| |  | Alto | | | “A swank restaurant determined to redefine New York’s notion of Italian food.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | [Pigging by Wilfrid: July 28, 2008] This has been the season to review Scarpetta - former Alto chef Scott Conant's new Italian venture - or Convivio, current Alto chef Michael White's make-over of Scott Conant's L'Impero. So I decided to be contrarian, and see what was kicking at Alto itself, wh... Read More | | | | | | Frank Bruni reviews Alto and L'Impero this morning, and concludes that new chef Michael White is doing consistently better work at Alto. I always liked L'Impero when Scot Conant was cooking there, and I have to admit I never had a full meal at Alto, but based on Bruni's review I will go shortly. I... Read More | | | | | | From the amuse-bouche of cod mousse and pickled anchovy arranged like a delicate sculpture to the astonishing peach strudel, we enjoyed one of the best meals of the year at this new project of Scott Conant. Here he expresses a mature culinary vision—centered on the quasi-Teutonic food of Italy’s Alt... 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 gives us an... 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 gives us an... Read More | | | | | | Craving Veal Chop? New York magazine just picked Alto as having the best for 2008. Read More | | | | | | Today, as expected, Frank Bruni does the do-se-do with Alto and L’Impero, taking a star from the latter and giving it to the former:L’Impero and Alto remain vital restaurants, worthy of the attention of anyone who cares about serious Italian cooking. Alto, in fact, is better than ever…L’Impero is no... Read More | | | | | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner on Valentine's Day; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Alto (Menu) 212-308-1099 ... Read More | | | | | | There is quite a lot to get through this week, friends. The Bruni kicks us off with his take on Alto and L'Impero, then Richman chimes in on Fiamma and Platt registers his take on Park Avenue Autumn. Then, Meehan finds the best tapas bar in New York, Danyelle "RG" Freeman has more on Fia... Read More | | | | | | Finn is not a sixth-grader, all appearances to the contrary.Photo: Melissa Hom Each week, we'll be highlighting one of the great but obscure young chefs running one of the city's major restaurants. These are the unheralded chefs de cuisine, the right arms to the name chefs, and when they are big ... Read More | | | |
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