Ep 2363 McKenna Cassidy interviews Jonathan Capitanini | Next Generation

Welcome to the Next Generation and Episode 2363 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today, McKenna Cassidy interviews Jonathan Capitanini, president and Head Dishwasher of Italian Village Restaurant. 

More about today’s guest: 

Italian Village Restaurants is a restaurant complex and 4th generation family business located in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1927 by Italian immigrant Alfredo Capitanini, it includes 4 different concepts including The Village, a local institution and the oldest Italian restaurant in the city. Now led by the brother/sister team of Jonathan and Giovanna Capitanini, the group continues to reinvent Italian-American tradition with the opening of Sotto & Bar Sotto. These new concepts write the next chapter of Italian Village connecting the restaurants to new generation of guests. In addition to a vast selection of Italian and Italian-inspired fare, the group has longstanding relationships with many Italian wine producers and maintains a legendary wine list of over 1,500 labels. 

Connect: 

Web-site: https://www.italianvillage-chicago.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italianvillage_chi/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/italian-village-restaurants 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/italianvillagechicago/ 

More about the host: 

McKenna found her love of wine while serving in a Napa Valley tasting room. She later graduated from the University of Notre Dame and pursued wine on the East Coast with E. & J. Gallo Winery. She has worked in wine distribution for restaurants and luxury retail stores for the past three years.

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, McKenna is a Certified Specialist of Wine (2021), Certified Sommelier (2022), and Italian Wine Ambassador (2023).

She loves country swing dancing, hosting brunch parties, and sipping Italian Wine.

Connect:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mckennacassidy/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenna-cassidy-cs-csw-66baa412b/

Website Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mckennacassidy

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