Gabriel Kreuther is a two-Michelin-star restaurant in Manhattan named after its chef and owner, Gabriel Kreuther. It specializes in modern Alsatian food with other French, German, and American influences.
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| Established | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | Gabriel Kreuther |
| Head chef | Gabriel Kreuther |
| Pastry chef | Marc Aumont |
| Food type | Alsatian (French/German) with American influences |
| Dress code | Business Casual |
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| Street address | W. R. Grace Building at 41 West 42nd Street across from Bryant Park in Midtown, Manhattan |
| City | New York City |
| County | Manhattan |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10036 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′15.83″N 73°58′57.27″W / 40.7543972°N 73.9825750°W |
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| Website | www |
Menu
editGabriel Kreuther specializes in modern Alsatian food with other French, German, and American influences. It offers a more casual, less expensive lunch menu, and also has a large bar and lounge serving cocktails and lighter or small dishes.[2] For evening dining, the restaurant serves a four-course dinner.[3] Also available are tasting menus of six or nine courses.[3]
Their most famous dish is a sturgeon and sauerkraut tart with a caviar mousseline smoked in applewood.[3] Some of the restaurant's other main-course options include langoustine tartare with flying fish roe, cauliflower, and macadamia puree; terrine of creamy foie gras with brittle black truffled praline served with cider-poached quince, pomegranate and chestnut cornbread; or hamachi with black truffles and foie gras in millefeulle pastry.[3]
All diners are served at least one amuse-bouche and a variety of breads.[3] The restaurant stocks a wine list of 1,800 selections.[3] For the fourth course diners choose either cheese or dessert.[3]
The bar has its own lighter menu ranging from snacks to tartes flambées and large plates.[3]
While the restaurant is haute cuisine, the dress code is business casual; Kreuther has stated "My intent was always to have a comfortable environment where people feel good in it and bring it really down to earth", so he eliminated the need for diners to wear formal wear, a business suit, or tie or jacket.[4]
The chef
editThe owner, Gabriel Kreuther, initially worked in restaurants across France, Switzerland, and Germany before moving to the United States. In the US, he worked at La Caravelle, a classic French restaurant, and as Chef De Cuisine at Atelier, a Mediterranean restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton.[4] At his prior restaurant, The Modern, a Danny Meyer restaurant located inside the Museum of Modern Art, he worked as an executive chef. Gabriel gained the prestigious James Beard Award, his first Michelin star, and first worked with Marc Aumont, his current pastry chef. He was also named one of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs in 2003.[5]
In November 2021, he collaborated with Michael Ruhlman to publish his first book, Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace, a Cookbook. The book contains recipes from his eponymous restaurant, memories of Alsace, and classics from Alsatian cuisine with a foreword by Jean-Georges Vongerichten.[6]
Awards and accolades
editGabriel Kreuther received its first Michelin star in 2015 shortly after opening.[7]
The New York Times awarded the restaurant three stars in 2015.[8]
The Village Voice named it Best New Restaurant in 2015.[9]
AAA Five Diamond Award (2015–2023).[1][10]
In 2016 the restaurant was rated by Grub Street as having the best bar food in the city.[11]
It has been on Wine Enthusiast's annual list of America's 100 Best Wine Restaurants multiple times since 2016.[12][13][14]
The restaurant first entered Zagat's list of the best restaurants in New York City in October 2016.[15]
It has been a member of the Relais & Châteaux association since 2017.[16]
Business Insider included it in its list of "The 50 best restaurants in America" in 2017.[17]
New York Magazine awarded it an 86/100 in 2019.[18]
In 2019, it gained a second star by Michelin.[19]
In 2020, the restaurant was inducted into Les Grandes Tables du Monde.[20]
In 2022, it won the Grand Award from Wine Spectator.[21]
In 2023, the restaurant received the highest rating, five stars, in Forbes Travel Guide,[22] and it was included in The New York Times' list of the "100 Best Restaurants of New York City".[23]
Former chocolate store
editMarc Aumont, the restaurant's pastry chef, opened Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate next door to the restaurant in 2016. It specializes in a variety of different flavored truffles/bonbons as well as "cheesecake" macarons, a chocolate-tasting menu, and a variety of pastries and drinks. Their bourbon chocolate bar won silver at The International Chocolate Awards. [24] Multiple of their other truffles, such as their pumpkin sesame mole and forbidden rice, have won awards from there as well. More locally, their Middle Eastern Crunch, a halvah and pistachio bar, was noted by New York Magazine. Their iced hot chocolate is noted as one of the best in the city by the New York Post.[25] Eater awarded it one of the top chocolate shops in America as well.[26] During the Covid pandemic, the store closed in February 2020,[27] and they now sell their chocolates and pastries via their website.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Diaz, Aixa (May 1, 2023). "2023 Five & Four Diamond Hotels & Restaurant Lists". American Automobile Association. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "A Sense of Sensibility | Gabriel Kreuther". FOUR magazine. May 27, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mariani, John (May 1, 2019). "Four Years And Two Michelin Stars Later, New York's Gabriel Kreuther Keeps Its Alsatian Style". Forbes. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Friedman, Andrew (October 15, 2015). "Ruminations: Fine and Dandy". Toqueland. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Food & Wine Magazine Names America's Best New Chefs 2003". Food & Wine. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Ruhlman, Michael; Kreuther, Gabriel (2021). Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace, A Cookbook. New York: Abrams The Art of Books (Harry N. Abrams). ISBN 978-1419747823.
- ^ "MICHELIN Guide New York City 2019 Selection". Michelin Guide. November 5, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Wells, Pete (September 22, 2015). "Restaurant Review: Gabriel Kreuther in Midtown". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Best New Restaurant". Village Voice. October 13, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "TRV 5D Restaurants" (PDF). aaa.com. April 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Platt, Adam (May 23, 2016). "The Absolute Best Bar Food in New York". Grub Street. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Schmalbruch, Sarah (June 20, 2016). "The 100 best wine restaurants in America". Business Insider. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "America's 100 Best Wine Restaurants 2018" (PDF). rusticcanyonrestaurant.com. Wine Enthusiast. August 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Kreuther, Best Wine Restaurants 2019". Wine Enthusiast. June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019.
- ^ Stone, Madeline (October 26, 2016). "These are the best restaurants in New York City, according to Zagat". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Kreuther, Starred gourmet restaurant in town 2 Michelin stars New York – Relais & Châteaux". www.relaischateaux.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Stone, Madeline; Kiersz, Andy (July 24, 2017). "The 50 best restaurants in America". Business Insider. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Platt, Adam (February 20, 2019). "Gabriel Kreuther Review: New York Magazine". New York Magazine.
- ^ "Gabriel Kreuther – a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant in New York City". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Les Grandes Tables du Monde présentaient hier le guide 2020 au Pavillon Ledoyen du chef Yannick Alléno". Food & Sens (in French). January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Sanderson, Bruce (August 31, 2022). "2022 Grand Award Winner: Gabriel Kreuther". Wine Spectator. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Kreuther". Forbes Travel Guide. 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Wells, Pete (2023). "The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City 2023". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Americas Bean-to-Bar and Chocolatier Competition Winners 2019". International Cholate Awards. June 26, 2019.
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (September 19, 2017). "Skip Serendipity the next time you want a frozen hot chocolate". New York Post. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Galarza, Daniela (February 9, 2017). "A Guide to America's Best Chocolate Destinations". Eater. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Shop location update". Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate. Retrieved December 27, 2021.