Per Se of New York City merits entry in Wikipedia

Per Se of New York City Merits Entry in Wikipedia

There are many restaurants in New York City, granted, but not many are able to make it into the Wikipedia with their own page of entry. Per se is called a gourmet restaurant, that is owned and run by its executive chef Thomas Keller at its current location at #10 Columbus Circle (on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center). Keller is assisted by Johnathon Benno, the chef de cuisine. Keller admittedly took a risk putting up another restaurant, since he had his hands full running his other restaurants called Bouchon (with branches in Las Vegas and Napa Valley), and French Laundry (that runs solely in Napa Valley). Having so many restaurants in his cap, Keller was closely watched when he introduced Per Se in New York City in February 2004 – perhaps people were wondering whether he would soar with this new restaurant or fall flat on his back? Whichever holds true, Per Se remained true to the Keller tradition by being able to reap awards by 2005 – specifically garnering a much-coveted three stars from the respected Michelin Guide in that year. Then by December 2006, Per Se made it to the list of the 50 leading restaurants in New York as rated by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Restaurant Magazine followed suit in 2007 by crediting Per Se as the ninth top restaurant of the world, and the second-leading restaurant in the United States for that year.

Per Se’s interiors and exteriors reflect Keller’s decision to hire talented hotel and restaurant designer Adam Tihany to select elements from Keller’s pre-existing restaurants to incorporate into his French-American cuisine restaurant Per Se. There are 15 tables in the dining room which offers paronamic views of nearby Central Park (a key Manhattan centerpiece). If you want more privacy for your party, you might be able to reserve the 10-diner private room. For bigger groups maxing out at around 60 diners, Per Se can offer you the West Room instead. There is also a wine cellar and a salon. Vegetarians will be delighted at the vegetarian prix fixe menu that is offered everyday (one of only two prix fixe menus at Per Se.) Each of the prix fixe menus are tagged at $250 (inclusive of non-alcoholic drinks and a service charge of 20%.) Keller prides himself on maintaining a distinctive hands-on approach to running all his restaurants, including Per Se, so that nothing is felt to be amiss (whether it be in the food, the décor, or the dining atmosphere.)

Per Se may be said to differ from other restaurants with its genial reservations policy (meaning you may set reservations even for dates two months later.) It operates from 5:30 in the afternoon to 10 in the evening on Mondays to Thursdays; while from Fridays to Saturdays it serves diners from 11:30 in the morning to 1:30 in the afternoon, and again from 5:30 in the afternoon to 10:00 in the evening. You may pay with either Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.