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Many consider cooking a form of art. And few would deny that what Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi are concocting in their kitchen at Torrisi is anything less than that. But they, along with their partner Jeff Zalaznick, have extended their art beyond the kitchen. What is fine dining in NYC? What can be novel or innovative in an industry drowning in a post- Batali era?
Try as they might to formulate fashionable menus based around regional Italian flavors, our Goodfellas were unsatisfied. It wasn’t right. It didn’t feel inventive. They dug deeper. And, what they unearthed was something that was in them all along. They weren’t Italians living in America; they were American-Italians! And they thought it was the perfect time to start celebrating the cuisine that they grew up on, the very one that had been disregarded in the high-end NYC culinary world that they had evolved from.
Last week, they were awarded a Michelin Star, THE international stamp of approval in the restaurant industry. It is a first time accomplishment for both a restaurant on Mulberry Street to win a star and one that serves Italian-American cuisine (as opposed to Italian cuisine from Italy). We're not talkin' pomodoro, we're talkin' red sauce, yo. I met with Mario, Jeff and Rich the day after their celebration party for said star. I was inspired by their palpable excitement and, more over, by the story of how they had to travel all over the fine dining world only to end up back home on Mulberry Street. More»
Repost from Sunday: Andre Saraiva, nightlife impresario, graffiti artist and co-owner of Le Baron, sat down with GofG yesterday to tell us (in between kissing and hugging his girlfriend Annabelle Dexter-Jones) the details on Le Baron and the scoop on his new Hollywood club. Find out why it hasn't opened for Fashion Week, the look, the doorman, the menu, who is getting in and more, below. More»
The Feast of San Gennaro swallows Mulberry Street starting tomorrow. Neighbors in Nolita, made up in 1996, are less upset about the event, started in 1926, than last year. Maybe because a new vendor, Torrisi, will acknowledge the Chinatown takeover of Little Italy. Happily, the reminder comes in the form of "wok-fried mozzarella sticks." More»
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Matthew Schultz and Franco Poporino Jr. launched their anticipated dinner club, Speakeasy, last night on Mulberry Street. More»
In a throwback to the days of private Italian social clubs on Mulberry Street, the duo behind saturday brunches at Via dei Mille will open Speakeasy, an invite-only "supper party" on Little Italy's main drag this Thursday. Speakeasy will leave the gun, bake the cannolis and expect the mobs. More»
Interview With Creative Time's Anne Pasternak Who Is Changing The Way We View Our Public Art
We sat down with Anne Pasternak for a few questions about Creative Time's past and future, as well as the importance of having an awareness about public art in the city.
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