What a night looks like

Dolce Vita After Dark

Bachelorette, Ukrainian Village · August 8, 2026

• Canapésmozzarella di carrozza · roasted potatoes and puttanesca · yellowtail crudo · marinated pepper skewers
• Saladfennel and cherry tomato, italian dressing
• The tablechicken thigh cacciatora, caper brown butter · seabass and mushroom risotto · eggplant stuffed peppers · white beans, sundried tomato, ricotta · zucchini alla scapece · ciabatta, herbed butterfamily style
• Dolcicannoli: hazelnut, stone fruit and berry
• Take-homejuniper shortbread cookie sandos

Lucano spritzes, an aperitivo of peaches and lambrusco named for the bride, falanghina and primitivo down the table, house limoncello after dark. Zero-proof versions of all of it.

Locavore Farm Table

Locavore Farm, Grant Park · August 1, 2026

• Bitesmozzarella di carrozza · grilled pepper, eggplant, and mushroom skewers
• Onekale, tomato, and fennel salad, cherry vinaigrette
• Breadjuniper and maple rolls, sage butter
• Twohorseradish miso chicken thighs, grilled kohlrabi purée, kimchi cucumbers
• Threespicy lamb cabbage rolls, summer squash, feta, ramps
• Fourzucchini bread, buttermilk, mint, puffed wild rice
• Take-homebrown butter honeycomb

Backyard Birthday

Family garden, Chicago · July 20, 2026

• The boardpâté, summer sausage, aged cheddar, juniper blue, membrillo, curried rhubarb jam, pickles, lavashWisconsin, mostly
• Breadsourdough, herbed butter
• Sharedgarden crostini: herbed yogurt, pickled carrots, stewed mushrooms, snap peas, flowers
• Sharedramp kimchi and bacon sweet potato croquettes, caviar
• Sharedbrie, berry, and lardo tarts, mint
• The cakeali’s mom’s blueberry lemon cake

Wines and cocktails built to keep everyone on their feet and talking.