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Per Se of New York City Merits Entry in Wikipedia |
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There are many restaurants in New York City, granted, but not many are able
to make it into the Wikipedia with their own page of entry. Per se is
called a gourmet restaurant, that is owned and run by its executive chef
Thomas Keller at its current location at #10 Columbus Circle (on the fourth
floor of the Time Warner Center). Keller is assisted by Johnathon Benno,
the chef de cuisine. Keller admittedly took a risk putting up another
restaurant, since he had his hands full running his other restaurants
called Bouchon (with branches in Las Vegas and Napa Valley), and French
Laundry (that runs solely in Napa Valley). Having so many restaurants in
his cap, Keller was closely watched when he introduced Per Se in New York
City in February 2004 - perhaps people were wondering whether he would soar
with this new restaurant or fall flat on his back? Whichever holds true,
Per Se remained true to the Keller tradition by being able to reap awards
by 2005 - specifically garnering a much-coveted three stars from the
respected Michelin Guide in that year. Then by December 2006, Per Se made
it to the list of the 50 leading restaurants in New York as rated by Travel
+ Leisure Magazine. Restaurant Magazine followed suit in 2007 by crediting
Per Se as the ninth top restaurant of the world, and the second-leading
restaurant in the United States for that year.
Per Se's interiors and exteriors reflect Keller's decision to hire talented
hotel and restaurant designer Adam Tihany to select elements from Keller's
pre-existing restaurants to incorporate into his French-American cuisine
restaurant Per Se. There are 15 tables in the dining room which offers
paronamic views of nearby Central Park (a key Manhattan centerpiece). If
you want more privacy for your party, you might be able to reserve the 10-
diner private room. For bigger groups maxing out at around 60 diners, Per
Se can offer you the West Room instead. There is also a wine cellar and a
salon. Vegetarians will be delighted at the vegetarian prix fixe menu that
is offered everyday (one of only two prix fixe menus at Per Se.) Each of
the prix fixe menus are tagged at $250 (inclusive of non-alcoholic drinks
and a service charge of 20%.) Keller prides himself on maintaining a
distinctive hands-on approach to running all his restaurants, including Per
Se, so that nothing is felt to be amiss (whether it be in the food, the
d�cor, or the dining atmosphere.)
Per Se may be said to differ from other restaurants with its genial
reservations policy (meaning you may set reservations even for dates two
months later.) It operates from 5:30 in the afternoon to 10 in the evening
on Mondays to Thursdays; while from Fridays to Saturdays it serves diners
from 11:30 in the morning to 1:30 in the afternoon, and again from 5:30 in
the afternoon to 10:00 in the evening. You may pay with either Diners Club,
Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.
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