Restaurant news: Tre Dita in Lakeshore East among 9 notable openings and closings in Chicago and the suburbs

Bistecca alla fiorentina, tagliatelle al ragù bianco and schiacciata are just some of the signature dishes at Tre Dita in Chicago. The highly anticipated restaurant opened at the luxury St. Regis Chicago hotel in the Lakeshore East neighborhood on March 16. It’s the Italian-inspired sibling on the second floor to the Japanese-inspired Miru on the 11th floor. “Tre Dita means three fingers and it refers to the measurement of the bistecca fiorentina,” said chef Evan Funke. “Anything under three fingers thick is considered carpaccio in the Tuscan mindset.” Funke, best...