Hello erly! If you read my post carefully you will notice that my intention was to try to point out that, in this day and age, a large number of well known restaurants, be it non-star like 11 Madison Park, Michelin 1* like WD-50,...

I’ll admit that my explanation does exhibit a definite point of view. :-) If you are suggesting that the “missing” extreme added-value position is exemplified by places like Alinea, WD-50, and El Bulli, I...

yes i know of corey lee...wishful thinking on my part i suppose about wanting the chef to be in the kitchen. perhaps i should finally try wd-50. i hear he’s there almost every night. same goes for eric ripert — at...

Thank you for that information. I’m actually from New York so even though I don’t live there now, I’m often back for weeks at a time to visit my folks — otherwise I definitely wouldn’t have that on...

, it doesnt really make an impact if youre used to new york fine dining. hatfields and sona (just had the 9 course on friday) are good, but you guys have wd-50 and jean goerges. angelini osteria is my favorite for italian in la,...