NYC - Eataly

Mario Batali - iron chef, Italian food God, opened up an all Italian grocery store in NYC. While the shelves are stocked with all the best Italian fare, that is not the exciting part. The grocery store is also stocked with a variety of restaurants, stacked away amongst the aisles of packaged goodies. All the restaurants feature Italian food - of course. There is a chacuterie area, where one could buy a glass of wine, select a variety of cheeses and meats and stand amid the shoppers, nushing. Likely the most popular of the restaurants is the pizza and pasta restaurant, where thin crust pizzas are served with simple and delightful toppings. For two pizzas and a bottle of wine the bill is usually around $50. There is a vegetarian restaurant, an upscale more tucked away restaurant and finally, the fish restaurant found right next to the fish monger. 

 Zuppa de fish.

 Fish crudo: three fishes served sashimi style, topped with Tibetan pink salt, olive oil and other delights.

 Frito Misto. Calamari.

 Grilled Orata. The grilled lemon adds that extra something.

Mussels and clams. What really interested me about this was the razor clam, a more elongated version of a clam. While it tastes basically the same, the shape was interesting and a nice surprise.
Mario Batali did it again! Yay to full bellies!