Torrisi. The succulent bird has a pungent, sweet mulberry-and-mustard-oil glaze that’s reminiscent of the mostarda he and Carbone made at Manhattan’s elegant Café Boulud. The berries pay homage to the restaurant’s Mulberry Street address. « Another one of our stupid jokes, » Torrisi says.or chef-owners Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, this dish’s name is an inside joke and a serious reflection of their food philosophy. The pair use only US ingredients for their Italian-American prix fixe dinner menu. For instance, their ducks come from Long Island, New York. « We think it’s funny to say ‘island duck’; it sounds exotic, » says Torrisi. The succulent bird has a pungent, sweet mulberry-and-mustard-oil glaze that’s reminiscent of the mostarda he and Carbone made at Manhattan’s elegant Café Boulud. The berries pay homage to the restaurant’s Mulberry Street address. « Another one of our stupid jokes, » Torrisi says.
