D'Orazio

There's no middle ground with D'Orazio. No one shrugs when D'Orazio is onset, everybody has an opion, and they will defend it tooth and nail. There are those that would happily be catered on a deserted island by D'Orazio for the rest of their lives, this, ironically enough, tends to be those that opt for dessert before, and after lunch. After all it goes without saying that D'Orazio puts the vas majority of it's efforts into elaborate deserts.

Then there are those that wouldn't feed this catering to their dog, their friend's dog, their friend's dog's pet pig, or anything in between. These tend to be the 'run and gun' types, the people onset who don't have time for a decadent chocolate cake. This onset hustler generally opts for a sandwich and green bean salad (which they eat standing up of course).

I have my qualms with D'Orazio, the major one being that I have never been on set when they properly put out salad dressing, it's always in a tupperware container & teetering on the brink of falling over. But if we're picking teams here, I'm going to opt on giving D'Orazio my seal of approval. What D'Orazio may lack in logistics, namely how to get the food on your plate, they make up for in showmanship, namely with memorable lambsicles and veal scaloppni, and cakes that at least one person is always raving about (I'm not much of a desert guy, so I've just taken their word for it). 6 out of 10

D'Orazio
403 West 13th Street, New York
(212) 691-1866