This is Marea in NYC and This Italian restaurant used to have two Michelin stars, then it lost one, then it lost another. How?
I ordered a la carte, first, octopus, it’s fine, but I hoped it was more tender. Lobster Burrata with basil seeds, this was a classic and I liked it. Pasta, fusilli with bone marrow, another classic, very good, Gnocchetti, supermarket-level stuff, very plain, no bueno, I make better ones at home. Scallop with fennel, this one was perfect, big size, nice sear, tender inside, very good. Chicken, with sausage, cranberry, and noodle, many components, not juicy, but not dry, not bad. Dessert, Panna Cotta, ice cream, jelly, custard, refreshing. Bomboloni, fried little beignet with sugar coating, chocolate and pineapple coconut sauce. Overall, good, not great.
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When Chef Michael White left the Altamarea Group failed. They also closed Vaucluse as well which was magnificent. I was two seconds into the video when I realized it was Marea. The Lobster Burrata dish confirmed it