Just don’t touch the short ribs.
Photo: Corinne Durand
It’s been a few months since Justin Smillie parted ways with il Buco Alimentari, and now owner Donna Leonard has named a new executive chef: Roger Martinez, who’s a Barcelona native. He counts Joan Roca and Ferran Adrià as mentors, opened his own restaurant in Barcelona (La Mifanera), and most recently worked at Bouley. Could this mean the Italian restaurant will now have a Spanish bent? As long as the roasted short ribs and fried artichokes stay on the menu, that’s totally cool. [Earlier]
