Zagat Survey Discussions

“Can’t-miss” Keith McNally does Italian for the first time at this “buzzy” new Village trattoria featuring the über-restaurateur’s usual transporting atmospherics – in this case, “Tuscan farmhouse” chic via weathered brick walls, wood plank floors and miles of Chianti bottles; behind the stoves, “ambitious” toque Jody Williams (ex Gusto) turns out an “inventive” seasonal menu that’s undeservedly “secondary to the scene.”