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Legendary restaurant man Tony May (Rainbow Room) passes the San Domenico torch, so to speak, to his daughter Marisa with this new incarnation of their famed Italian eatery, which moves from its old Central Park South location to a sexier one near Madison Square Park. Modern Italian master chef Odette Fada is running the kitchen, dishing out plates like veal fillet and sweetbreads with pumpkin puree, and pan-roasted Guinea hen with chestnuts—available in small and large portions. For SD sentimentalists, they'll still be serving their popular egg-yolk-filled ravioli with truffled butter. As for the space, the Mays have pulled out all the stops, with three levels that feature a bar, main dining room and mezzanine. Not to mention a high-tech Enomatic wine-pouring machine that's supposed to preserve the wines and give them longevity. Kinda like San Domenico, no?

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