"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca

I've recently tried a couple restaurants that are new beginnings to some of my former favorite spots.  First, I checked out Il Pittore, the new Stephen Starr in the spot that was formerly Noble, with my mother-in-law and some other gals.

For starters we shared a bunch of appetizers - the cheese plate, baked ricotta, bruschetta with mushrooms and fava beens (and a special that I can't remember!)

All were delicious but the baked ricotta is NOT to be missed.  For my entree I had the scallops.

They were served with delicate baby mushrooms, a warm mushroom vinaigrette, and a pea puree.  The scallops were perfectly caramelized and the combination was fantastic.  All-in-all it was a great meal and we look forward to our next visit!

Second, B, his brother, and his fiancee and I went to Tapestry, which is in the location that was formerly Adsum.  For starters we had the warm burrata with roasted red peppers, arugula, and balsamic.  It was fresh and tasty.  For dinner I had the frisee salad with potato, pancetta, poached egg, and champagne vinaigrette.  It was a strange dish in terms of proportions - I was given a mountain of well dressed frisee with just a tiny amount of potato, pancetta and egg to complement it.  Also my poached egg was well done so I did not get the nice runny egg yolk that I was looking for.  Those flaws aside I did enjoy my meal, and the only complaint I heard from anyone at the table was about the wait staff (service took forever) so although I wasn't as blown away as with its predecessor Adsum, we will most likely be back.

[here are a few shots of us four at a concert after dinner at Tapestry]