I'm not trying to be difficult : stories from the restaurant trenches / Drew Nieporent with Jamie Feldmar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nieporent, Drew, author.

Feldmar, Jamie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nieporent, Drew.

Restaurateurs--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Restaurateurs.

New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State).

Genre:

Autobiographies

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

I am not trying to be difficult

Place of Publication:

New York : Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group, [2025]

Summary:

"Drew Nieporent has been a staple of the New York dining scene for decades, establishing a host of iconic restaurants like Nobu, Tribeca Grille, and Montrachet. But his career started from much more humble beginnings-the grill at the local McDonald's. A middle-class kid from New York's East Side, Drew spent his childhood tagging along with his father to help restaurants get their liquor license, igniting a lifelong obsession with food. His passion took him on a winding, continent-spanning journey, crossing paths with legendary chefs, iconic athletes, and movie stars as he grew into one of the most influential names in the culinary world. From waiting tables on a cruise ship to getting his first three-star review; from squabbling with Cornell professors to partnering with Robert De Niro; this is more than a story of one man's extraordinary life-it's a story of an evolving industry. As culinary trends come and go and relationships blossom and combust, Nieporent navigates it all with a simple yet powerful philosophy: Give the customer what they want. Told in Drew's unforgettable voice, "I'm Not Trying To Be Difficult" is a rollicking memoir that feels like sitting across the dinner table from someone who has seen it all-one of the last great restaurateurs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Author's note

City kids

Higher education

Warner LeRoy and the three-ring circuses

A tour of the le's and la's

Redefining downtown and the birth of Montrachet

The review (and its aftermath)

After the storm

Bob and building Tribeca Grill

Going West

Nobu The beginning

Nobu Continued

Heavy days

The Corton years

Batard rises, health falls

The beginning of the end

The end

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Myriad Restaurant Group.

ISBN:

9781538765579

1538765578

9781538765586

1538765586

OCLC:

1495098032

Publisher Number:

CIPO000268765