How a Group of NYC Fine Dining Expats Found New Life (and a New Restaurant) in Maine
When New Yorkers fled the city in 2020, it inspired an exodus of hospitality workers and fine-dining chefs as well. One of those people was Colin Wyatt, who had spent the previous 12 years working as a chef at Eleven Madison Park and Daniel; he had led the EMP team that won “World’s Best Restaurant” in 2017.
“I had intended on living in New York for probably another six or eight years,” Wyatt said. “And then the pandemic hit. We made a decision to move back to a place where we felt comfortable.”