Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin-starred Per Se, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food and drink in NYC—and beyond. “When I first started at Per Se, I didn’t imagine I would be here for more than a ...

As Thomas Keller’s most influential restaurants hit major birthdays, the cost and the demand have risen. But what about the food and the fun? Laura Cunningham, left, and the chef Thomas Keller, ...

As Thomas Keller’s most influential restaurants hit major birthdays, the cost and the demand have risen. But what about the food and the fun? By Melissa Clark I try to avoid negative reviews — unless ...