

Bobby Trigg was born in Massapequa, Long Island. When he was 11, his family moved to Yardley, Pennsylvania and Bobby remained there until he went off to college at the University of Dayton, in Ohio. Bobby realized that college life wasn’t for him, but following the Grateful Dead was. After countless shows, which took him all across America and into Europe, Bobby decided to move to Manhattan. Bobby quickly entered the rat race and got a job with Salomon Brothers on their government-trading desk. He worked on Wall Street for 6 years before he realized that cooking was his real passion. So Bobby, packed up once again, and headed home to the comforts of Yardley, his family and the basement.

Bobby enrolled in the Philadelphia Restaurant School in 1986 and graduated within the top 10 of his class for the 24-month program. He served his formal classical French apprenticeship under the supervision of Jean-Pierre Tardy, formerly of the highly acclaimed Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia. Mr. Trigg worked for Chef Tardy from 1988-1989.

In late 1989, Bobby became the sous chef at the prestigious LePlumet Royale at the Peacock Inn in Princeton, NJ. Here, Bobby began to develop his own style of cooking, incorporating Mexican and South American flavors into classical French cuisine. After 3 years, Bobby was ready to venture out on his own.

In 1992, Bobby Trigg opened the much-anticipated Ferry House in Lambertville, NJ. Combining elegant food in a casual BYOB setting, Bobby gained a loyal following and his simple yet fresh cuisine earned him many accolades. His cuisine became coined as French-Mex, a type of fusion rarely heard of, yet producing delectable results.

In 1998, Bobby moved The Ferry House to Princeton, NJ and has become known as “the best in town”. He has received a “25” in food in the prestigious Zagat Survey and an “Excellent” in the New York Times, New Jersey Section. Mr. Trigg just doesn’t create a meal; he builds one layer at a time incorporating different flavors and textures. While this seems complex to most, Bobby’s motto has always remained the same, “Keep it Simple, Fresh and Fun”.

Bobby has produced and starred in his own cooking show on Princeton’s Cable TV30, “Cookin with Bobby Trigg-From Our House to Yours.” Mr. Trigg is actively involved with McCarter Theater in Princeton as well as many charitable organizations.