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.
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