The Art of the Restaurateur

Having been a restaurateur himself (he owned L'Escargot in Soho during the 1980s), Nicholas Lander (b. 1952) knows and appreciates the business. He has written 'The Restaurant Insider', the hugely popular restaurant column in the Financial Times, for the past 21 years, which has become a must-read for all restaurant-goers and professionals. He has met, become friends with, celebrated and commiserated with restaurateurs all over the world, and his website, www.nicklander.com, has a large international following.

Introduction The Accidental Restaurateur From Restaurateur to Critic The Restaurateurs Sam and Eddie Hart (UK): Fino, Barrafina, Quo Vadis Hazel Allen (UK): Ballymaloe, Ireland Mark Sainsbury (UK): Moro and The Zetter Hotel & Townhouse Drew Nieporent (US): Nobu New York Michelle Garnaut (Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing): M on the Bund, Glamour Bar, Capital M Russell Norman (UK): Polpo, Polpetto, Da Polpo, Spuntino and Mishkin's Gilbert Pilgram (US): Zuni Cafe, San Francisco Trevor Gulliver (UK): St John Bar & Restaurant Des McDonald (UK): Caprice Restaurants Gabriele Bertaiola (Italy): Antica Locanda Minchio Danny Meyer (US): Union Square Cafe, The Modern, Gramercy Tavern Nigel Platts-Martin (UK): Chez Bruce, The Ledbury, The Square, The Glasshouse, La Trompette Joe Bastianich (US): Babbo, Otto, Eataly, Del Posto Marie-Pierre Troisgros (France): Restaurant Troisgros Alan Yau (UK/Hong Kong): Wagamama, Busaba Eathai, Hakkasan, Sake no Hana, Cha Cha Moon, Princi Maguy Le Coze (US): Le Bernardin, New York Juli Soler (Spain): elBulli Enrico Bernardo (France): Il Vino, Paris Adam Tihany (US): designer of some of the world's best-known restaurants Neil Perry (AUS): Rockpool, Spice Temple, Rockpool Bar & Grill Life of a Restaurateur Bibliography & Cast of characters Index