CREEPIES Chicago
David and Anna Posey have earned acclaim individually (he at Blackbird and she at Publican, both of One Off Hospitality) and together, with their Michelin-starred restaurant Elske, opened in 2016. Now, next door to Elske in Chicago’s West Loop, the couple in late August opened a second concept called Creepies. The name is an inside joke between Anna and David that kind of stuck. The menu is described as neo-bistro fare with Midwestern influences. Opening bites, for example, include warm brie gougères, as well as tomatoes and peaches with crispy tapenade and labneh. Among the entrees, roasted chicken with liver and wine sauce; roasted lamb with Swiss chard and herbs de provence. And, for dessert, a Raspberry Sherbert Meringue Cake with buttermilk.
THE NEW CREEPIES IS NEXT DOOR TO THE ACCLAIMED RESTAURANT ELSKE IN CHICAGO. | PHOTO COURTESY OF GALDO PHOTO
AMAZÓNICO MIAMI Miami
The Amazon is a very long river and it meanders through a lot of culinary territory. Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Silva and Marta Seco explored that notion with the restaurant Amazónico, which launched in Madrid in 2016 Later the concept grew with locations in London, Dubai, Monte Carlo and, soon, Miami, where Amazónico is scheduled to open later this month. It will be the first in the U.S. Details on the menu were not available, but it’s going to be a big restaurant, with three floors and a rooftop, seating nearly 400 diners. On the second floor: a bar and lounge with a DJ playing “elec-tropical sounds.” The design will give the impression of dining in the rainforest, with dark wood, volcanic stone and lots of green.
AMAZONICO’S DESIGN, MUSIC AND CUISINE ARE INFLUENCED BY BRAZIL IN THE 1930S. | RENDERING COURTESY OF AMAZONICO MIAMI
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