I just discovered RPM Italian (Bill and Guiliana Rancic’s new Chicago restaurant) are giving away an invitation to opening night! Although the opening date has yet to be announced (scheduled to be the end of this month), this is probably us common folks’ only shot to getting in. All you have to do is sign up on their email subscriber list here. But sssssssshhhhh….don’t tell anyone!
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| Bill and Guiliana Rancic |
If you have no idea what I am talking about, Bill Rancic (the first winner of The Apprentice) and Guiliana Rancic (E!News personality host), have teamed up with Lettuce Entertain You Melman siblings (same owners of HUB51 and Paris Club) to open their first ever restaurant. And you better believe the both of them will be in attendance…making it one of the most desirable events in the city. Better known as “Mama Depandi’s” from their reality TV show, the modern Italian restaurant will occupy the old River North, Ben Pao location. It is rumored Guiliana designed the staffs outfits herself.
Good luck and hopefully see you there!
{image and source credits: RPM Italian, E!News, Metromix}
IT was a celeb finding event last night at RPM. The Depandi’s were so nice and just loving every minute of it. Lovie Smith, Peanut Tillman, Miss Illinois, Richard Roeper and news anchors. GREAT food (try the prime rib meatballs and the ravioli. Saw the menu as well and it is extremely affordable pricing. The layout is “open” and really nicely done. You would never know it was Ben Pao. you can check out some photos on http://www.facebook.com/hereschicago
Jim thanks so much for this little bit of insight to the RPM opening! Cannot wait to try it in real life.
we were there wendsday the 29th, my daughter, a freind of Bill and Gulianna, wanted to go we got reservations, my daughter got pictures as well as autographs,( she had met them at the book signing at Borders last year), had a GREAT TIME . They are the BEST < and valet parking, GET OUT!!!!!!! 12.00, FANTASTIC, PLEASE IF YOU CAN GO THERE!!!!!!!