An under-the-radar Rocky Mountains resort town – with a name traditionally associated with a New York deli staple – is poised to land on the culinary map, at least that’s the hope of famed chef Todd English. Whitefish, a boomtown in northwest Montana, has become a magnet filled with one-percenters and celebrities looking to escape … Read more
Seafood-heaven Le Bernardin is king of the sea in the La Liste ranking of the world’s 1,000 best restaurants for the second year in a row. Having loved the place since my first meal in 1987, I can testify that the honor’s well-deserved. Eric Ripert and Maguy Le Coze’s 37-year-old piscine paradise bested every other US … Read more
If you’re anyone in the New York City restaurant world, it’s impossible not to know Shari Bayer — an everywhere-at-once publicist, consultant, events organizer, and host of the popular “All in the Industry” podcast, taped in a funky studio behind East Williamsburg’s Roberta’s. But her first book, “Chefwise: Life Lessons From Leading Chefs Around the World” … Read more
Chefs want to kill Guy Fieri. But not how you might think. Previously a food-world punchline — Anthony Bourdain once described his shuttered Times Square restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen, as a “terror dome” — Fieri is now embraced by high-end dining’s biggest names, and “killed” is foodie-speak for chefs over-indulging favored customers. His last dinner … Read more
The year 2022 saw restaurant lovers flocking back to their favorite places following locked-down 2020 and omicron-plagued 2021. But it has never been a bigger pain in the posterior to go to any of them — be they old, new, or merely too arrogant for their own good. With eatery owners howling to anyone still … Read more
Le Bernardin Chef/Co-owner Eric Ripert and Heritage Auctions Consignment Director Michael Schmidt talk timepieces. Patek Philippe Calatrava watch (above) in white gold, $30,750 My first watch: A Cartier Santos (above) from my mother when I was 14 or 15. The dial window is sapphire, with a stainless-steel and gold bracelet. Very simple, but a beautiful … Read more