Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare is a restaurant in New York City. Originally, the restaurant was located at 200 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, making it the first New York City restaurant outside Manhattan to receive 3 Michelin stars.[4] In December 2016, the restaurant was relocated to 431 West 37th Street in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. As of October 11, 2023, the restaurant has lost their 3 Michelin stars due to changing their head Chef.

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
The restaurant's original location at 200 Schermerhorn Street
Restaurant information
Established2009 (2009)
Food typeSeafood-centric, Modern, Omakase-style
Dress codeFormal attire[1]
RatingAAA Five Star Award (2017-2022)[2]
Street address431 West 37th St, Manhattan
CityNew York City
CountyNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10018
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.6887°N 73.9860°W / 40.6887; -73.9860
Seating capacity44
Other information$430 tasting menu[3]
Websitebrooklynfare.com/pages/chefs-table

Restaurant

César Ramírez opened the original location in Brooklyn next to a grocery store. The establishment seated up to 18 guests around a counter.[5][6] The restaurant expects guests to refrain from note taking, picture taking, or cell phone use inside. Although it is hard to get reservations at the restaurant, there are regulars.[7] The wait for a reservation is up to six weeks. The person in charge of reservations has been stalked by strangers who beg for an earlier reservation.[4] The food is inspired by Japanese dishes which is "all about the ingredients, the freshness, and always very simple."[6] There are 24 courses, including canapés, cheeses, soups, and desserts.[8] There is no choice of what the courses are. Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare uses around 900 serving pieces each night. Ramírez introduces each course by listing the ingredients.[8] When the food is served by the chefs, Ramírez watches the guests eat.[6]

In December 2016, the restaurant relocated to the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan located in the rear of a grocery store.

Reception

The restaurant has been well received. It is ranked No. 55 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants' expanded list,[9] and in 2011 was awarded three stars out of four by The New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton.[10]

It currently holds three stars from the Michelin Guide, its highest rating. [11] Jean-Luc Naret, former director of the Michelin Guide, and his wife came in the restaurant and were surprised at what they saw.[5] When Ramírez received a call about the restaurant receiving its first two stars, he said that he could not believe it. Naret said that his call to Ramírez, which he kept for last, was his most beautiful call that day.[12] He also called it one of the greatest restaurants in New York and one of the 300 greatest in the world according to Naret.[8]

Praise has not been unanimous. Tanya Gold, the restaurant critic for The Spectator, described the restaurant's website as "the most explicitly controlling—okay, rude—that I have ever encountered", and its personnel as "narcissistic paranoiacs who love tiny little fish and will share them with you for money". "If you want an experience like the one on offer at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare," she wrote, "then put a dead fish on your kitchen table and punch yourself repeatedly in the face, then write yourself a bill for $425.29 (including wine). That should do it."[13] Richard Vines of Bloomberg Markets commented that the restaurant is hard to find.[6]

Controversy

In 2014, the restaurant faced a class-action lawsuit regarding Chef Ramirez's alleged anti-Asian statements and policies.[14]

In July 2023, the restaurant is closed due to a legal dispute between Chef Ramirez and the owner Moneer Issa.[15]

As of October 11, 2023, the restaurant has lost their 3 Michelin stars due to Chef Ramirez departing from the restaurant.

See also

References
  1. "Chef's Table - Brooklyn Fare | Brooklyn Fare".
  2. "Five Diamond Restaurants" (PDF). AAA. 2002.
  3. "Chef's Table - Brooklyn Fare | Brooklyn Fare".
  4. Weichselbaum, Simone (October 18, 2011). "Top Michelin rating 1st in city for non-Manhattan chow 3-star B'klyn eats". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  5. Regina Varolli (October 6, 2010). "Brooklyn Gets Its First 2 Michelin-Starred Chef, Cesar Ramirez". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  6. Richard Vines (November 27, 2011). "Brooklyn's Most-Feted Chef Serves 30-Dish Feast in Local Store". Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  7. Silvia Kingsworth (November 29, 2010). "The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  8. Julianne Glatz (March 3, 2011). "Brooklyn Fare". Illinois Times. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  9. "The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Nos. 51-100". William Reed Business Media. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  10. Sifton, Sam (April 26, 2011). "Restaurant Review, The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  11. "Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare". Michelin Guide. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. Joshua David Stein (October 6, 2010). "Jean-Luc Naret's Very Early Morning and Very Good Day". Eater. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  13. Gold, Tanya. "A Goose in a Dress". Harper's Magazine. Vol. 331, no. 1984 (September 2015). pp. 73–78. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. Yuhas, Alan (December 3, 2014). "Michelin chef Cesar Ramirez accused of racism at Brooklyn restaurant". the Guardian. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  15. Medina, Eduardo (August 19, 2023). "Acclaimed New York City Restaurant Closes Amid Dispute Between Chef and Owner". New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
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