I had originally planned to write about Fiamma Osteria. Okay it wasn't much of a plan. I was looking for a last minute dinner reservation and I clicked onto Grub Street to see if I could find someplace interesting to...
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When chef Michael White departed Fiamma Osteria, restaurateur Stephen Hanson (founder of B.R. Guest Restaurants) was forced to find a chef capable of protecting his upscale Italian's star stature. Fiamma had never been just another B.R. Guest restaurant. It was the luxury convertible in an 18-car garage filled with reliable, hospitality-driven establishments (Dos Caminos, Ruby Foo's). Hanson seized the opportunity to upgrade: He changed the plates, the menu, tweaked the decor and even dropped the "Osteria" from its title. Most importantly, he secured chef Fabio Trabocchi (Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va.). A 2006 James Beard Award...
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Arthur called me to tell me that he was taking me out to one of the BR Guest Restaurants for dinner and I could choose anyone I wanted. I chose Fiamma Osteria located on the cusp of TriBeCa and Soho based on its recent one Michelin star rating. Sadly, I visited Fiamma Osteria only weeks after the head chef [and Michelin star getting] quit. Of course, it’s not just the chef that gets a restaurant into the Michelin guide, the restaurant as a whole, including its service is taken into account. I didn’t let the absent head chef get me too down though because I’ve heard fabulous things about his chef de cuisine who’d be taking over though.
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I have always been a fan of Stephen Hansons restaurants. His company is called BR Guest. He has slowly built a small empire around the country with restaurants in New York, Chicago, Scottsdale and Las Vegas.
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