Italian restaurants are everywhere in America. In this episode, David Manilow visits with Chef Federico Comacchio of Gioia in the West Loop with a deep curiosity: What’s the secret to a genuine Italian dining experience? From the Crain’s newsroom, Ally Marotti joins Manilow to discuss the outlook for restaurants in 2023. As chefs and their owners manage the realities of inflation, what will be the breaking point for consumers? Plus, Manilow asks some of Chicago’s most notable names in the hospitality industry about the one thing they can’t live without in the kitchen.