Teaming up with Chef Thomas Hollensed and the kitchen at One Off Hospitality’s Wicker Park diner Dove’s Luncheonette, Chef Chris and Vicolo’s Chef de Cuisine Claire Scheufler will bring their cooking style to the city’s restaurant scene on Thursday, February 20th from 5 pm to 9 pm. The Vicolo preview dinner will offer an assortment of starters, handmade pastas, entrées and desserts from the restaurant’s upcoming menu, including seafood crudo dressed with blood orange, fennel and green Castelvetrano olives; fresh burrata with persimmon, fennel pollen, honeycomb and pistachio; and bone-in ribeye bistecca Fiorentina served with arugula and gorgonzola cream sauce. Of note are Chef Chris’s handmade pasta plates, like Maine peekytoe crab lumache tossed with lobster butter sauce, herb breadcrumbs and sea urchin espuma; earthy wild mushroom agnolotti with mushroom and leek ragout, crispy fried leeks and porcini jus; or busiate with spicy merguez sausage, sundried tomatoes, broccolini and plenty of shaved pecorino.
“Megan and I spent years in Chicago working in some of the best restaurants in the city. We set out to bring that same level of hospitality to the suburbs when we opened The Graceful Ordinary in 2021 in St Charles, and we’re continuing to make our mark in the Western Suburbs with Vicolo,” says Chef Chris.
“We’re thrilled to be back in the city, where it all started for us to preview this very special concept–and to be graciously hosted by One Off Hospitality, some of the most talented restaurateurs in the business. It’s a full circle moment for us,” says Megan Curren.
Dishes and drinks will be available for à la carte purchases and reservations are available with credit card hold via OpenTable.
Teaming up with Chef Thomas Hollensed and the kitchen at One Off Hospitality’s Wicker Park diner Dove’s Luncheonette, Chef Chris and Vicolo’s Chef de Cuisine Claire Scheufler will bring their cooking style to the city’s restaurant scene on Thursday, February 20th from 5 pm to 9 pm. The Vicolo preview dinner will offer an assortment of starters, handmade pastas, entrées and desserts from the restaurant’s upcoming menu, including seafood crudo dressed with blood orange, fennel and green Castelvetrano olives; fresh burrata with persimmon, fennel pollen, honeycomb and pistachio; and bone-in ribeye bistecca Fiorentina served with arugula and gorgonzola cream sauce. Of note are Chef Chris’s handmade pasta plates, like Maine peekytoe crab lumache tossed with lobster butter sauce, herb breadcrumbs and sea urchin espuma; earthy wild mushroom agnolotti with mushroom and leek ragout, crispy fried leeks and porcini jus; or busiate with spicy merguez sausage, sundried tomatoes, broccolini and plenty of shaved pecorino.
“Megan and I spent years in Chicago working in some of the best restaurants in the city. We set out to bring that same level of hospitality to the suburbs when we opened The Graceful Ordinary in 2021 in St Charles, and we’re continuing to make our mark in the Western Suburbs with Vicolo,” says Chef Chris.
“We’re thrilled to be back in the city, where it all started for us to preview this very special concept–and to be graciously hosted by One Off Hospitality, some of the most talented restaurateurs in the business. It’s a full circle moment for us,” says Megan Curren.
Dishes and drinks will be available for à la carte purchases and reservations are available with credit card hold via OpenTable.
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