Esca was created by Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich and David Pasternack. They wanted to open a fish restaurant and Mario and Joe had the perfect idea for one. The idea was to showcase the style and sensibility of Italian coastal cooking. Dave went to Italy and saw firsthand what they were talking about. After years of cooking French food, Dave had finally found the food he had always wanted to cook. The best fish available, prepared in a simple and delicious way. In Italy that means the local catch, but in New York that means the best fish of the Pacific, Mediterranean and our own backyard, which is what Dave calls the local catch from Long Island.
At Esca you can eat the most sought after Pacific Ocean delicacies along side Fluke that Dave caught on his day off. The menu changes daily and is driven by the fish markets of the world and the farms of Dave¹s friends. Esca is the place where you can have stunning raw fish, called crudo in Italian, an incredible bowl of pasta and then a Mediterranean Branzino cooked in sea salt. Esca is the best of Italian coastal cooking with access to the world¹s greatest fish.
|
Cart
Follow clubZone New York on twitter for free tickets to hot shows!
Become a fan of clubZone New York on Facebook!