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The lede in Bruni’s review of Locanda Verde last week was particularly intriguing:

“Renown in the restaurant world can dawn so suddenly and grow so quickly that many chefs get ahead of themselves, winding up a half-dozen paces beyond where they rightfully belong.”

Which automatically begs the question, who? There are so many options in NYC, but Bruni must have been referring to at least one chef in particular. The answer becomes clear in this week’s review:

“[Table 8] marks the New York debut of Govind Armstrong, one of those supremely telegenic chefs whose celebrity seems to outpace his accomplishments….”

Slap! Score one for Bruni.