Porchetta Sounding Pretty Darn Good

In what used to be a favorite brunch spot, Banania Cafe, is now Porchetta. New York Magazine has high hopes.

On the menu: nutmeg gnocchi with a straight pomodoro sauce, chicken-liver terrine with fig marmalade and a pistachio crumble, and deep-fried pork belly with a dried-fruit mostarda and melted cauliflower. Smith Street hasn't seen anything quite like this.