It was a sunny spring day and Winette and I wanted to take the opportunity to eat al fresco and sans car fumes. She suggested the Maritime Hotel's La Bottega and I was all for it.
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At this point, it seems that everyone with a taste for fashionable eateries has been descending upon the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea to see and be seen at Matsuri. Clearly, I didn't want to be left out the loop. So, my friend Pam and I decided to pay a visit on Friday night. Pam had eaten at the restaurant a couple weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the beautiful people and beautiful surroundings but was decidedly underwhelmed by the tiny portions and bloated bill, so we decided that cocktails were the way to go.
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La Bottega, the bustling new Italian trattoria located in the swanky Maritime Hotel brings the latest restaurant design elements together. It is Schiller’s Liquor Bar meets Otto. Subway tiles, dark wood banquettes, ceiling fans, and a warm, blazing wood-oven give the place a hip, dressed-down, trattoria vibe. The place is already teeming with hotties—beefy Chelsea boys, slinky girls, and wool-capped metrosexuals. (Actually, there were an alarming number of people dining with hats on, snuggly pulled down over their heads. Enough with the hats indoors, already. Manners please.) Anyway, hats aside, chef John DeLucie (ex-Tribeca Grand) is doing a great job with the food. It’s a simple menu, with nothing that is breaking any culinary ground, but who cares. It’s trattoria food, it’s cheap ($8-15 for antipasti, $11-$14 for pizzas, and $12-$24 for entrees) and it tastes good. This is a formula I like.
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