• The former Madame Tartine (22 E. Hubbard St.) is being transformed into the second incarnation of Blue Frog Bar & Grill. The anticipated April open will boast a “man cave” and an emphasis on weekend brunch. [MMix]
• The spot at 2423 N. Clark St. that was planned to be a second outpost of Nella Pizzeria Napoletana has been turned instead into a place Scott Harris is calling Davanti Enoteca. [Dish, first item]
• We noted the opening of a second outpost of Letizia’s Natural Bakery last month, now comes confirmation that they’ll be open by June, in time for the World Cup. [The Stew]
• When The Fifth closed a few weeks ago, we didn’t realize it was going to take Kitsch’n River North with it. But it did. [312DD]
• Homewood’s Bamboo Blue, the restaurant where we briefly worked a few years ago before realizing that we did not in fact want to work at restaurants, will close this Saturday night. [Dish, final item]
