A news release mentions a draft nitro-brewed espresso martini as part of the beverage program. Landes worked at Rick Bayless’ Bar Sotano, the Loyalist, and Mi Tocaya Antojeria in Logan Square. Liva has also brought aboard veteran Chicago bartender Roger Landes. Weekend brunch will be part of the repertoire, and Graves says they’ll have a late-night menu. The menu will lean European and the classic wine regions, but Graves isn’t opposed to dipping into other places for inspiration if the situation calls for it, For example, Graves says he has an XO Sauce he’s ready to deploy on the menu. “It’s really a matter of having good wine and having food that plays off that good wine.” “I don’t know if it’s really as complicated as people make it out to be,” Graves says of getting the food and wine programs in step. It’s creative modern Midwestern cuisine that will pair well with the wine made on premises. Liva, a name derived from the Scandinavian word for life, won’t have a fine dining bent like Graves’ Alinea adventures. Given that last credential, it’s apparent that Graves has experience ensuring food and wine complement each other. But what might catch diners’ eyes is Graves developed the menu at Terra & Vine, the Evanston restaurant owned by one of Chicago’s most famous sommeliers, Alpana Singh. He’s also cooked at the Promontory in Hyde Park. Graves is a former sous chef at Alinea, and also worked at Next Restaurant, and Aviary. Grilled shrimp at Liva isn’t exactly midwestern.
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