"The east side of Midtown Manhattan has become a nexus of fine dining Italian restaurants, with Fasano and Il Monello on 49 th Street, Il Tinello East on 46 thStreet and Lever House on 53 rd, now joined by Santi, a splendid ten-month old venture by Chef Michael White and partner Bruce Bronster of the BBianco Hospitality Group. Well above the trattoria level of home-style cooking and barebones décor, these restaurants are in line with the best-known in Italy, like Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence."
"The name Santi ("saints") pays tribute to White's mentor, Gianluigi Morini, and Chef Valentino Marcatillii of San Domenico, where he once trained, who used to say, " " Le mani degli chef sono come le mani dei santi "--"The hands of chefs are like the hands of saints." Wisconsin-born White also draws on his extensive experience in Emilia-Romagna, the Amalfi coast and the South of France,"
Santi is a ten-month-old high-end Italian restaurant on Midtown Manhattan's east side opened by Chef Michael White and partner Bruce Bronster. The name Santi honors White's mentors and evokes the Italian saying that likens chefs' hands to the hands of saints. White draws on extensive experience in Emilia-Romagna, the Amalfi coast and the South of France and returns to upscale cucina italiana after leading several notable restaurants. Designer Michaelis Boyd created five interconnected dining areas including a horseshoe bar with yellow onyx, an intimate den, an atrium with cloudy hand-painted walls and a spiral staircase. Tables lack linens but show finely grained surfaces, and the dining room maintains a civilized sound level.
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