Corvo Bianco, the hotly anticipated Italian restaurant on Columbus Avenue between 81st and 82nd street, has closed after just a year. The spot never quite caught on, despite the effort the owners put in to renovate the space with details like a raised glass ceiling in the dining room. Chef Elizabeth Falkner left the restaurant earlier this year.
Eater reports that they’ve heard owner Luis Gonzalez will try again in that space: “word on the street is that Gonzalez is currently in negotiations to sign on a big-name chef to reopen with a new concept.”
Maybe they can try opening more often with whatever concept they come up with next. Being closed Sunday’s and Monday’s, and only opening at 5:30 the other days, can’t possibly be good for business.
“Never caught on” is an understatement. The whole thing was a total head-scratcher. After raising the rent, which forced out Calle Ocho (still thriving around the corner), another overpriced, family un-friendly, lots of obscure menu items and $25+ pastas restaurants bites the dust. I’m betting the place that replaced Arte Pasta (after it repalced Dean’s pizza) will suffer the same fate…
Arte pasta closed like 2 months ago or more
Hear! Hear! Excellent points, well made.
Anyone know how the cutesy French-ish bakery(-ish) that replaced Big Nick’s is doing??
Who cares! Another bakery? Yuck! Even more fat people on the streets of NY.. Why cant we get back to sanity and have nutritious food that keeps people healthy instead of creating even more sugar addiction.
1. where does it mention another bakery? it said another concept.
2. way to be completely intolerant of others.
3. What i liked about the UWS is that everyone is accepted , as long as they work hard, respect others, pay thier own way.
4. the liberal extremists have turned that on its head.
I agree with you — I just *hate* people who are intolerant! Let’s make them all go away so there are only us open-minded accepting-type folks, right?
KJ,
For DECADES, this neighborhood had many bakeries–Eclair, Royale, etc. What days are you referring to?
What’s also great about this city is its diversity, and that includes shape and sizes.
What we don’t need more of is judgmental comments.
Don’t forget Babka on 79th & B’way … totally yummers!
Well said, thanks.
Corvo Bianco should have put as much attention on the food as they did the design of the space. I wanted to like it, but too many bad dishes just made it too risky to return, especially at that price point.
Corvo was a flop from the start. Waiters suggesting that more food be ordered, badly prepared food and a star chef who was more interested in perusing the dining hall than what was coming out of her kitchen. Sure hope Gonzalez doesn’t make the same mistake again with another “star”.
It’s a tough space because it’s really big in the back, without good frontage, so it will be tough to fill up. CB had problems from the outset, and hiring “celebrity chef” Falkner to me was the death knell bc she doesn’t know how to cook more than overpriced pizza, but mgmt felt they needed a “name ” to draw in customers. Many restaurants in that radius thrive without an overrated chef to pay. As for “family friendly”, there is a ditch plains literally around the corner. Go there.
Bring Popovers back!
The general manager was not very friendly. I wanted to bring in a big group for dinner (told him I live around the corner) and he told me “we cannot accommodate you” — went there for drinks with the big group and had no problem despite him being a jerk. Food wasn’t good either. I wanted to like it! It was a beautiful space. Shame.