“If you can make it there you’ll make it anywhere,” seems to be Michelin-star chef Davide Scabin while he makes his first attempt into the American market with his new restaurant opened on Wednesday, September 3rd, in the Meatpacking District, Mulino a Vino (337 West 14th Street.)
Chef Scabin, whose name is not new to the US audience, thanks to the fame of his Italian restaurants Combal.Zero (Castello di Rivoli) and Blu Pum (Ivrea), is approaching the market humbly and with modesty, introducing traditional Italian dishes – with a States-side twist.
The menu, who will focus on 18 dishes only, features some of Chef Scabin’s most renowned recipes, such as Polpo alla Luciana and Rack of Lamb alla Romana, while also sporting a couple of plates that will definitely appeal to foreign palates, such as the intriguing “Polpetta Burger” and the delicious-sounding “Tribute to Manhattan Cheesecake,” which combines peanut butter and blackberry jelly.
The New York Times has already reviewed his restaurant, which is “in the basement of an unassuming apartment building in the meatpacking district, and consists of a glossy marble bar with an open kitchen, a collection of rough-hewed tables in a brick-walled space and a warren of small rooms.”
As Scabin himself puts it, “a major chef from Italy is missing in New York,” and he is indeed the first two-Michelin-starred chef to open a restaurant in America. We are confident the American audience will be pleased.
Cristina Villa