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More than 500 NYC eateries have bitten the dust this year (farewell, Chanterelle; bye-bye Cafe Des Artistes), but, at the NY Food and Wine Festival, experts insist the Le Bernardins of the city can compete during the recession—as long as they keep "stuffy" to a minimum. Now that one-upping each other's Bordeaux lists is so 2007, Travel & Lesiure food writer Anya von Bremzen called for an end to "table bureaucracy" while chef Andrew Carmellini predicted a "move to casual, comfort food without the trappings of a fancy restaurant."

Ten years ago Saul Bolton and his wife Lisa opened Saul on Smith Street in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill. At the time, the location probably seemed a little too remote for fine dining, but the restaurant has since become a favorite of locals, epicureans from other boroughs, and—since becoming one of only three restaurants in Brooklyn to receive a precious Michelin star—a destination for European tourists. Bolton spent his early years in the kitchens of David Bouley and Eric Ripert, and the meticulousness of his seasonal menu reflects those experiences.