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? By Melissa Clark I try to avoid negative reviews — unless ...