Crown Shy
Renata Ameni is an accomplished pastry chef with extensive experience in renowned establishments. Currently serving as the Executive Pastry Chef at Crown Shy since November 2018, Renata has previously held the position of Executive Pastry Chef at Manresa Restaurant from April 2017 to October 2018. Renata's career includes key roles at Eleven Madison Park as Pastry Chef from March 2012 to March 2017, and as Pastry Cook at Jean George Restaurant from March 2011 to March 2012, as well as at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. from 2009 to 2011 in the same capacity.
Crown Shy
In the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District is a beautiful art-deco building at 70 Pine Street. James Kent, from the Nomad and Eleven Madison Park, and partner Jeff Katz, of Del Posto, have teamed up to bring a beautiful 7,000 square foot restaurant to the ground floor of this stunning, landmarked building. Boasting 120 seats, two private dining rooms, and a 16 seat bar, the restaurant will have a state-of-the-art open kitchen that includes a Heston Suite as well as a commissary kitchen to support scheduled expansion to two other concepts in the building opening in 2019. The team includes more than 10 veterans of the industry, all of whom have worked directly with James or Jeff over the past 15 years. Our menu approach isn’t based around a geographical region or a particular style of cooking, but rather the endless creative pursuit of delicious flavors, beautiful composition, and generosity. We will always strive for gracious, warm, and appreciative service, where attention to detail and anticipating guest's needs are priority number one. At the same time, we’re also here to enjoy ourselves and our work, and hopefully you are too. To us that means we'll likely be rocking Nike kicks while servicing food and throw-back hip-hop bumps in the background.