
Chef Mark Ladner of Del Posto will be leaving the Mario Batali owned Del Posto, in Chelsea next month to pursue his own project. Ladner will be heading into the world of upscale fast food with his new concept, Pasta Flyer. The first location, already under construction in Greenwich Village. Ladner wants to create a place where consumers can get a bowl of pasta — reasonably al dente, appropriately sauced, made with high-quality ingredients — in the same amount of time it takes a Chipotle to roll a burrito and for about the same price. As for Del Posto,the restaurant will introduce a menu in February from the new executive chef, Melissa Rodriguez, who was Mr. Ladner’s chef de cuisine. Rodriguez will be the first woman to head the kitchen of a New York City restaurant that has received four stars from The New York Times. To read more about Mark Ladner and Del Posto, click here.






Look at the restaurant’s name, you probably would think this restaurant special signature dish would be noodle, and popular beverage would be tea. But forget about the name, because tea is never mentioned by the servers, and noodles may not always be the best choice on the table. However, this is still a good restaurant to eat Chinese food. The owner of restaurant is Ms. Zhu, who brought along a pair of chefs whose skillful manipulation of bubbling oil, steam and smoking-hot woks is evident in almost everything they cook. They also know a thing or two about dough and hot peppers. Peppers are not quite everywhere, but they are strongly represented in many dishes. Many of the dishes are drawn from either Beijing, Shanghai or Chongqing. Some recommended dishes for Zhu’s kitchen are chives with clams, sweetly smoked sole, Le Shan chicken and so on. The portion of dish will give you more enjoyment, and price for these dishes usually $5 – $26.
