2014 U.S. TOP 100 RESTAURANTS
37
MAREA
RESTAURANT ADDRESS
240 Central Park South
New York, NY
212-582-5100
www.marea-nyc.com
RESTAURANT STAFF
Chef/Owner: Michael White
Chef de Cuisine: Jared Gadbaw
Pastry Chef: Francis Joven
Sommelier: Francesco Grosso
GM: Sean Smith
OAD HISTORY
Ranked 55 in 2013; Ranked 51 in 2012.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Fish that is flown in from Europe on a daily basis would seem to be a sufficient draw for a restaurant. But not for Michael White, who after learning how to cook at the beloved Romano in Viareggio, Italy, wanted to take the concept of an Italian seafood restaurant a step further. The typical meal begins with an assortment of fresh crudos, followed by “ethereal pastas” like angel hair with crab, sea urchin and chili peppers, and what numerous reviewers singled out as the best pasta in the U.S.: White's fusilli with octopus, bone marrow and spicy tomato sauce. Only then do you get to enjoy those magnificent specimens of turbot and branzino which are so fresh that they seem like they were just pulled from a fishing trawler.
Fusilli, braised Octopus, Bone Marrow, spicy Tomato Sauce
Photo Courtesy of: Marea