Drew Nieporent

Nieporent at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

Drew Nieporent is an American restaurateur based in New York City. He owns the company Myriad Restaurant Group. Nieporent's Nobu and Nobu London restaurants earned two Michelin stars.

Career

Nieporent's first restaurant, Montrachet (1985), earned three stars from The New York Times and kept that rating for 19 years.[1] In 2008, the restaurant reopened as Corton, reinstating its three-star New York Times status and receiving two Michelin stars with chef-partner Paul Liebrandt at the helm.[2]

In 1994, Nieporent launched Nobu with partner Robert De Niro and sushi master Nobu Matsuhisa. Nobu NYC,[3] Next Door Nobu,[4] and Nobu Fifty Seven[5] have earned the three-star rating from The New York Times. Nobu NYC was voted Best Restaurant in America by The James Beard Foundation.[6] Nobu now operates restaurants all around the world.[7]

In 2002, Tribeca Grill joined Rubicon and Montrachet (previous award-earners) on the exclusive list.[8] In 2005, Myriad opened Crush Wine & Spirits.

Bâtard won the 2014 James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant.[9] Bâtard closed in 2023.[10]

References

1. Hesser, Amanda (17 March 2004). "RESTAURANTS; A TriBeCa Trendsetter, 19 Years Later". The New York Times.
2. Bruni, Frank (10 December 2008). "Corton". The New York Times.
3. Reichl, Ruth (8 September 1995). "NOBU (NYC RESTAURANT) Review - New York City Restaurant Reviews - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
4. Reichl, Ruth (23 December 1998). "Next Door Nobu (Manhattan Restaurant) Review - New York City Restaurant Reviews - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
5. Bruni, Frank (2005-09-28). "A New Place Where New Isn't the Goal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
6. "Awards Search | James Beard Foundation".
7. Official website
8. "Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards". restaurants.winespectator.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25.
9. Fabricant, Florence (5 May 2015). "Bâtard Tops James Beard Award Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
10. Fabricant, Florence (20 May 2014). "Bacchanal and Bâtard Open". The New York Times.

External links

• Cornell Daily Sun Interview