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Kitchen Playlist: Chef Ignacio Mattos of NYC’s Estela

A mixtape as eclectic as the plates coming out of it.

by Michael Valencia

After establishing himself as a chef at New York City's Il Buco following a too-short stint at Isa in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last year, Ignacio Mattos co-founded Estela, a cozy spot on Houston Street in Nolita, where he serves up considered yet unfussy American- and Euro-inspired dishes alongside a smart wine and cocktail menu devised by co-owner Thomas Carter (of Blue Hill and Stone Barns). moreHere's Mattos's kitchen playlist—one that's as eclectic as the plates coming out of it.