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| | Scarpetta | | | “Rustic Italian fare from former L’Impero and Alto chef, Scott Conant.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Dining room and bar of Scarpetta. Photographs by Robyn Lee Scarpetta 355 West 14th Street, New York NY 10014; (Ninth Avenue; map); 212-691-0555; scarpettanyc.com Must-Haves: Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil, Polenta, Short Ribs, Capretto What You'll ... | | | | | | [Kreiger via Eater]At the new Italian restaurant Scarpetta, we have another telling of the usual story these days: a former three-star chef in one or two-star surroundings.Here, the former big-time chef is Scott Conant, who had five stars to his name between L’Impero (three, per Asimov) and Alto (t... | | | | | | Scarpetta photo: Evan W. Miller Chef Scott Conant (ex L’Impero, Alto) arrives in Chelsea with Scarpetta, an elegant, airy Italian housed in the former Gin Lane space, where the short-but-sweet menu offers several of his rich, slyly innovative signatures, like fritto mis... | | | | | | **** - Four Stars In the past three weeks, I've eaten at Scarpetta three times. And every time, I ate too much. I ate polenta and panna cotta. I ate borlotti bean soup and imported burrata, braised short ribs and boneless veal shank. I ate scallops seared and as crudo. I ate cod and capretto. I at... | | | | | | Scarpetta: Chef Scott Conant (L’Impero, Alto) has opened a new restaurant on West 14th Street called Scarpetta (pictured), which is an Italian expression meaning “little shoe” – or the shape bread takes when used to soak up a dish. The 70-seat restaurant features a retractable roof in the main dinin... | | | | | | must get the polenta with wild mushrooms - awesome. great wine list too. | | | | | | The last time I went to the Village Idiot, I splurged: $6 for a pitcher of beer and $1 to cue up Willie Nelson on the jukebox. I knew it would be my last visit to the honky-tonk, the victim of a rent increase. I didn't guess, however, that soon I'd be back in the same space, nibbling foie-gras dumpl... | | | | | | Scarpetta: three stars from Adam Platt.Photo: Noah Sheldon In New York this week, Adam Platt finds three stars in his heart for Scott Conant's Scarpetta and Gael Greene calls the soba at Matsugen an “exciting revelation.” In "Openings" this week, Rob and Robin introduce us to Brooklyn's ... | | | | | | try: soft shell and avocado sandwich | | | | | | Scott Conant's newest project, Scarpetta, opened just a week ago and already the foodies, both the pros and the amateurs, have swarmed the place. From what we can tell from the preview party reports and a mid-week Eater spot check, Conant has some big fans. But let's get down to the details and find... | | | |
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