"An extremely big deal restaurateur hires one of the city's best Italian chefs, who has been out of the New York mix following the short fuse of his ambitious fast-casual pasta restaurant, Pasta Flyer (which was too early for its time). Babbo, as it were, had been a neighborhood gem under a restaurant group that came crashing down with the Mario Batali and Spotted Pig scandals,"
"After a few weeks' delay from the originally scheduled date, Babbo officially reopens today, Monday, October 27, at 110 Waverly Place, at Macdougal Street, in Greenwich Village, reviving one of New York's most famous Italian restaurants. Now under the ownership of Stephen Starr and Starr Restaurants (Le Coucou, Buddakan), the relaunch brings back chef Mark Ladner, who worked in Babbo and Lupa before leading Del Posto, which earned four stars from The New York Times (and two Michelin stars in its early days)."
Babbo reopens October 27 at 110 Waverly Place in Greenwich Village under new ownership by Stephen Starr and Starr Restaurants. Mark Ladner returns as chef after leading Del Posto and stints at Babbo and Lupa. The relaunch includes classic Babbo dishes alongside new items inspired by what Ladner calls 22 distinct regions, combining Italy's 20 regions with two regions honoring old and new Babbo. The reopening follows weeks of delay and arrives amid controversy from past scandals tied to the previous restaurant group and recent unionization disputes, including protestors and threats of picket lines over alleged labor-law issues.
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