The Critics

Washingtonian's Todd Kliman ate at New York's Osteria Morini in anticipation of the new Navy Yard restaurant; he found it heavy, but generally well-executed. "Don't look for much in the way of seasonality, either. It's not that kind of a place. Not a bad thing; just sayin'. I suspect they'll do well. The area is in short supply of convincingly rustic Italian spots that get it right in the room and (mostly) on the plate." [Washingtonian]