
The Conflicted Legacy of Hannah Arendt
By MARK GLANVILLE
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There is no question as to the provenance of any of the wines to be found on the list at the Four Seasons restaurant. At the top of every page, in italics, is a proclamation that reads, for example, “Julian Niccolini’s Selection of American Wines.” Mr. Niccolini is co-owner of what may be Manhattan’s most awe-invoking restaurant (architecturally, culinarily, and monetarily); the wine list there has been an intimate concern of his since he developed his palate at the elbow of his late mentor, Paul Kovi, who co-owned the restaurant for more than two decades.

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|There is no question as to the provenance of any of the wines to be found on the list at the Four Seasons restaurant. At the top of every page, in italics, is a proclamation that reads, for example, “Julian Niccolini’s Selection of American Wines.” Mr. Niccolini is co-owner of what may be Manhattan’s most awe-invoking restaurant (architecturally, culinarily, and monetarily); the wine list there has been an intimate concern of his since he developed his palate at the elbow of his late mentor, Paul Kovi, who co-owned the restaurant for more than two decades.
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