Good Seats: The Chef's Table At La Madia
Still, not all chef's tables are highfalutin, wallet-busting extravagances. The Chicago Pizza Club recently sat some of its members at the chef's table at La Madia, where for a measly $25 (that's, like, half our cable bill!) they were treated to:
• Locally grown cantelope melon and prosciutto di Parma, served with Pisoni, Lucy, Rosé of Pinot Noir '07Honestly the whole blog entry (plus the accompanying comments) reads so outrageously positive about the experience that our shill-radar was going off almost the entire time. But we're inclined to grant La Madia the benefit of the doubt: The River North quasi-newcomer (it's less than a year old) has the pedigree to back it up, since the guy behind it all, Jonathan Fox, used to be COO at Maggiano's Little Italy. Presumably the dude knows what he's doing.
• Toasted bruschetta of wild mushrooms & sweet onions (recipe)
• Heirloom Beet Salad, with watercress, salt-roasted almonds, & Gorgonzola, served with Cambria, Chardonnay '05
• Shaved artichoke pizza with Reggiano Parmesan & garlic
• Diver Sea Scallops with fingerling potatoes & sweet corn, served with Roco, Pinot Noir '05
• Triple pepperoni pizza
• Chocolate Tortino, served with Lindemans Framboise Lambic Ale
[Special Event] Chef's Table at La Madia [Chicago Pizza Club]
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[Photo: La Madia's Shaved Artichoke, Reggiano Parmesan & Garlic Pizza, via the Flickr of perhaps Chicago's best food photographer, Zesmerelda]
Comments
Wow, thanks for the shout-out. V.v.v. nice!
Posted by: Tammy (aka Zesmerelda) | August 13, 2008 11:57 AM
Hi there, thanks for reading at chicagopizzaclub.com. We will be back at La Madia soon for a proper review of just the pizza, but the Chef's Table is a great deal!
Posted by: Petey Pizza | August 30, 2008 10:27 AM