| |  | Scarpetta | | | “Rustic Italian fare from former L’Impero and Alto chef, Scott Conant.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | [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... Read More | | | | | | 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 ... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Scarpetta, Scott Conant's new MePa-vicinity Italian restaurant. Double T in Scarpetta, single N in Conant. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 12-1 One Star: 5-1 Two Stars: 3-1 Three Stars: 4-1 √√ Four Stars: 10,000-1The Bruni i... Read More | | | | | | **** - 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... Read More | | | | | | 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... Read More | | | | | | I went to Scott Conant's Scarpetta last night, located on W 14th between 8th and 9th, closer to 9th. It's received a lot of good press in recent weeks, with The Times giving it three stars. Scarpetta gives the impression of a trendy bar setting juxtaposed against the white-washed brick walls of a o... Read More | | | | | | 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... Read More | | | | | | This week, Frank Bruni reviews Scott Conant’s greatest hits, finding their current home at Scarpetta worth a three very generous stars: “Spaghetti, tomato and basil.” That’s all it says. That’s pretty much what it is. But however Mr. Conant is choosing and cooking the Roma tomatoes with which he sa... 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 Sc... Read More | | | | | | 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 ... Read More | | | |
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