New
York Sun Two
in One Restaurants "One good reason to dine alone at
Insieme: The wine book is a gripping, uproarious summer read."
New
York Times
Critic’s
Notebook: Fat, Glorious Fat, Moves to the Center of the Plate
"If a fillet of fish isn’t showered with pork, then it’s
wrapped in it, like...the sea bass “saltimbocca” at Insieme,
which wears a cloak of prosciutto."
Citysearch
Best New York Wine List Editor's Choice. "The rich, elegant
midtown aunt to East Village restaurant Hearth."
New
York Times Diner's Journal - Many Like
It Pink "At Insieme, respect for rosé isn’t something
measured in numbers."
John
Mariani's Virtual Gourmet and Gayot.com
"Insieme is very much a place unlike its competitors..."
New
York Times "The name is Italian for together. It
certainly applies to the menu of this understatedly elegant restaurant,
with beige leather banquettes, which opened on Monday in the Michelangelo
Hotel in Midtown."
New
York Magazine "...decidedly, elegantly, modern."
And also a profile
of Marco with the great title "Marco Canora Does His Thing
at Insieme, Aw Yeah"
Bloomberg.com
"The gap between the past and the present is closer than we think...Canora
unites both halves with his simple, powerful flavors.”"
New
York Sun "The 75-seat brainchild of chef Marco Canora
and sommelier Paul Grieco of Hearth is named for the Italian word
"together."
Bloomberg.com
Gizzards, Lobster Roll Marked N.Y.'s Best New Tables:
Food Buzz (year-end roundup) "Insieme gave us outstanding
boiled meats."
iVillage
Secret Sauce Marco Canora: Tuscan Fried
Chicken with Sage "What makes this recipe unique
is that rather than being a thick, crunchy style, it has a much softer,
silky texture because it is fried in olive oil. This is a classic
in Marco’s family, and a healthier, faster way to make fried
chicken."
Cheers
Fortified For The Future
"Grieco adores Madiera, too. 'Madiera is another category
that is dear to me, especially with cheese.You can get Madiera wines
that go all the way back to the 1800's from the Rare Wine Company.
I really fel that we can do more justice to America's first loved
beverage."
Where
Guestbook Dining Pleasures
Insieme in included in a story on the restaurants that define
New York's dining scene.Pam Govinda drops in for dinner. She says
our lesso misto transported her to 'a time and place where food is
honest and rustic.' ”
Metromix
Feast on This "For Insieme’s
Marco Canora, Christmastime means gathering his clan and assembling
this homemade lasagne “that gets a lot of hands involved....The
payoff comes in stuffing yourself with this 'perfect cold-weather
food: rich, warm and filling,' the chef says, adding, 'the lasagna
makes totally good leftovers, too.' "Crea
Traveller The good news is that this one is 3 pages
with pictures. The bad news is that it's all in Japanese.
Time
Out "This 75-seat restaurant at the Michelangelo
Hotel turns out dishes from dual menus—one “classic,”
one “modern”—including an offal-loaded fritto misto."
Daily
Candy.com "The
new restaurant from Hearth team Marco Canora and Paul Grieco takes
Italian food to heights rarely seen. "
Eater
"...it's instantly one of the best dining options in
the neighborhood, which should help it get by until Bruni comes through
with a couple of stars."
Ed
Levine Eats "...Marco Canora has come full circle...
to Insieme, where he has brought together the breadth of his cooking
experiences to create a menu full of extraordinarily tasty things
you just want to eat."
Off
The Broiler "...An exceptional meal." (Detailed
review with lots of great photos.)
Bene
Magazine "Insieme offers two menus- one featuring
traditional dishes and Canora's family recipes, and the other adding
a new spin to Italian cuisine."
New
York Post "Marco Canora and Paul Grieco -
of Hearth in the East Village - merge their respective chef and sommelier
talents. Italian classics and Canora family recipes join contemporary
takes including risotto and sea urchin."
CitiTour.com
"Chef/partner Marco Canora and sommelier/partner
Paul Grieco, owners of Hearth in the East Village, bring their casually
elegant style to midtown with the opening of Insieme."
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