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| | | | | | It’s hard to know when you can trust Frank Bruni. He seems to give a one-star premium just because a restaurant is Italian. And he seems to give a one-star premium wherever Mario Batali is involved. In just three years on the job, he has awarded nine stars to Mario Batali’s restaurants, a remarkabl... Read More | | | | | | 2008’s Zagat Guide lists three and a half pages of Italian restaurants in the city, more than any other cuisine and testimony to Italian food’s popularity. But Esca, a pedigreed restaurant with a Batali connection stands out. There are no pizzas on the menu, no caprese salad, no ... Read More | | | | | | Esca's delectable fruits of the sea make up for rough start; drinks 'up' cost more | | | | | | Bloody wonderful. Those aren't quite the words my waiter used in recommending the shrimp mezzaluna ravioli, with blood orange sauce and capers. Though the kitchen is inventive and even playful (... Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | Every week, we take our turn with Lady Luck on the BruniBetting odds as posted by Eater. Just for kicks, we track Eater’s bet too, and see who is better at guessing what the unpredictable Bruni will do. We track our sins with an imaginary $1 bet every week.The Line: Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Esc... Read More | | | | | | extremely high quality ingrediants make for solid seafood dishes. Chef plays it too safe, not enough edge to the food. Very nice interior decor. | | | | | | Wonderful service, even at the bar. Fresh, delicious seafood. Fab pre-theater if you don't have to hustle. | | | | | | 1) First up, it's the Bruni, who uses his column inches this week to upgrade chef/partner Dave Pasternack's seafood restaurant, Esca, from two to three stars. It's per the Bruni playbook, but quite gushing even in that context:...Mr. Pasternack’s kitchen is a steady, well-oiled trawler moving thr... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Mein Fuhrer The Bruni reviews Esca, of the Batali/Bastianach empire. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 15-1 One Star: 6-1 Two Stars: 4-1 Three Stars: 3-1 √√ Four Stars: 10,000-1Esca currently holds two stars from Asimov, which means we've got ... Read More | | | |
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