finalist upscale restaurant Scarpetta New York Photos by SERGIO SPERA and courtesy of THE JAMES After a decade in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, Scarpetta from LDV Hospitality has planted fresh roots in the NoMad neighborhood in the James Hotel with a modern identity evocative of an urban farmhouse. Designer Thomas Juul-Hansen achieved a high-low luxury with honest materials like metal, exposed columns, rustic wood, leather, and marble that inject a sense of grandeur within the sophisticated restaurant. A highlight: the vaulted bar ceiling covered in flora. "There's something soft and feminine about it," says LDV founder and president John Meadow. Owner GFI Development Operator LDV Hospitality Architecture Firm R. Wade Johnson Design, New York Interior Design Firm Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York Purchasing Firm The Cardy Group 128 June 2019 hospitalitydesign.comhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com