Del Posto - View this location on map  The all-star trio of Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich have collaborated on this ambitious project to present Italian cuisine with fastidious rituals and opulent trappings usually reserved for French fare. A bit of the pageantry is excessive, as is the menu's length, but there's no quibbling with the pleasure of dishes like chestnut ravioli with pigeon and myrtle, a cauliflower sformato with skate and roasted guinea hen for two. Pasta dishes in particular shined.Frank Bruni of the New York Times 85 Tenth Ave., New York, New York Restaurant |