Tortello
When Dario Monni and his wife Jill Gray opened up Tortello’s in Wicker Park this year, they wanted to be all about pasta. Dario, a native of Sardinia, knew there was only one way to teach his staff to make pasta like his grandmother did; he brought in a Puglian woman—Lilla Simone—to spend time with his staff. Was Signora Simone a good teacher? Si, certo! In the window of his shop, throughout the day, Dario’s crew hand-make pasta in all shapes and sizes, drawing crowds which, attracted by the unbelievable dexterity of the pasta makers, sit down at the no-reservation restaurant to enjoy some of the best pasta in the city. (David Hammond)
1746 W. Division, tortellopasta.com
Best of Chicago 2019
