Four Twenty Five, was to be a haute cuisine restaurant, Mr. Vongerichten’s first in New York City since 1997, when he debuted the dizzyingly innovative, four-star Jean-Georges. But when I ...

For example, New York City—long revered as the nation’s epicenter of fine dining and home to some of the world’s most celebrated chefs—came in third place, with 45 five-star restaurants ...

Discovering a great restaurant ... The New York Times, an early sign of critical success. He then looked at the diverging fortunes of those restaurants that went on to receive a Michelin star ...