When she set out to create a piu piccola version of Natsumi, Barbara Matsumura (Haru, Daruma, Joe’s Shanghai) set up shop in Gramercy. Here, she stepped up the game on the mix of Japanese and Italian flavors, but cut the size. In Natsumi Tapas, Matsumura, along with the talents of Italian chef Andrea Tiberi and sushi chef Hiroyuki Nagao (Nobu, Blue Ribbon Sushi, Haru,) presents an extensive Japanese, Italian, and somewhere-between-the-two menu of smaller plates to share. Manager Porche Prasertchoang, said, with Natsumi Tapas, they wanted to offer food with the same theme as the restaurant’s predecessor, but with smaller portions and at a lower price point for the customer. [Read more…] about Big Taste Comes in Little Packages at Natsumi Tapas