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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. | | | | | | 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... | | | | | | Scott Conant’s Scarpetta has only been open a few weeks, but is winning praise for its food and already-mobbed meatpacking-district space. Conant gives us a tour of his restaurant (and opens the retractable roof!) in the latest Grub Street video. Restaurant Openings: Hundred Acres, Scarpetta, an... | | | | | | 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. I probably went up a size, which is not something I want happening every week. | | | |
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