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All Bottled Up: Over Easy Cafe
The spot: When it comes to Easter brunch, we can't resist a good resurrection tale. Over Easy Cafe, a phenomenal Ravenswood brunch spot that debuted last March, was having a pretty good run until an August fire shut things down. But owner Jon Cignarale rose from the ashes earlier this year with style, quickly rebuilding his clientele to nearly pre-fire levels. The experience gave him a new outlook on the brunch biz.
"When all is said and done, a restaurant is nothing but a bunch of objects," he says. "It's the people that serve and the people that cook that make a restaurant what it is." Celebrate the spot's rebirth on Sunday with decadent holiday specials like Lollipop Lambchops Benedict ($14), made with baby lamb chops and topped with mint hollandaise, and French Toast Cannoli ($10) with mascarpone and ricotta cheeses, mini chocolate chips, and crushed pistachios.
The bottle: Over Easy isn't the only spot experiencing a rebirth. Across the street, Windy City Liquors (4959 N. Damen Ave. 773-878-2123) has a new owner who's steadily increasing the shop's sophistication. Stop by on Sunday (the shop starts selling at 11 a.m.) for a bottle of champagne. You could skip the $9.99 bottle of Korbel and go nuts with a $29.99 bottle of cult fave Pommery Pop, but frankly, the cheap stuff is perfect for Over Easy's juice of the day: orange juice-strawberry puree served with a sprig of mint ($3).
Check for more Easter Brunch ideas in our guide. If you're looking for BYOB ideas, stay tuned for more All Bottled Up posts soon.
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