It's Friday night in Chelsea and the women with beautifully gelled eyebrows and sequin boleros are flagging down the salami cart.

This isn't a euphemism: In the gleaming dining rooms of La Sirena, the latest restaurant from celebrity chef Mario Batali and his partner Joe Bastianich, there's a roving antipasti station delivering piles of olives, cheese, and salami. It's one of the successful elements of this new diadem of the Maritime Hotel, which has drawn crowds since the restaurant opened in February.

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