Dining events: Lou's Pizza Factory opens in Arlington Heights
Lou's Pizza Factory now open
Lou's Pizza Factory recently opened under co-owners Lou Castiello and Jeffery Staadt in the space formerly occupied by the 30s Pizza Factory. Lou's serves pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and calzones, all-you-can-eat crab legs and gluten-free items. Try its signature pizza - a 1-carb, guilt-free pizza made with a cauliflower crust. The eatery is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Lou's Pizza Factory is at 719 E. Dundee Road, Arlington Heights. (847) 577-0033 or louspizzafactory.com.
California dreamin'
Join Francesca's Amici's Taste of California wine dinner - a five-course event that pairs fine California wines with Italian dishes prepared by chef Humberto Martinez. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. $58 per person, excludes tax and gratuity.
Francesca's Amici is at 174 N. York Road, Elmhurst. (630) 279-7970 or miafrancesca.com.
Gia Mia gives Wheaton an upscale pizza bar
An upscale, family-friendly pizza bar is headed to downtown Wheaton this spring. Gia Mia is a creation of chef Brian Goewey, co-owner and chef at Fire + Wine pizza bar in neighboring Glen Ellyn. His new eatery will feature the classical Neapolitan style found in Italy as well as an extensive liquor collection. Sit at the counter and see your pizza come together with farm-to-table ingredients at the pizza station then watch it cook in an imported pizza oven.
Gia Mia will be at 106 N. Hale St., Wheaton.