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Who beats the Italians for style? Top StudioTEKA design hits whitewashed tenement bricks, candlelit nooks, exposed bulbs. Original and refined takes on tweaked Italian. Mozzarella sampler plated purty as sushi. Lemongrass sparks steamed mussels, with tomato broth like a Thai cioppino. WTF sarde alla Piastra mixes sardine with shaved fennel, pine nut-raisin relish, and…a slab of pink grapefruit. And makes it work. The result, for once, is actual substance to accompany style of a new LES import.
Just what the nabe needs: more meatballs. The Long Tail as applied to restaurants, serving a niche specialty out of a homey white-tiled storefront. Fortunately, everybody loves meatballs. Especiall... read more
Subdued, well-appointed interior suits low-key, vaguely ghettoish surroundings. Peasant's Frank DeCarlo fires you up with creatively constructed sophisto-pizzas. The chef's written a book called "A... read more
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