Vella closed
A quick note:
A pretty enjoyable brunch place, Vella Cafe, closed a couple weeks ago. I ran into a couple of the girls who worked there at the Logans Square Farmers Market and they said the new owner was going to open a Mexican-Chinese fusion restaurant.
Addendum:
Apparently, Vella was bought out by the couple who run Urban Belly, which has a weird concept that Chris said he’s going to explain.
Bill Kim: So I have a vision for the food, while Yvonne and Yasmina take that vision along with their own style for the design. What are we calling it?
Yvonne Cadiz-Kim: Reclaimed industrial.
Bill Kim: Right, reclaimed industrial.
Reclaimed industrial? We’ll see, I guess.



Sam, here’s a link you and your readers might be interested in. The restaurant replacing Vella will be called Belly Shack, and we recently ran an interview with the owners, Bill Kim and Yvonne Cadiz-Kim.
http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/77837/belly-shack
Thanks,
David T.
Food Editor, Time Out Chicago