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Yes, its good to see him come of age in the 21st century. I wonder if he would take questions?
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I always questioned the validity of a reviewer as an "official pallet" for New York City. It's seems rather ostentatious at best. Mr Bruni, Mr Platt, how do they know what people really like? Example: Mr Bruni has displeasure with Vong. He has expressed this at different times this past year, Yet the place has been open for 14 years. Hmmm. Solid, good establishments do not last that long in this town. Many people obviously enjoy dining at this establishment.
1- The best way to gauge the revelence of the surveys is to see which restaurants rate in the top group in all the major ones. Mobile, Zagat, Michelin and the Times. Example: Per Se and Jean Georges. These places hit the high ranking in all 4. Three stars from Michelin, 4 - NYT, 5 with Mobile, 27 and above in Zagat. This puts Per Se and JG as good bets to be exquisite places to dine.
2- The best way to gauge the restaurants before trying is word of mouth.
3- The best way to get your opinions across without paying 20 grand for an ad in the newspaper is the blogs. (Thank you Mr. Levine for having a good one)