Sunday brunch at Sartiano’s

Your mother's Italian spot, this is not. Sartiano's is an upgrade to the classic red-sauce joint of your youth, complete with a no-shorts policy and famous lifestyle architect owner and namesake, Scott Sartiano of Zero Bond fame. Chef Alfred Portale (Gotham Bar & Grill, Portale) designed the menu, so you can expect plenty of crowd-pleasing standouts, too. For an extra dose of glamor, do note that Sartiano's is housed inside the posh Mercer Hotel, at what was once the site of the Mercer Kitchen.