I spent this week in Chicago at a conference with customers.
The event was at the House of Blues, which was a great venue to host a bunch people, and I hosted 2 client dinners.
Quartino was very good. Ended up being done family style for the 8 of us, so I was able to have a little bit of everything and everything tasted great. A couple of items were exceptional, the house made tortellini and the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese. We had various pizzas, a sausage and risoto dish, Orecchiette and a ton of salumi and cheese plates. A client picked the wine, so I'm not sure what we drank beyond a pinot and chianti. The chianti was excellent. Great experience for everyone and not a bad word about anything from a single person in the party.
www.quartinoristorante.com
The next night we had 16 people at Gene and Georgetti. Everyone raved about their food. We drank our faces off. But again, somebody else ordered the wine and I was too busy with conversations to pay attention to what was being poured, so I'm not sure what we were drinking. Steaks ruled the day, but I saw pork chops and gnocchi being served too. I thought we went overboard on appetizers with calamari, sausage & Peppers, shrimp cocktail, prsciutto & barrata, and carpaccio.
This was the first time since the fall of '19 where we were able to attend a large event with clients and prospects. I had forgotten how much fun it is to be out and face to fae with people in that kind of setting. There was so much pent up demand for human interaction that you could tell how downright giddy some people were and everyone enjoyed themselves. It's crazy to think that a few of these people are annually spending a million plus with us and this was the first time we'd actually met face to face.
The event was at the House of Blues, which was a great venue to host a bunch people, and I hosted 2 client dinners.
Quartino was very good. Ended up being done family style for the 8 of us, so I was able to have a little bit of everything and everything tasted great. A couple of items were exceptional, the house made tortellini and the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese. We had various pizzas, a sausage and risoto dish, Orecchiette and a ton of salumi and cheese plates. A client picked the wine, so I'm not sure what we drank beyond a pinot and chianti. The chianti was excellent. Great experience for everyone and not a bad word about anything from a single person in the party.
Chicago's Italian Restaurant | Quartino Ristorante
Quartino is an urban Chicago Italian restaurant and wine bar offering authentic regional Italian food and wine in a lively, welcoming atmosphere.
www.quartinoristorante.com
The next night we had 16 people at Gene and Georgetti. Everyone raved about their food. We drank our faces off. But again, somebody else ordered the wine and I was too busy with conversations to pay attention to what was being poured, so I'm not sure what we were drinking. Steaks ruled the day, but I saw pork chops and gnocchi being served too. I thought we went overboard on appetizers with calamari, sausage & Peppers, shrimp cocktail, prsciutto & barrata, and carpaccio.
Gene And Georgetti Steakhouse | Chicago Steakhouse
geneandgeorgetti.com
This was the first time since the fall of '19 where we were able to attend a large event with clients and prospects. I had forgotten how much fun it is to be out and face to fae with people in that kind of setting. There was so much pent up demand for human interaction that you could tell how downright giddy some people were and everyone enjoyed themselves. It's crazy to think that a few of these people are annually spending a million plus with us and this was the first time we'd actually met face to face.
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