The new Boqueria and Scuderia Gallo, Silvano Marchetto’s new place at 10 Downing Street, both faced the music at Community Board 2 last night, and, while both got approved for SLA licenses, it wasn’t without some compromises, Eater reports. Boqueria promised to close at midnight, and Silvano Marchetto, who as Eater points out has been in the neighborhood for thirty-three years, had to promise to close his new place at 2 a.m., shut the windows at 11 p.m. on weekends, and cancel plans for outdoor tables. The high point of that dispute seems to have been when a neighbor claimed that others like her were against Silvano, but, she darkly hinted, “are afraid of what might happen to them.” Hey, you don’t stay in the restaurant game for three decades by being a wimp!
First Word: CB2 vs. Boqueria, Scuderia Gallo at 10 Downing, Turks & Frogs, and More! [Eater]
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