fˈuːd ænd wˈaɪn mˌæɡɐzˈiːn nˈeɪmd hˌɪm wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz tˈɛn bˈɛst ʃˈɛfs ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz ˈædəm plˈæt plˈeɪst dˌʌbəljˌuːdˈiː fˈɪfti fˈoːɹθ ɪn hɪz lˈɪst ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹks wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn bˈɛst ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts.
Food & Wine magazine named him one of 2001 America's Ten Best Chefs award and, in 2006, New York Magazine's Adam Platt placed wd-50 fourth in his list of New York's 101 best restaurants.