Daniel Boulud La Tete d'Or is NYC's best new steakhouse

Daniel Boulud La Tete d'Or is NYC's best new steakhouse

La Tete d’Or (318 Park Avenue South) is the new king of the city’s great American steakhouses. The French name — taken from a park in owner Daniel Boulud’s hometown of Lyon — shouldn’t scare off beef lovers wary of foreign twists on their favorite protein. Boulud seamlessly marries American and French styles just as he does at [...]

Chef, who turned 70 this week, opened the luxury steakhouse La Tête d'Or in Manhattan. I still remember the first time I met Daniel Boulud at the extinct and mythical restaurant Le Cirque. He was the breakout chef from New York, the city to which he had emigrated from his native France, and I, a teenager who dreamed of becoming a food critic, all embarrassed to greet him. He left Le Cirque in 1992 to be his own boss - predictable, given his unst…

Best French restaurants in NYC from Le Bernardin to Le Rock

Looking for the best French restaurants NYC has to offer? From Midtown to Soho, try traditional and modern French food at Le Bernardin, Frenchette and more.