Chef Agostino Sciandri's Italian new hot spot adds a bit of pizzazz to restaurant-starved TriBeCa. Judging by the see-and-be-seen crowd packing the tables, he is well poised to develop a following in New York City after his previous successes in Los Angeles and South Beach. The large, airy space, attached to Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel, has exposed brick walls, wood paneling and an open kitchen. The latter allows diners to get a glimpse of the non-stop action involved in turning out Italian classics such as antipasti, thin pizzas, pastas and seafood. Meat lovers shouldn't miss their signature bistecca alla fiorentina, a 22-ounce Tuscan-style t-bone steak cooked in a wood-burning oven. As a sweet ending to every meal, patrons are sent home with mini biscotti.
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