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Nutella Cafe opens in Chicago
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As if food lovers needed any more reason to visit Chicago this summer, now
we all have one: the Nutella Café, which opens its doors today on the
city’s bustling Michigan Avenue. The restaurant is the first Nutella Café to be
owned and operated by parent company Ferrero, whose team decided on a Second
City opening for one big factor, in particular.
“There’s an incredible dining culture in this city, and Nutella is all about the idea of sharing good food with friends and family,” says Noah Szporn, head of marketing at Nutella North America. “We thought that Chicago would be the perfect place to do that.”
While the team has hosted several pop-up cafés worldwide, the Chicago opening is its first permanent fixture — and as such, they wanted to make the experience a memorable one. Visitors enter through a door in the shape of a Nutella jar to discover ample space for sitting and lingering underneath acoustical panels resembling waves of chocolate and bright yellow lighting fixtures in the shape of hazelnut flowers that illuminate, of course, what everyone is here for — the food.
An all-day menu is offered and includes an extensive lineup of sweet and savory options, both big and small, each of which is in some way inspired by Nutella or its origins. “We wanted to challenge the chefs with the idea of carrying the essence of Nutella throughout the day, whether that’s in a breakfast pastry or a salad,” notes Szporn, who references greens topped with chopped hazelnuts and panini filled with speck ham sourced from Piedmont, the same Italian region where Nutella began. Sweeter options include everything from traditional go-tos, such as Nutella-hazelnut baguettes and Nutella-banana crepes, to more creative incorporations of the spread (think oatmeal or fruit salad with yogurt).
Whatever guests order, the team hopes they’ll take their sweet time enjoying it. “Nutella has a European heritage, and part of that includes the idea of visiting patisseries and cafés and spending time to sit down with others and relax,” says Szporn. “We’re hoping that practice carries over.”
Nutella Café is located at 189 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and is open Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. To learn more, call 312-729-5186.
First permanent Nutella Cafe opens in Chicago
Nicole Schnitzler,
Special for USA TODAY Published 6:51 a.m. ET May 31, 2017 | Updated 4:14 p.m.
ET May 31, 2017
“There’s an incredible dining culture in this city, and Nutella is all about the idea of sharing good food with friends and family,” says Noah Szporn, head of marketing at Nutella North America. “We thought that Chicago would be the perfect place to do that.”
While the team has hosted several pop-up cafés worldwide, the Chicago opening is its first permanent fixture — and as such, they wanted to make the experience a memorable one. Visitors enter through a door in the shape of a Nutella jar to discover ample space for sitting and lingering underneath acoustical panels resembling waves of chocolate and bright yellow lighting fixtures in the shape of hazelnut flowers that illuminate, of course, what everyone is here for — the food.
An all-day menu is offered and includes an extensive lineup of sweet and savory options, both big and small, each of which is in some way inspired by Nutella or its origins. “We wanted to challenge the chefs with the idea of carrying the essence of Nutella throughout the day, whether that’s in a breakfast pastry or a salad,” notes Szporn, who references greens topped with chopped hazelnuts and panini filled with speck ham sourced from Piedmont, the same Italian region where Nutella began. Sweeter options include everything from traditional go-tos, such as Nutella-hazelnut baguettes and Nutella-banana crepes, to more creative incorporations of the spread (think oatmeal or fruit salad with yogurt).
Whatever guests order, the team hopes they’ll take their sweet time enjoying it. “Nutella has a European heritage, and part of that includes the idea of visiting patisseries and cafés and spending time to sit down with others and relax,” says Szporn. “We’re hoping that practice carries over.”
Nutella Café is located at 189 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and is open Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. To learn more, call 312-729-5186.
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BEST GELATO EVER!!!
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Italian-born Marina, co-owner of Golosi, is a second generation gelato master. Her father, Antonio started a small gelato business in Casale Monferrato after moving from the northeast of Italy after the second World War.
Over fifteen years ago, Marina and her family moved to the United States, settling in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Longing for good authentic artisan gelato, she pushed the whole family to open Golosi in 2006 and let southern Wisconsin know what creamy, real handcrafted gelato that respected the old traditions was really like.
Ever since then Marina and her husband Paolo have been committed to making sure only the best ingredients go into their gelato, personally choosing and selecting everything from the milk, the vanilla beans to the European chocolate and continuing the traditional methods of creating truly genuine gelato inspired by their land of origin.
Monday-Th, Sunday 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat 10am-9pm
Over fifteen years ago, Marina and her family moved to the United States, settling in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Longing for good authentic artisan gelato, she pushed the whole family to open Golosi in 2006 and let southern Wisconsin know what creamy, real handcrafted gelato that respected the old traditions was really like.
Ever since then Marina and her husband Paolo have been committed to making sure only the best ingredients go into their gelato, personally choosing and selecting everything from the milk, the vanilla beans to the European chocolate and continuing the traditional methods of creating truly genuine gelato inspired by their land of origin.
Visit them at 162 E Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, (262) 391-0637
Hours:Monday-Th, Sunday 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat 10am-9pm
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