Just recently I had three friends visiting from out of town and they asked me to take them to somewhere amazing in the Meatpacking District, I insisted on Scarpetta, a great Italian restaurant that I discovered during the New York City Food and Wine Festival, and judging by their reactions I made the right decision.
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Marc Forgione is an elegant yet relaxed restaurant situated in Tribeca. The nice cook comes to say hello and gives some inputs on his menu. I liked the freshness of the food and the light of the receipes mostly continental. The place is quiet which is a challenge in NYC and the crowd laid-back. Last [...]

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Just re-opened after three years of renovations, this restaurant, settled in the Plaza Hotel was originally designed by Plaza Hotel architect, Henry Hardenbergh, in 1907 and was a men’s bar. The Oak Room closed during Prohibition and re-opened in 1934 as a full-service restaurant. It became the place where the New York elite would meet [...]

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