Chicago Here We Come
In the Spring we were asked to bring Etto to Chicago for a weekend and now that weekend is upon us. Five of us will travel to the Windy City to spread some pasta love with the incredible Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group at one of their finest spots "The Oakville Grill and Cellar". We will do a menu takeover all weekend and then serve our pasta at 2 stations for a Paso Wine Grand Tasting event on Sunday the 25th. Our Giornata wines will be featured as well.
This is a special event for us since both my wife Stephy and Chef Marc have roots in Chicago, as does our digital media manager, Ryan. Gina and I both also hail from the Midwest so this will be be a sort of big homecoming for our team. If you happen to be in Chicago or know someone who is please come say hi.
This is a special event for us since both my wife Stephy and Chef Marc have roots in Chicago, as does our digital media manager, Ryan. Gina and I both also hail from the Midwest so this will be be a sort of big homecoming for our team. If you happen to be in Chicago or know someone who is please come say hi.
One of our faithful customers just alerted to the fact the Etto was just named the #11 spot for Pasta in the United States and #2 in the state of California. I guess we like Yelp when it's good to us. Every chef and restaurateur has mixed feelings about Yelp and restaurant review sites. Sure they can be a valuable source of information for consumers, but they can also be a little unfair at times or even manipulated by certain establishments. I read them all and dole out the good news, but most chefs can't stand reading or hearing any of the bad, just like they get too stressed watching "The Bear".
I learned this the hard way one time in Rome after dining in an establishment with a ton of great reviews, only to be informed later that they were mostly fake and my experience was underwhelming. Trust me, we appreciate good reviews and also remind guests that if you experience something that's not right, please let us know. Most restaurants will bend over backwards to fix a problem, at least I know we will. Thanks for those of you who have given us praise online and maybe soon we will crack the top 10.
Take a Survey - Help a Student
My daughter Kate called from Boston and said she needs to get at least 200 people to take a survey for one for her classes and the survey takers must be at least 24 years. She said that I know a lot more old people than she does and I'll tell you 25 is pretty old. If you have it in your hearts to help the girl our and see what they are studying at Boston University please CLICK HERE and do the survey. I did it and it only takes a minute or two. Thanks from Dad.
Lambstravaganza continues with our delicious lamb ragu featured at the Pasta Bar and in the Market to take home. I had the one pictured yesterday and it was delish. Also look for more lamb meatballs soon at the market.
