The Verdict
CHI SPACCA holds a Michelin star on Melrose Avenue for Nancy Silverton's Italian steakhouse and charcuterie restaurant whose bistecca fiorentina — the specific dry-aged Florentine steak whose bone-in preparation and wood-fire technique communicate the Italian steakhouse tradition at its most seriously Tuscan — and house-cured charcuterie programme communicate what happens when the most accomplished available American Italian chef applies her accumulated Italian knowledge to the meat and curing traditions that the Italian culinary heritage considers its most ceremonially important. The bistecca programme whose specific sourcing and wood-fire preparation communicate genuine knowledge of the Florentine tradition; the charcuterie programme whose daily curing communicates genuine commitment to the Italian salumeria culture.
Why It Works for Closing a Deal
Chi Spacca's Melrose Italian steakhouse and the Silverton bistecca fiorentina — the Michelin star, the Italian meat culture applied with complete conviction, the charcuterie programme — creates the deal-closing dinner that communicates the most seriously Italian available Los Angeles steakhouse experience.
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