[Pigging by Wilfrid: September 8, 2014]
First it was Matt Hamilton's Belcourt. Five years later, it was Calliope, by Gina Iverson and Eric Korsch. And now two years later, it's Contrada, and the chefs are Jason Audette and Alycia Harrington (pastry). It retains one Calliope owner, Eric Anderson.
Now, I'm sure there was something on this corner of East 4th Street and Second Avenue before Belcourt, but the place has just looked the same since Matt Hamilton opened in 2007.