By Meredith Bryan 4/08/08 4:54pm

Clark Kent in the Kitchen

At 4:30 on a recent Friday afternoon, Del Posto, the 10th Avenue behemoth of a restaurant owned by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, had a bustling and vaguely portentous feel. Servers in black and white scurried up and down the two grand staircases in the main dining room, which, multi-tiered and blandly opulent, has been Read More

By Moira Hodgson 10/02/00 12:00am

Bold and Brazen Italian, Not to Mention the Food

“Just when you think you’ve mastered the Italian menu, along comes one like this,” said my companion, reading down the list of dishes. “Bitter greens with sapa, elicoidali with cauliflower, tuna belly with guanciale.…”

“It’s Roman food from 2 A.D.,” said our waiter. “There’s a glossary on the back of the menu.”

The glossary Read More