Refined Italian dishes, fresh pastas, and global wines in a stylish setting





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"Italian food here is worth writing home about, a highlight of Chicago’s broad culinary spectrum." - Sharan Kuganesan, Oset Babür-Winter

"Chef Bailey Sullivan is part of the star-studded Grand Cru cast on Saturday, September 27, contributing dishes that will be paired with fine wines and spirits." - Jeffy Mai

"A Chicago restaurant helmed by Sarah Grueneberg, celebrated for its pasta-focused cuisine, it is contributing a Lemony Orzo with Artichokes and Dill to the Centurion Lounge Culinary Collective; the offering will rotate alongside other chef-inspired items and local specialties at lounges nationwide." - Ashley Day

"A pasta-focused restaurant famed for its pastas—especially an eggplant preparation by chef Sarah Grueneberg—and surprising desserts like a lemon mascarpone ice cream accented with caviar that blends sweet, savory, and funky notes." - Sam Nelson

"Sarah Grueneberg (Sarah Grueneberg, Best Chef: Great Lakes, 2017) rose to fame when she became a Top Chef finalist in 2012 when she was still running the kitchen at Italian icon Spiaggia. After she opened her West Loop Italian restaurant Monteverde, which is continually rated as one of Chicago’s best restaurants and toughest reservations, Grueneberg won a Beard in 2017." - Naomi Waxman
