River North's swanky Italian go-to
When a super-team decides to go Italian, the first step is always to make sure Ed Norton doesn't get upset his character's name is just "Steve" and mail it in. Bill & Giuliana Rancic clearly got that out of the way right after joining forces with both the Melmans and a French Laundry vet on their newest, boot-based venture: 8000 seriously swanky square feet of dark blacks & startling whites played out over mohair booths, glowing partitions, and oversized dome lights.
Sauce-wise, they've tapped the ex-Whistler barmaster to commandeer 'tails, and a 100-strong vino list covers everything from Super Tuscans, to Intense & Aromatic Whites, though it's only when Ed Norton noticeably lacks intensity that he really begins to stink.