"The NoMad opened in New York in 2012 — one block south of the Ace Hotel and its lauded restaurant the Breslin — at the forefront of a new era of Good Hotel Restaurants. The interiors were over-the-top rich, with sumptuous fabrics and something to look at in every corner. The menu struck a balance between crowd-pleasing favorites and innovation, as with a decidedly modernist fruit de mer platter or the show-stopping foie-gras-stuffed roast chicken for two. The restaurant was one of the hottest dining destinations when it opened, and it remained busy for years — as did the NoMad Bar, serving complex cocktails from the mind of Leo Robitschek." - Hillary Dixler Canavan