Meet John DeLucie: the executive chef of Ambra bringing Southern Italian cuisine to New York City

Looking for an intimate dining destination? Look no further, Amber. The West Village restaurant, designed by Legeard Studio, seats 72 people, creating the ideal setting for a conversational meal.

In addition to the incomparable atmosphere, guests will of course also find a real treat when it comes to food. Giovanni De LuciaOne of New York’s most famous chefs is reconnecting with his Southern Italian roots through Ambra’s menu.

The menu offers appetizers, pizza, pasta, main courses and a rich and delicious selection of desserts. Highlights of the appetizer section include:

• Crispy artichokes with lemon aioli
• Arugula and fennel salad
• raw stroke of luck
• whipped mortadella
• Apulian Pistachio Bread

Highlights of the Pizza section include:

• Robiola with White Truffle
• Red Tomato and Pepper
• Soppressata with Hot Honey

Highlights of the Collage section include:

• spaghetti with tonnarelli
• Pappardelle with braised short rib ragout
• Eggplant rigatoni
• Tomato and ricotta salad
• Vodka Gnocchi
• Spicy spaghetti with lobster
• Gnudi Brown Butter Sage

Highlights of the second include:

• Sea bass Acqua Pazza
• Sliced ​​New York Strip Beef
• Brick Chicken,
• Veal cutlet
• Grilled Salmon

“The menu is an opportunity for me to prepare my favorite foods, with the goal of exciting our guests by offering them homemade pasta and sharing it with our New York community, which, as a chef, is a privilege “said DeLucie, author . In Hunger: Memoirs of an Accidental ChefHe says.

DeLucie’s resume also includes co-founding The Waverly Inn in 2005, partnering with Cafeteria Group to reopen the Empire Diner in Chelsea in 2017, opening Ainslie in 2019 and more.

Ambra’s dinner and cocktail service will be available 6 days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 5pm to midnight. Weekend brunch will also be introduced soon. Ambra officially opened its doors to the public on September 19, following a series of private NYFW dinners led by an exclusive grand opening dinner on September 6.

To demonstrate your loyalty to your neighborhood, any Greenwich Village resident living in the 10014 zip code, with identification, will receive a permanent 10% food stamp discount.

Amber is located at 569 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014.

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Website: www.ambraNYC.com

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