"Italy’s handmade pasta tradition is alive and kicking at Tortello, spouses Dario Monni and Jill Gray’s neighborhood counter-service restaurant and pastificio in Wicker Park. Locals are known to frequently swing by for fresh pasta and jarred sauces, including a stellar cacio e pepe, to cook at home, but there’s a lot to be said for slurping freshly made pappardelle on its Division Street patio for lunch or dinner (or both). Indoor counter seats by the floor-to-ceiling window offer prime people-watching as well should the outdoor area be full." - Naomi Waxman
