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Roger Federer, left, watches Spiaggia’s chef Joe Flamm cut tomatoes for a pasta dish during a visit to Spiaggia while promoting Barilla pasta, days before playing in the Laver Cup in 2018. Chef Joe ...

Spiaggia opened 35 years ago with Mantuano as chef in collaboration with Levy Restaurants. He molded the Italian restaurant into one of Chicago’s finest dining experiences, earning Michelin stars ...

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Through a combination of curiosity, smarts, and resources, Spiaggia and Cafe Spiaggia have ruled Chicago’s Italian scene from 980 North Michigan Avenue for nearly 30 years. Together, they earn seven ...

A chef who previously worked in Chicago died suddenly on Saturday while running a marathon in Nashville, according to family and event organizers. Joey Fecci, 26, was found unresponsive during a ...

In just the last month, James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Mantuano has opened his first-ever restaurant outside of the Midwest (Lorenzo in Miami), announced an extensive revamp for his flagship ...

Spiaggia executive chef Joseph Flamm is representing Chicago as a contestant on the new Season 15 of "Top Chef" on Bravo. The Humboldt Park neighborhood resident made his Grandmother Mary's spaghetti ...

This is not your father’s Spiaggia. It isn’t even Obama’s Spiaggia. Chicago’s finest Italian restaurant (and a favorite of You Know Who) closed for three months at the beginning of the year to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Tony Mantuano wants that second Michelin star. Fresh off ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...