In this month’s Five Questions column, Sauce contributor Byron Kerman spoke with Michael Del Pietro, owner of Sugo’s Spaghetteria, Babbo’s Spaghetteria, the Via Vino wine bar and, come summer, Trattoria Spezie. In the first part of his interview, available in the January issue of Sauce, Kerman asked Del Pietro about the burgeoning local Italian restaurant scene, the Del Pietro house salad and his ultimate goal. Now, in the second half – available exclusively in the Extra Sauce section of SauceMagazine.com – Del Pietro shared details about the highly vegetarian menu at Trattoria Spezie, his favorite pizza and how his kids help out in the kitchen.
More on Trattoria Spezie, opening this summer in The Loop.
This article appears in January 2011.