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I’ve concluded there are distinct periods when a restaurant is really special but those periods don’t last forever. I won’t repeat my post above where I relate a huge falling off in the quality and vibe at Marea but apparently Michelin agrees. Tellingly I live upstairs and used to go there all the ...

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Much better list than the (ridiculous) Pellegrino top 50 list. Had a stupendous meal at La Vague d’Or in St Tropez this summer. I see it’s #11. Love so many on the list including Dal Pescatore. De Librije is also strong and I had a wonderful meal there last week. I like this list.

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Maybe it’s me but I’ve never had a great meal at l’Atelier Vegas. The greatest insult was when the captain referred to canalè as candelabra. Sorta says it all. And he wasn’t trying to make a joke either. He was ignorant.

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I’ve concluded there are distinct periods when a restaurant is really special but those periods don’t last forever. I won’t repeat my post above where I relate a huge falling off in the quality and vibe at Marea but apparently Michelin agrees. Tellingly I live upstairs and used to go there all the t...

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I agree with Robert. Atomix hands down.

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Another surprise Marea lost a star. Yeah - I didn't want to bring that up. They can have negative ten stars, and I'll still go there once a week. Wonder why Marea lost a star. The biggest surprise is The Four Horseman getting a star. I love it and go often. Nevertheless it is still surprising. Bigg...

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Michel Abood and I once had a La Tâche with a pizza. Remember that, Michel?

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I LOVE The Grill. And Brittany, the maitre ‘d, is among the best in the business.

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regarding the link to the Kalamazoo grill posted above...

I have the Kalamazoo hybrid grill and love it.

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Count me as a huge fan of Wayan. Maybe it was an off night. I’d recommend trying it again. Normally it’s great.

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Cheche Midi closed. Dead as a door nail.

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Saul I think your observations reflect a high level of intelligence and business acumen.

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Shun is extraordinary.

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Absolutely Nick. We agree.

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Nick, Daniel has a FOH “companion.” But that doesn’t mean he has to make them an owner. You don’t think for a minute that Daniel, as ambitious and exacting as he is, would let that slip do you?

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -Humm.html

Worst kept secret in the restaurant world but it’s now out.

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You guys are assuming Daniel doesn’t have knowledge and sensitivity to FOH issues or hospitality. I believe that’s in error. I adore Will and regard him as a good friend. But who had the idea of the card trick? Will. Who had the idea of the one word menu cards? Will. There are other examples. For al...

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When Daniel first came to NY he barely spoke English. (The reason they named their company make it nice is that’s about all he knew to say in English when he arrived). Also he didn’t know American culture well. He was ambitious. To achieve his goals he needed someone who could help him speak and he...

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When Daniel first came to NY he barely spoke English. (The reason they named their company make it nice is that’s about all he knew to say in English when he arrived). Also he didn’t know American culture well. He was ambitious. To achieve his goals he needed someone who could help him speak and hel...

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It was destined to happen.

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My fav restaurant in nyc: Atomix.

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Parker was brilliant to close his board to non-subscribers and to have Squires run the board like a tyrant. I mean, it sucked for those of us who were non-subscribers or didn't line up with his wine preferences, but the dude sold his company for $15M by positioning himself as the supreme arbiter of...

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Personally I prefer Epicure at the Bristol or Le Cinq.

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It was technically Mark’s board but RMP called all the shots.

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I like Chengdu Impression for Chinese in Chicago. MingHin also.

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It seems modern winos think that prior to 1978, wine was made by nomadic Cro-Magnons who roamed the countryside each fall placing whole clusters of grapes into their goat bladder containers, mashing the contents, and then leaving them in the cave until the next spring. Have you people tried any PP ...

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Jay Miller wrote: ↑
May 21st, 2019, 7:12 am
This is the first I'm hearing about Manhatta. No previous notes on this thread. The views look fantastic (checking the website), how is the food?

Good enough. It’s more of a view place but the food is fine.

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I would suspect the firework views would be incredible from Manhatta.

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R@y.Tupp@+sch wrote: ↑
April 29th, 2019, 12:16 pm

Mark Golodetz wrote: ↑
April 28th, 2019, 11:09 am
An Amish chicken, with lots of bells and whistles (foie gras, truffles etc) that we found bland. B for the chicken, A- for the build up.
Was that at EMP as well? I only remember it at NoMad.

Same here. Only remember that chicken you describe at NoMad not EMP.

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Thanks Don that would be great.

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Thank you!!

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Folks

I'm heading to France soon; what are the best wine stores in Paris and also Beaune. Focus is on Burgundy but somewhat prefer Paris as I'll have more time there.

Recommendations please?

Thanks!

Wilfred

PS I did a search (mostly in the travel form and didn't turn up a lot of results).

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IMHO the only game in town is Eataly. The others are interesting and despite credentials I’ve never had a mind blowing steak from PQM—always disappointed. Paulina is great for sausages and they are real butchers but their meat is Choice. So for me it’s Eataly or ordering via fed ex.

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The more I go to Manhattan ( a lot ) , the more I favor these trendy int’l restaurants . It’s a style ( Japanese , American , French , Korean , Italian , Indian you name it ) . So much fun . Much more interesting than the 2 and 3 starred ones who imho are too fancy , a bit boring and under deliveri...

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More enjoyable in those days!

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I went to the gala dinner at La Paulee a number of years ago. It just wasn’t for me and I haven’t returned. In a way I felt the orgy of great wines kind of disrespected the wine (not to mention Rudy with a jeroboam of what was presented as RC). After attending that event I said to myself give me a n...

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Glenn I love Porter House and would urge you to give it another shot when it’s you and one or two or three other people. Michael Lomonaco IMHO is one of the most talented under the radar chefs in nyc. The wine list is an embarrassment though in that it’s so oriented to expense account diners and the...

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March 9th, 2019, 9:18 am
I'm not a WS subscriber, but I don't miss the one-size-fits-all era at all. It worked fine in the 80s, but we will be drinking the consequences of that particular hegemony for many years to come. The more the merrier, however cacophonous it can seem at times.

Yes! This!!!

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I read the full accounting on Medium before the emails between Alinea and Cat Cora were removed due to Medium's policy about publishing emails without permission. Cat Cora was 100% wrong. She asked Alinea for a reservation on Friday shortly before arriving in Chicago. Alinea gave her one of the tab...

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The one time I went my dining companion commented “why is everyone drinking cocktails and not wine?”

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Hope you enjoy natural wines.

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LaFreida. Of course Lobels. Master Purveyors in the Bronx (look also at the restaurants that buy from them). A “poor man’s Lobels” is Florence meat market in the Village.

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This might give you some ideas also:

https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-red-sauc ... urants-nyc

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Carmine’s. Total red sauce joint. UWS location less touristy. Not in the class of Marta but as stated above Marta is by no means what you asked for but it is excellent.

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Loved the food last time I was at Everest. It was that night when we asked for more La Tâche the server replied: “oh more of the pinot? Sure.”

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Your relationship is with the retailer not the producer. You apparently have a hard time accepting that. It appears you’re nursing your wounds that the producer is not apologizing and responding but, again, you did not deal with them in purchasing it. If I may be candid—you seem to have your mind ma...

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Someone above mentioned Gabriel Kreuther. They have a private room and I’m sure you could work something out with them.

Hi Jason—we sat next to each other at a wine dinner in the Village a few years ago.

I’d be interested in attending.

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Vaucluse is the winner on this list. None of the others even come close imho.

Sounds like a fun evening!

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Herwig Janssen wrote: ↑
November 6th, 2018, 12:57 am
Hi Wilfred , what would be your top 5 of Manhattan restaurants ? ( maybe we could go there together.. ) Hope you are well .

Done. Sent you a private list. Let’s go together soon to at least two of them.

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