- F. Bruni two stars the popular East Village Italian Perbacco. I’ve been here many times but apparently there is a new, young, Italian chef of which Bruni muses “something is indeed happening here” calling Perbacco “experimental, Lupa meets WD-50″. SOLD. [NYT]
- Platty one stars Jean-Georges favorite Matsugen. Calls it “tepid, non–Jean-Georges cooking”. I never [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘scarpetta’
20/08/2008
Wednesday Reviews
19/08/2008
Yummy, thank you
Another summer night in NYC brings me another last minute ressie, this time at Scarpetta, Scott Conant’s uptown-goes-downtown Italian eatery. As the former chef/owner of L’Impero and Alto, Conant mastered the art of the high end Midtown Italian resto and after taking a self-imposed hiatus for about a year, he opened Scarpetta in May. Here, [...]
16/07/2008
Wednesday Reviews: Nicely Done
- Bruni gives a very rare three stars to elegant mid-town seafood restaurant, Oceana and even calls it “Le Bernadin lite”.
- Ruth Reichl gets a sneak peek at the re-invention of L’Impero: Convivio and calls the pastas “extraordinary”.
- Platty three stars Scarpetta, calling Scott Conant’s Italian fare “high minded, almost priestly”. It’s no wonder Conant [...]
