The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Assortment pronounces an all-new restaurant named Coa as its newest culinary vacation spot to debut on the helm of Oak Brook’s increasing meals and beverage scene. Impressed by the respective cultures of the resort’s proprietor Tely Nagle and Government Chef Ezequiel Dominguez, the resort would be the first to carry a culinary fusion of Spain’s Galicia neighborhood and Mexico’s agave historical past to the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. The brand new-build house is ready to debut in December 2023 with its identify paying homage to the specialised device that harvests agave.

“With the addition of a wholly new eating expertise that’s so near our hearts, we’re thrilled to proceed the resort’s lengthy historical past as a beacon of superb eating and shut gatherings for visitors and locals,” shares Tely Nagle, The Drake Oak Brook proprietor. “Each ingredient has been made to really feel like an extension of my household eating room from the heat, traditions and flavors of my tradition.”

Friends will embark on an genuine journey by way of agave-infused delicacies and tequila-based spirits that mix each Mexican and Spanish influences. Utilizing seasonal substances, menu highlights embody an in depth choice of cold and warm tapas, number of paellas celebrating the rice harvest alongside Spain’s Mediterranean Coast, shiny seafood dishes and extra.

“Among the earliest dishes I keep in mind making with my mom at six years outdated have been tapas,” shares Chef Ezequiel Dominguez. “I’ve thoughtfully merged my formal culinary background with these household traditions which have been handed down so as to create the recipes that can now develop into a particular a part of The Drake Oak Brook’s historical past by way of Coa.”

Conventional tapas-style eating and daring flavors will probably be juxtaposed with heat hospitality set inside a vibrant oasis honoring Mexico’s soulful roots and design mastery. Amidst hand-carved wooden finishes, customized furnishings from Mexico embody handcrafted furnishings and hand-sculpted chandeliers. Modern touches will probably be woven all through with interactive digital shows for high-definition musical screenings andvisual storytelling.

Coa marks the property’s first full restaurant addition in over 5 many years. Serving as a secluded hideaway within the 1960’s for legends from Frank Sinatra to King Charles, Chicago locals Jim and Tely Nagle introduced the property again to life in 2014 and have continued to transcend the model by way of generations and worldwide waters. This announcement comes one 12 months after the opening of the resort’s Aroma de Café espresso lounge and night wine bar, and one month following the model’s addition of the licensing settlement with Otaduy Yachts in Cabo San Lucas.

Fusing his Spanish heritage with the property’s century-long custom in superb eating, Chef Dominguez oversees all culinary elements of the property along with Coa, together with the historic Colonial Room serving traditional British Excessive Tea, Aroma de Café and old-school foyer bar. Coa will probably be open seven days every week for lunch and dinner with an early eating expertise Sunday by way of Thursday. Diners can get pleasure from weekly Completely happy Hour and late-night eating from Thursday by way of Sunday. Coa will debut Sunday brunch in early 2024.