Italian Restaurant Fowl Witch From Roberta’s Closes in the East Village | Eater NY

"An East Village Italian restaurant and wine bar from Roberta’s co-founders Brandon Hoy and chef Carlo Mirarchi, this spot opened in January 2023 and served its last dinner on Sunday, November 30, closing after just under three years at 15 Avenue A. In a long, narrow room with an open kitchen and a wood-fired oven, it pushed a more experimental, “spooky Italian” idea—seasonal pastas, charcuterie, and large-format meats instead of pizza—backed by a dynamic natural wine list. Critics jumped on it early: Robert Sietsema framed it as a restaurant built on pasta, pork, and wine and singled out potatoes with paddlefish roe, testa, goat garganelli, and pork neck; a few months in, it remained “seriously weird,” serving “modern Italian with discordant notes that zap you out of comfort.” Pete Wells wrote “Foul Witch Summons the Ghost of Blanca,” noting how Mirarchi carried some of Blanca’s tasting-menu sensibility into a looser à la carte format. Accolades followed, including a spot on the New York Times list of the 12 best new restaurants of 2023, a No. 53 ranking on its 2024 list of the 100 best restaurants in the city, and a semifinalist nod for the 2024 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. The team says the address will now serve as a private dining room for Roberta’s." - Melissa McCart