Chris Sommers, owner of Pi in the East Loop, has announced plans to open a LEED-certified bar in November at 408 N. Euclid Ave., most recently home to Posh. Sommers has placed the cocktail menu in the hands of mixology powerhouse H. Joseph Ehrmann, owner of Elixir in San Francisco. “We’ll be doing a lot of things with local ingredients,” Sommers said. “We’ll be following the trend toward classic cocktails while keeping a focus on green, local and organic.” He plans to call the bar Pi Bar, Liquid Pi or some other spin on the name of his popular pizzeria. Sommers also is negotiating a lease nearby to house a third Pi. Watch this space for updates.
This article appears in Aug 1-31, 2009.