Scarpetta Restaurant Review:
SCARPETTA WILL CLOSE IN MARCH 2016 --- Chef Scott Conant is familiar to many of us through his television appearances and his Scarpetta restaurants (Miami, Las Vegas, Toronto). Conant, born to an Italian mother, started taking cooking classes at eleven, and attended the Culinary Institute of America. Except for one year in Germany, he has always cooked Italian, and trained/worked at Italian...
Food25 Decor25 Service24 Cost$72
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"Yes, the $24 spaghetti lives up to the hype" at this "classy" Beverly Hills Italian from NYC...
Don't come looking for the bleeding edge, but rather a sincere homage to the celebrated chef's travels throughout Italia, including signature dishes like creamy polenta with a fricassee of truffled mushrooms and capretto with rapini, pancetta, and potatoes. Studio Gaia's space yokes together Old Hollywood glam with rustic Italian charm, not that you'll notice with all that rapturous eating.