Critics
The longest-tenured chief food critic for the New York Times, he has held the position since 2011, upholding EMP's four star rating in 2015.
Who is Pete Wells?
With 40 restaurants worldwide, this French-born chef's flagship bears his name and sits at the base of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan.
Who is Jean-Georges Vongerichten?
This Bloomberg reporter wrote multiple stories about EMP post-closure in 2020, including the sensationalist (clickbait?) piece quoting chef saying he wasn't certain EMP would reopen (ha!).
Who is Kate Krader?
The executive chef and owner of Per Se and the French Laundry.
Who is Thomas Keller?
Though a piece by him has hung at EMP's bar since 2017, he has now completely taken over the bar and lounge at EMP, with multiple works on the walls and shelves... and even the floor!
Who is Rashid Johnson?
As New York Magazine's head food critic, he switched to a 100-point rating system in 2019.
Who is Adam Platt?
As much a writer and media figure as a chef, this owner of Prune restaurant (RIP) and author of Blood, Bones and Butter has long been a formidable force advocating for the independent restaurant industry in NYC.
Who is Gabrielle Hamilton?
The editor in chief of Eater, she has spearheaded their expansion in digital and video, and oversaw their acquisition by Vox in 2018.
Who is Amanda Kludt?
EMP was in the process of coordinating a collab dinner with this head chef of the current World's #1 Restaurant title holder, Mirazur, when the pandemic derailed those plans.
Who is Mauro Colagreco?
One of CDH's closest friends, this Hungarian-born artist's enormous chalkboard painting is the centerpiece of EMP's dining room.
Who is Rita Ackermann?
This is Eater's chief critic, who previously ran The Price Hike, a blog focusing on restaurant prices -- which likely accounts for his fixation on "value."
Who is Ryan Sutton?
The chef and owner of Estela and Altro Paradiso, this Uruguayan-born protegé of Francis Mallman is the ultimate too cool for school downtown NYC chef.
Who is Ignacio Mattos?
Taking over from ousted exec Adam Rappaport in 2020, this Editor in Chief of Bon Appetit is doing the hard work of rebuilding the embattled brand.
Who is Dawn Davis?
The chef and owner of three eponymous restaurants in San Francisco, she recently published a memoir entitled "Rebel Chef."
Who is Dominique Crenn?
This American artist and partner of Rita Ackermann created the iconic step at the base of EMP's dining room.
Who is Daniel Turner?
As the New York Times' first California critic, she is presumed by many to be Pete Wells' most likely successor.
Who is Tejal Rao?
The chef of beloved Atoboy and its fancier sister Atomix, this chef travelled to more than 30 countries before settling in NYC in 2011 to open the 2 Michelin starred Jungsik.
Who is Junghyun Park?
This long time reporter for the New York Times food section writes her weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns about goings-on and gossip in the NYC restaurant industry.
Who is Eric Asimov?
The chef at Core in London is a frequent guest star in CDH's Instagram's whenever he is in town.
Who is Clare Smyth?
This Swiss-born artist created the rose-tinted windows above EMP's entrance.
Who is Olympia Scarry?
New Yorker's food critic used her Table for Two column in November to give EMP At Home a less-than-charitable review.
Who is Hannah Goldfield?
The mother of veggie cuisine in NYC, this chef/owner of downtown's Dirt Candy is an outspoken advocate against tipping, and for vegetarianism.
Who is Amanda Cohen?
This Grub Street contributor recently wrote a pragmatic and generous piece on the importance of EMP's decision to go vegan, saying "If you care about climate change, or animal suffering, or even human suffering, then it is objectively good that a restaurant of EMP’s stature will abandon animal products."
Who is Rachel Sugar?
This French chef was awarded 3 stars just this year for her restaurant at the Connaught in London (sister hotel to Claridge's, home base of... Davies and Brook!).
Who is Hélène Darroze?
The creator of a forthcoming large-scale painting in the North Room, this mixed media artist is repped by super-gallery Gagosian.
Who is Joe Bradley?