As a food critic, the constant evaluation of dining experiences can sometimes overshadow the simple pleasure of enjoying a meal, leading to a complicated relationship with food.
At seven-, 14- and 62-years-old, these three restaurants were hardly flashes in the pan and yet they will all be gone too soon. We'll miss Ugly Baby for its unapologetically spicy, make-your-nose-run Thai food, M. Wells for bringing the excesses of Joe Beef-style dining to Queens, and La Grenouille for hanging on as so many of its contemporaries disappeared.
Garten praised D.C.'s food scene during her book tour, highlighting her experience at a high-end restaurant where she had what she claimed to be the best cheeseburger.