Eater: Dry-aged fish is a best dish of the year at this new restaurant, Il Totano
Photos: Robert Sietsema
In the wake of winning Top Chef season one, Harold Dieterle launched a mini-empire in Greenwich Village, which came to include the Italian restaurant Perilla (2007); an innovative Thai-leaning spot called Kin Shop (2010); and the Marrow (2012), which offered a pair of menus, one Italian and one German. Though these places were widely divergent, all were characterized by a thoughtful use of ingredients and an attention to detail. But by 2015 it all came crashing down, with Dieterle telling Eater, “I’m not saying I never want to return to the restaurant business, but right now, I’m feeling a little beat up and a little tired.”