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Scarpetta More than a year after Scott Conant left his post as executive chef at midtown Italian eateries Alto and L’Impero, he surfaces with Scarpetta, whose name is an Italian colloquialism for the bits of bread used to soak up extra sauce. A 70-seat dining room anchored by a wall of glass wine storage will be the setting for small plates (including creamy polenta with truffled mushrooms, a L’Impero holdover) and house-made pastas. Rustic entrées, like a boneless braised veal shank, signal a change from Conant’s haute Italian repertoire. 355 W 14th St at Ninth Ave (212-691-0555)
Hundred Acres Later this week, Cookshop and Five Points owners Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer will replace their departed French eatery Provence with this American one, cochefed by Meyer and his Cookshop deputy, Joel Hough. The interior has been gutted—look for the new bar, covered in subway tiles. The Meyer hallmarks of local and sustainable foods dominate. Expect seasonal items like roasted goat with snap peas and house-made yogurt. 38 MacDougal St between W Houston and Prince Sts (212-475-7500)
Lookout Hill Smokehouse Where Biscuit BBQ faltered, this Park Slope roadhouse—which opened last week in the same space—hopes to succeed. Two smokers pump out the expected lineup of brisket and ribs, along with a few wild cards such as lamb, hanger steak and kielbasa from nearby butcher Jubilat. The rest of the menu departs from the ’cue standards with a pork-belly-and-cracklings BLT and pork “wings”—trimmed shanks—in a pastrami-style crust. Forty bourbons and a lineup of American beers constitute the booze. 230 Fifth Ave at President St, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-399-2161)
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naif
Wed, May 07, at 10:03pm
Abigail is in CROWN Heights, not Prospect Heights.
Lou
Wed, Feb 20, at 10:19am
Red Deli is not open, a few more weeks at least
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