Hot Plate: Capitale

130 Bowery

Could be tricky; it doesn’t open for another couple of months.

Well, they were invited to parties you couldn’t even dream about attending. Though you might get into Mariah Carey’s fête; she’s booked it for Christmas.

Amazingly, no. It’s a Stanford White interior, circa 1893 – so it’s romantic, not rock-star.

So? There’s Kobe beef, pork with Périgord truffles . . .

Bien sûr. Before Capitale, Franklin Becker was Ron Perelman’s personal chef.

Hot Plate: Capitale