Karen Hubert, Operator, Hubert's Restaurant, NYC

Karen Hubert runs a restaurant that has a reputation for being one of the most innovative in the city. Her husband, Len Allison, is the chef. Here is real food, imaginatively prepared and beautifully displayed. Delicious, too. There is a refreshing reverence for food at this restaurant. You go to Hubert's to eat wonderful things prepared in a professional way. The decor is minimal. Those known as "beautiful people" don't come here to be seen because no one's going to be looking at them. Everybody's too busy eating.