Scarpetta 355 W 14th St, New York 10014

I have heard a lot of Scott Conant and how he took a break after leaving L'Impero(Convivio) and Alto which are both good. I tried to get a reservation for a decent dining time for the last month and I finally got one for today so I was excited to go given the buzz for this restaurant.

In short the food was from very good to good but not exceptional, but reasonably priced for a NYTimes 3 star restaurant

Bread: OMG SOOOO good! they had a bread that was stuffed with mozzarella cheese and prosciutto. Came with butter, EVOO, and Caponata

Appetizers:
Chu-Toro  ricci di mare vinaigrette & cucumber salad (very good)
Polenta with mushrooms fricassee of truffled mushrooms (avg), Seared Scallop (avg)

Pasta:
Black Maccheroni sea urchin & minted bread crumbs (very good but a lil salty)

Piatti:  
Black Cod  caramelized fennel & concentrated tomatoes (above avg)

Dessert:
Coconut Panna Cotta  guava soup & caramelized pineapple (good)


Wine: Pinot Nero 2007 (very good), Valpolicella Ripasso 2005 (avg), Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2007 (very good)

I really wanted to try the Duck and Foie Gras ravioli but they were out of it :(

food: 7.5
decor: 7.5
Service: 6

I may return to try some more pasta dishes and duck and foie ravioli. The other entrees I wanted to try was the: Ash-Spiced Venison Loin polenta-bacon dumpling, baby cabbage, & dried cherry reduction, and the Sicilian-Spiced Duck Breast preserved orange, root vegetables & caramelized endive

http://www.scarpettanyc.com/