Ehhh.. For a sort-of-celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich (business partner to Mario Batalli) I was totally UNimpressed with the sunday brunch. Thank god I haven't bought her cookbook.
I ordered the Pasta Tasting - and I wish I hadn't. The whole wheat Paparelle was sugary, the penne a la vodka was watery, and the raviolle was soaked in butter. My parents meals were better, which is why I've given three stars.
That said, the atmosphere was beautiful and the antipasta and dessert tables were nicely laid out.
The kitchen is half open behind the bar, and unlike the open kitchens in NYC where the aestitics of the kitchen are well planned out, this kitchen had four colored pots and pans thrown on top of the shelves to make it look pretty. Umm, four pots? and an industrial kitchen? not so cute.
Sadly, I didn't not love this place.