Restaurateur Drew Nieoprent is a ROCK STAR.Nieporent’s first restaurant, the groundbreakingMontrachet (1985), earned three stars from the New York Times and kept that rating for 21 years. Over the last 26 years, Drew’s company, Myriad Restaurant Group, has opened over 35 restaurants around the world. His partnership with sushi master Nobu Matsuhisa and actor Robert DeNiro has garnered international acclaim and success. Nobu NYC was voted “Best Restaurant in America” by the James Beard Foundation. Other great facts about Drew you may not know – he once turned down Henry Kissinger, his prized possession is an autograph from Muhammad Ali and he is featured in the 2011 documentary “A Matter of Taste.” Read our AYS exclusive interview with him here.