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John Lethlean, Reviewer
Monday, August 27, 2007
A new chef and co-owner helps make a formidable team at the helm of this energetic, youthful place.
Odd people, chefs. Just when you think you know what they're up to, they're gone. One minute knocking out killer dishes and the next, you've got a restaurateur on the phone putting his or her particular spin on the latest personnel shake-up. The chef will slide into obscurity and then wham: back in the firing line with a new schtick. Riccardo Momesso is a chef who should have been in the new Age Good Food Guide. He was in the last, at SOS, and before that as head chef at Il Bacaro. A modern chef with Italian leanings. But he's not in this guide. He left his last gig (at Bottega) just on deadline. Urrrgh. Then, several weeks ago, he and his old boss Joe Mammone, from Il Bacaro and Sarti, struck a deal and voila: Sarti has a new head chef. And a new co-owner. The theory is that if his own money's in a place, he'll stay put and work hard. Here's hoping. It's a formidable team and it's an energetic, youthful place. And that's before you get out to its unique rooftop terra...
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