Rosemary's is that rare New York hot spot where the space is beautiful, the prices are low, and the food is terrific. It's a celebrity hangout, but also a neighborhood restaurant, and it's one of the best places for a first date in New York City. Restaurateur Carlos Saurez and chef Wade Moises had never worked together before opening Rosemary's, but something clicked right away. Now, after one year, Wade and Carlos are looking at how they can give their guests more options throughout the day, and how they can refine the overall experience of dining at Rosemary's. Here's a look back at the first year:
How did you meet each other?
Wade Moises, executive chef: I decided Eataly was not my bag. My buddy Alex Pilas, who's the chef over there, sat down with me one day and told me that when they were ready to open the Chicago Eataly that I would be taking over the Eataly store here as the executive chef. I thought about it for probably like a week or two, and then I got back to him and was like, "Look, dude, I really appreciate it. I've had a great time here. It's fun. But this is not what I want to do for the rest of my career." I thought I would feel like once I got to that level, I would be stuck there, like it would be very difficult to leave. I basically was like, "I think I'm gonna start looking now." I gave him plenty of notice, like, they knew when I started looking for anything. And then I let Mark [Ladner] know that I was looking around and he put me in contact with Carlos pretty shortly after I started looking.