The Verdict
CI SIAMO holds a Michelin star in Hudson Yards for Hillary Sterling's wood-fired Italian kitchen — the chef whose training at Vic's and other New York Italian establishments has given her the specific knowledge to apply Italian culinary tradition with genuine conviction in one of the city's newest commercial districts. The kitchen's wood fire communicates its philosophy: the heat that transforms the ingredients is the primary culinary tool.
The menu at Ci Siamo reflects Sterling's Italian culinary identity applied through the wood fire: pasta made fresh daily with the flour and egg compositions that each preparation demands, proteins whose wood-fired char communicates the specific quality that the fire's heat produces, and the antipasto programme whose Italian sourcing communicates genuine knowledge of the tradition.
One Michelin star in Hudson Yards — the newest major Manhattan development, whose restaurants have been establishing the neighbourhood's culinary identity since the 2019 opening — creates the combination that communicates both culinary quality and geographic intelligence for guests whose business is concentrated in the far West Side.
Why It Works for Closing a Deal
The Ci Siamo wood-fired Italian kitchen provides the Hudson Yards business dinner that communicates genuine culinary intelligence rather than the corporate dining formula. The Michelin star confirms quality. The wood fire communicates conviction. The Italian format facilitates conversation.
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