Bitter in Balance
Max Balliet is not bitter.
(Originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of Food & Dining)
In fact, he carries himself with a cheerful, placid calm. In conversation he is thoughtful and precise, soft-spoken and witty. Apart from an occasional self-deprecating quip, he’s not prone to irony.
Those traits are vanishingly rare in an edgy, adrenaline-laden world where reviews, reputation, and good fortune are determined plate-by-plate and customer-by-customer — especially in the realm of high profile restaurants.
And the restaurant that Balliet leads, Pizza Lupo, is definitely high pro ......
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