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| | Allegretti | | | “Featuring a menu inspired by the cuisine of the French Riviera and the wine country of Southern France.” —restaurant | | Cuisine: French, Eclectic |
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| | | | | | The fall slate of restaurant openings is understandably timid. With the economy in the tank, restauranteurs are falling back on familiar formulae, and the trappings of fine dining have fallen by the wayside. How refreshing it is, then, to come across Allegretti, a new restaurant that—gasp!—has whit... Read More | | | | | | Allegretti photo: Ryan Charles Chef Alain Allegretti (ex Le Cirque, Atelier) strikes out on his own with eponymous Flatiron arrival Allegretti, offering elegant, pricey French fare from his native Nice; housed in the sleekly redone former Arezzo space, it retains the wood-burnin... Read More | | | | | | On Saturday evening, AV and I made our way to Allegretti, a relatively new French restaurant in the Flatiron district. After a bit of a directional mishap leaving the subway (my fault... a rare lapse of my razor-sharp sense of direction), we arrived in the comfortable dining room a bit late and a bi... Read More | | | | | | [Pigging by Wilfrid: October 6, 2008] Can anyone still believe in a Manhattan restaurant which has tables with tablecloths, takes reservations, has no "dining counter" and offers a menu divided between appetizers, entrées and desserts? Where the appeal doesn't lie in a funky... Read More | | | | | | Alain Allegretti is the 39 year-old chef-owner of Allegretti, awarded two stars by the New York Times last week. From Nice, and specializing in Niçois food, he's put squarely in the company of other French chefs in NY. Allegretti, who worked for Alain Chapel and Alain Ducasse in France, is repr... Read More | | | | | | Krieger, 8/12/08 FLATIRON—Gael Greene has an early review of the new Allegretti, but her celeb sighting is probably the highlight: "...he was ready Thursday for Hillary and Bill with Chelsea and her boyfriend - the foursome a giant presence, an elephant in the modest, low- ceilinged room, S... Read More | | | | | | Krieger, 08/12/08 Frankie Two Stars indulges at Alain Allegretti's French newcomer Allegretti and awards it a solid deuce. Yes it's expensive, and yes some of the dishes are overwrought. But ultimately the Brunz, along with his rapturous dining companions, is won over by Chef Allegretti's skill a... Read More | | | | | | Allegretti is growing on me. And that very fact demonstrates one of the few drawbacks of being a restaurant critic. I don't get to be a regular anywhere, writes Restaurant Girl. Read More | | | | | | Round One of our Hottest Chef in New York contest continues today. Last Friday, we had some incredible voting numbers in what ended up being a tight race between the ultimate winner, Momofuku Noodle Bar's Kevin Pemoulie, and his rivals. We hear there was some massive campaigning (and perhaps a Fac... Read More | | | | | | Allegretti Photo: Hannah WhitakerAt Allegretti, Frank Bruni prefers the meat to the fish, but is impressed with the food's Mediterranean flavors: "The best of the food at Allegretti transported us to Nice or, I suppose, Monte Carlo." [NYT] Ryan Sutton visits TOM: Tuesday Dinner and war... Read More | | | |
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