Balthazar (restaurant)

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Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 73°59′53″W / 40.722712°N 73.998159°W / 40.722712; -73.998159
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Balthazar
SoHo in Manhattan
CityNew York
CountyNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10012
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′22″N 73°59′53″W / 40.722712°N 73.998159°W / 40.722712; -73.998159
ReservationsRecommended[2]
Other locationsBalthazar Boulangerie
8 Russell Street (corner of Wellington Street)
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5HZ [3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Balthazar is a French

SoHo in Manhattan, in New York City.[4] It opened on April 21, 1997, and is owned by British-born restaurateur Keith McNally.[4][5][6][7][8]
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McNally also owns Pastis, Cafe Luxembourg, Lucky Strike, the Russian-themed bar and restaurant Pravda, Odeon in Tribeca, and Schiller's Liquor Bar on the Lower East Side.[7][9][10] Balthazar Bakery was later opened at 80 Spring Street.[11] McNally opened Balthazar in the theatre district in Covent Garden in London, in February 2013.[12]

Description

The French onion soup at Balthazar

Among its dishes are

beef stroganoff, duck confit, butternut squash, skate, and French onion soup.[1][5][13][14][15] Balthazar typically serves around 1,500 guests a day, and its most popular dish is steak frites; the restaurant can sell 200 per day. Out of more than 200 employees, two full-time prep cooks are required just to handle potatoes for frying.[16] It is also known for its raw bar.[17][18][8]: 468  The head chef is Shane McBride,[16] who was preceded by Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr.[19]

The SoHo building that houses Balthazar used to be occupied by a

saffron yellow walls, large windows, and antique lighting.[1][2][15][17][18][20][21][22][8]: 182  The restaurant seats 180 people.[16] Balthazar is also known for celebrity-watching; in 2012, Fodor's ranked it # 1 in New York City in that category.[23][24]

In 2013,

Daily News rated its French onion soup the second-best in the city.[13]

Balthazar made headlines in 2022 when comedian and actor James Corden was banned from the restaurant by owner Keith McNally, after reportedly being "abusive" and "extremely nasty" to staff. The ban was later rescinded after Corden apologised to McNally in private and in public, admitting that he had been "ungracious."[25][26]

In popular culture

Balthazar is featured in the 2009 autobiography Under the Table: Saucy Tales from Culinary School, by Katherine Darling (Simon and Schuster),[27] in the 2010 novel The Associate, by John Grisham (Random House),[28] in the 2010 novel Something Borrowed, by Emily Giffin (Macmillan),[29] in the 2010 novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, by Rebecca Goldstein (Random House),[30] in the 2011 juvenile fiction novel Holiday Spirit, by Zoe Evans (Simon and Schuster),[31] in the 2011 autobiography Innocent Spouse: A Memoir, by Carol Ross Joynt (Random House),[32] and in the 2012 novel The Stolen Chalice, by Kitty Pilgrim (Simon and Schuster).[33] In November 1999, comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld proposed to Jessica Sklar at Balthazar.[34] As the ultimate tribute, shortly after opening it was parodied as the blazing hot über-cool “Balzac” in the fifth episode of the first season of Sex and the City, entitled “The Power of Female Sex.”

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780470637234
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780762728527
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Kerstin Kühn (January 14, 2013). "Former Marco Pierre White head chef Robert Reid appointed executive chef of Balthazar". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Balthazar | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9780061350375
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Gael Greene (May 19, 1997). "A Kiss-Kiss Before Dining". New York Magazine. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  7. ^
    OCLC 525290598
    .
  8. ^
    ISBN 9781426202278
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  9. ISBN 9780312385804
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  10. ^ Richard David Story (August 2000). "travel eastern standard". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  11. ISBN 9780307486448
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  12. ^ Yumi Matsuo (September 26, 2012). "Why We Can't Wait For Keith McNally's Balthazar To Open In London". Guestofaguest.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Osterhout, Jacob E. (January 13, 2013). "Best of New York: French Onion Soup". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  14. ISBN 9780762777167
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013. spring street balthazar.
  15. ^
    ISBN 9780312156053
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  16. ^ a b c d Staley, Willy (October 17, 2013), "22 Hours in Balthazar", The New York Times
  17. ^
    ISBN 9781440653322
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  18. ^
    ISBN 9781741041231
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  19. ^ Michael Kaminer (August 29, 2012). "Restaurant review: Balthazar". NY Daily News. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  20. ISBN 9780759515338
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  21. ISBN 9780764556418
    . Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  22. ^ Jesse Angelo (May 30, 1999). "'STRETCHING' THE PARKING; RULES IN SOHO". New York Post. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  23. ISBN 9781581125313
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  24. ISBN 9780307928641
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  25. ^ "Comedian James Corden apologises after Balthazar restaurant ban". BBC News. October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  26. ^ "James Corden tells viewers he was 'rude' to restaurant server". BBC News. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  27. ISBN 9781416565277
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  28. ISBN 9780307576156
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  29. ISBN 9781429904605
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  30. ISBN 9780307378903
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  31. ISBN 9781442433632
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  32. ISBN 9780307592125
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  33. ISBN 9781439197288
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  34. ISBN 9780062030818
    . Retrieved February 6, 2013.

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