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"10 Arts will be "sexy, modern, sophisticated and casually elegant - keeping the grandeur of the dome but at the same time creating an intimate space"
       - Chef Eric Ripert

It's actually possible that Le Bernardin in New York City is the best restaurant on the planet. For our purposes, let's just say its extraordinary, and the chef who is responsible for its success has placed his name on a new "soon to be extraordinary" restaurant in Philadelphia. Ten Arts by Eric Ripert is big news and its location in the historic Rotunda of the spectacular Ritz-Carlton Hotel makes things even more interesting.

As a fifteen-year-old, Eric Ripert left his home in Antibes, France, to attend culinary school in Perpignan. At 17, he moved to Paris and cooked at the legendary La Tour D'Argent before taking a position at the Michelin three-starred Jamin. After his military service, he returned to Jamin under Joel Robuchon and in 1989, he traveled to America to work under the great Jean-Louis Palladin at Jean Louis at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ripert moved to New York in 1991, where he was recruited to run the kitchen at Le Bernardin. He has since established himself as one of New York's - and the world's - great chefs.

Chef Ripert has appointed his sous chef at Le Bernardin to become the Chef de Cuisine in Philadelphia. Chef Jennifer Carroll grew-up in the Somerdale neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia where her family still resides. She is a graduate of the city's Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, and has cooked in prestigious restaurants in San Francisco prior to her experience in New York. Her new position as chef de cuisine of 10 Arts brings her back to both her hometown and family, and she plans to move back to the Philadelphia area.

The concept will be American cuisine with an emphasis on the organic and the art of working with the local farmers to insure the best ingredients possible. Look for an exciting May opening.

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