1359 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL 60607
(312) 226-5550
Hours:
Monday – Thursday 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – Midnight
Saturday 11:00 am – Midnight
Sunday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Corporate Chef Jonathan Beatty
Davanti Enoteca • Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan Beatty is the Corporate Chef of Davanti Enoteca. He joined the family of Francesca’s
Restaurants & Restaurateur Scott Harris in 2009 as the opening Sous-Chef at the award winning Purple
Pig restaurant on Michigan Avenue. With his proven success & creative culinary talent, Harris brought
Chef Beatty up through the ranks to open Davanti Enoteca in September 2010. Soon after it’s opening,
Time Out Chicago named Davanti Enoteca “Best New Italian Restaurant” and Chef Beatty was named
“Best New Chef” by Chicago Magazine.
Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Chef Beatty discovered his passion for cooking at an early age from his
mother who he describes as one of his culinary mentors. As a young student, he spent a year working in
kitchens in Florence and Siena, Italy. It is there that Beatty learned a great appreciation for how Italians
treat food, with respect and simplicity.
Beatty has had a colorful seven year career attending the renowned French Culinary Institute in New
York City and gaining Italian influences as a chef apprentice at New York City’s well known Felidia’s and
Esca restaurants.
Jonathan Beatty’s enthusiasm for the freshest seasonal ingredients is one of the many views he shares
with the family of Francesca’s Restaurants. He describes Davanti Enoteca as one of his greatest culinary
accomplishments to date.
Check out Jonathan in this great feature on the Food Network Channel:
http://www.foodchannel.com/articles/article/path-chef-jon-beatty/
