Desfina

Nowadays a lot of trendy kitchens are “interpreting” Greek classics. Hole-in-the-wall Desfina, by contrast, cooks up classics that taste just as they would at an Athens taverna. delicate beet-filled ravioli further evidence to support the Italians’ long-held claim that they taught the French everything they know about gastronomy. The only inauthentic items—and this is a good thing—are Shane Gray’s desserts, which best their often disappointing Italian counter-parts: The impossibly light semifreddo is the finest we’ve ever had, here or abroad.