| |  | Fiamma | | | “Multiregional modern Italian menu presented in an ultrasleek SoHo triplex.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | When Frank Bruni decided to confront Fiamma about its price increases, we knew it wouldn’t take long for Team Hanson to get on the problem. Fiamma is the group’s flagship restaurant, and the critical pile-on about high prices and missing ingredients must have stung B.R. Guest. Today, the group annou... Read More | | | | | | Fiamma With the economy the way it is these days, even the more expensive spots are looking for ways to give diners a break. SoHo's extravagant Italian Fiamma, for instance, is enticing diners with that old school Florida fallback, the Early Bird Special. Mondays through Thursdays, chef... Read More | | | | | | Fiamma's dining room will serve lunch in December and January. Have you been looking for a chance to check out Fiamma since it reopened with new chef Fabio Trabocchi? How does lunch sound? In what seems to be an early Christmas gift to Downtown, Fiamma is opening its ... Read More | | | | | | Award-winning Italian food. A killer wine list. Seductive interiors. Fiamma has done well since it’s opening in 2003. Very well. So, when they decided to update the menu, they knew the chef had to be nothing short of Fabio-lous. Fabio Trabocchi, to be exact. Having trained in several Michelin-star... Read More | | | | | | When chef Michael White departed Fiamma Osteria, restaurateur Stephen Hanson (founder of B.R. Guest Restaurants) was forced to find a chef capable of protecting his upscale Italian's star stature. Fiamma had never been just another B.R. Guest restaurant. It was the luxury convertible in an 18-car... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina via Eater]In today’s Times, Frank Bruni slaps Fiamma with a wet noodle, after hearing complaints that prices went up dramatically, while quality went down, after he awarded three stars in November 2007.Indeed, the prix fixe menu went up from $75 to $95, while many of the luxe ingredients we... Read More | | | | | | In a stunning turn of events, B.R. Guest announced just minutes ago that effective immediately they're dropping prices at Fiamma, their Soho restaurant that has come under fire of late for post-Bruni price hikes. In response to criticism from both eaters and, more decisively, perhaps, the Bruini, t... Read More | | | | | | With its high prices, ambitious cuisine, and faltering service, Fiamma has a bewildering, bubble’s-end air. Mishandled decadence can seem cautionary. The knowledge that Fiamma is part of a restaurant company called B. R. Guest prompts speculation about strategy: a foursome dining there one recent no... Read More | | | | | | Notes: In case you haven’t noticed, I’m approximately a week behind what I should be blogging about. Somehow after finishing school, I’m becoming a lazy bum, just procrastinating the inevitable task of writing a post. Anyways, this is a post that’s taken place last Tuesday. If you want to jump to t... Read More | | | | | | And don't even ask what happened to the prawns.Photo courtesy of Midtown LunchIt's not just on the highest plane of fine dining that critics, customers, and restaurants wage their unceasing war against each other: The same drama, played out in miniature, occurs everywhere. For evidence, look no furt... Read More | | | |
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