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In the Studio: Keith McNally's Balthazar

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Keith McNally's Balthazar

21/02/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Keith McNally's Balthazar

Inside one of New York's most celebrated restaurants

The success of Balthazar, one of New York's most celebrated restaurants, is a mix of theatre and cuisine. We go behind the scenes with founder Keith McNally.

Restaurateur Keith McNally is a 71-year-old Londoner, the son of a longshoreman and office cleaner, who moved to New York in 1976. Forty-five years later, he is one of the most celebrated restaurateurs in the city. In 2004, The New York Times dubbed him “the restaurateur who invented Downtown.” In this episode of In the Studio, we get a glimpse into the mind of this unique creative talent, who used his early career in film and theatre to dominate an altogether different stage. The flagship of his New York restaurants is Balthazar, which is packed day and night and has been in operation for more than 25 years. But who is Keith McNally, and how has he created such an iconic success in such a cutthroat business?

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