Hinsdale Living, December 2022

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

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ecember always arrives with style, all twinkling lights and mailboxes overflowing with holiday cards. It’s such a wonderful time of year, with the Hinsdale Christmas Walk, Clarendon Hills Christmas Walk and special events filling the calendar at both Oakbrook Center and Burr Ridge Village Center.

In between the hustle and bustle of parties and good deeds, we hope you’ll spend a bit of time with this issue, which is positively packed with some of the most interesting people around.

A star is born in Rio Lewis, the Hinsdale Middle School student on whom Claudie Wells, the newest American Girl doll is modeled. Rio, like Claudie, is a multi-hyphenate. She dances, acts, sings, plays the trumpet, and is an avid reader.

She is the perfect Claudie, who has a backstory set in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

Our Country vs. Town section introduces us to Hinsdale's

Kristin Maggio, a working mother of four who is so stylish and amusing you’ll likely find yourself re-reading her tips for where to go.

Dinner Date takes us to Il Mio, the downtown Clarendon Hills hot spot, where the food is fresh and the service is old school.

Some of our favorite professionals offer excellent advice to appreciate. Dr. Mira Albert and her team at Brush Pediatric Dentistry are such a valuable resource for parents and children. Our friends at Hindman have excellent tips in Collector’s Corner.

The season has been incredible for fundraisers and gala goers. We’ve captured many of the highlights in our Living + Giving coverage.

Wishing you the happiest of holidays.

Enjoy the pictures, and good reading.

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Hinsdale Living’s guide to the area’s people, places, and things that you must know about

After picking the perfect presents, make sure they look simply spectacular under the tree. Some wrap stars save this task for themselves, stocking up on pretty papers, lovely ribbons, and lavish gift tags. As with anything during the month of December, if you don’t love it, don’t do it. Many local boutiques will wrap gifts for you or visit the enterprising junior boards whose members volunteer their wrapping services to raise money for important organizations. If all else fails, drop off your goodies at Sass-NClass for full-service wrapping. Take all the credit. They’ll never tell. 19 West First Street, Hinsdale, 630.655.2420, sass-n-class.net.

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grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the very Irish-Catholic neighborhood of Beverly. Living on the same block as her entire family kept everyone very close with Sunday dinners at her Grandparents house creating cherished memories. After elementary school, Kristin attended Culver Academies, a boarding school in Indiana, where she found a love of reading and her dearest friends. College in Iowa followed.

Kristin majored in Elementary Education and served as a 4th grade teacher before becoming a paralegal at an iIntellectual property law firm.

Kristin met her husband, J, on a blind date set up by her cousin in 2007.

The couple married and started their family shortly thereafter. The Maggio family includes four children: Maddie (12), Jasper (9), and twins Rocco and Duke (6), plus two Bernedoodles named Oreo and Marty McFly. This power couple experienced the privilege of being part of the Burr Ridge and Clarendon Hills communities before settling in Hinsdale in 2018. When Kristin is not at home, she works in the sales office of a steel manufacturing plant. Work life balance is important to her, and she likes having the best of both worlds with a job that allows her to still be at events for her kids during the day when needed. Kristin enjoys volunteering with various organizations, including past stints with Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club and Union Church Early Childhood Program and lots of time currently with Monroe School. Life with four kids and two dogs can be busy, but when not moonlighting as an Uber driver for the four Maggio kids, she and J love to cook and host friends for dinner.

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a fresh manicure. Guilty pleasure? Dateline, Unsolved Mysteries, pretty much any true crime show. Have you noticed a theme? All the Real Housewives shows, which my husband pretends he doesn’t like. Music you love?

David Gray, Lil’ Wayne, and whatever new music my husband has discovered. Advice you would give to your younger self? No child has ever died from crying.

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Did I mention we have 4 kids and 2 dogs? Place to celebrate?

Gibson’s Oakbrook. Best quick bite or hidden gem? Frankie’s Deli. Favorite festival or special event? Hinsdale’s Independence Day Parade. Best thing about the country? The friends and tightknit community. Worst thing about the country? Twoway stop signs. The perfect day is? Dropping off the kids at school, going for a walk and grabbing a coffee, get a no-chip manicure and pedicure at Nail Time, hair done by Matthew at Salon Lofts, then going to Nabuki for dinner.

Your style is? Sleek, and a little edgier. Favorite walk? In and out of an Uber Black. Favorite sounds or soundtrack? Whatever J is playing on Spotify. Place to celebrate? Joe’s Stone Crab. Best Joe’s Stone Crab quick bite or hidden gem? Tufano’s. Favorite festival or special event? Bull’s Games at the United Center. Shop? I love stopping in boutiques in all the different neighborhoods. Best thing about town? The energy. Worst thing about town? Traffic. The perfect day is? We don’t go downtown that much, but when we do, I love a quick staycation that typically involves some shopping, dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab, breakfast in bed, spa and then head back home.

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Where does one start with buying at auction?

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I would recommend attending an auction preview and discussing the process with a specialist. We love nothing more than welcoming clients into the galleries after spending so much time selling virtually during the pandemic.

ity of works selling for well above their estimates, it was clear that this female surrealist is continuing to rapidly gain attention. As an Abercrombie collector myself, it’s been very special to see how her market has flourished.

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ZW: Auction is an incredible place to buy art. But, of course, there are a number of venues where collectors can begin today—the choices can be overwhelming for everyone from the novice collector to the experienced one. If you are interested in buying from a gallery, dealer, or an online platform so you can have the painting immediately irrespective of an auction calendar, that is certainly understandable. Most of our clients buy from auctions, art fairs, galleries, and more. I recommend that collectors buy from both the primary and secondary markets to build a rich collection.

Zack Wirsum: Bidding at auction is quite simple and there are several different ways to do it. You can still bid live with a paddle during the What are you looking forward to ofsale, as many people might imagine fering this December? when they think of an auction. Prior JS: I am particularly excited about to the auction, you can also leave two works we have by Doris Emrick an absentee bid—the maximum Lee, a renowned American figuraamount that you would be willing to tive painter and printmaker, that Artwork to be offered in pay—that will be executed on your will be included in our December 7 Hindman’s December 2022 Fine Art auctions behalf by the auctioneer during the American & European Art auction. sale. Another option is to telephone bid. One of our team members The Art Institute of Chicago has one of her best paintings in its colwill call you and bid as your proxy in real-time. Recently, more and lection which I have always loved. To top it off, we also had a large more of our clients bid online using Hindman’s Digital Bid Room. consignment of paintings by Lee in the very first sale I worked at No matter how you choose to participate, we love to see new bidders Hindman in 2006 so I am somewhat nostalgic about her as well. compete for property in our sales.

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The best collections are built from the heart with love, time, and research on the artists that form the collection. That said, if you are interested in buying works that you hope go up in value, it is wise to see what market trends are happening. In recent years, there has been a well-overdue amount of attention paid to female artists and artists of color in the art market which is one area we see a lot of potential for growth. For example, we were blown away by the prices achieved in September’s sale of Gertrude Abercrombie paintings from the collection of Laura and Gary Maurer. With the major-

will feature a plethora of compelling works. I’m eager to see how a number of charming Abercrombie works will perform, and we also have outstanding works by Henry Moore, Sam Francis, Joan Snyder, and Alexander Calder to name just a few.

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“I love to read,” the 11-year-old with the beaming smile exclaims, adding, “Right now, I am re-reading the Keeper of the Lost Cities series of books because there’s a new volume coming out soon.”

The Hinsdale Middle School student then pulls the massive book out of her backpack, flipping through the pages as if she can’t wait to delve back into its imaginary places once again.

“During the process of working with American Girl, the team asked for a quick video of Rio talking about either her favorite historical figure or her favorite book,” Rio’s mom Didi Lewis says with a smile. “I knew that she would pick that book.”

What a full-circle moment for Rio’s work with the beloved brand to culminate in her likeness not only illustrating a book, as they thought it might, but that her image is the inspiration for American Girl’s newest doll Claudie Wells, and she appears on the cover of the hardcover book Meet Claudie, An American Girl, written by New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, and illustrated by Laura Freeman.

“That just might be the coolest part,” Rio gushes.

Granted, Lewis’ life thus far has in fact read like a storybook of sorts, as the sixth grader has found herself in the spotlight since she was just a little girl.

“She’s been modeling since she was four years old,” says Didi, whose son RJ Lewis also started modeling at a young age and is now starring in Amazon Prime’s new series A League of Their Own. “We found out about American Girl on the first day of school this year. I dropped Rio off at school and suddenly, my phone started blowing up because friends had received an American Girl email featuring a new doll that looked just like her.”

“I think I was reading when my mom told me,” adds Rio, who is now in the trumpet section of the school band after learning how to play it during the 20’s inspired American Girl shoot.

There is much to juggle right now for the Lewis family, who moved to Hinsdale just around the time Rio was entering kindergarten. Currently, both RJ and Rio are in demand across the country for a wide array of acting and modelling jobs.

“We don’t really talk about it too much,” Didi says quietly, admitting to the fact that the American Girl story did end up taking on ‘a life of its own,’ both locally and nationally. “So, a lot of times

our friends end up being surprised at what they see our kids doing.”

“One of my friends once texted me said, ‘That’s a big secret you kept,’” laughs Rio, who got to travel with her mom to New York City earlier this year to see her face firsthand, beaming all over the flagship store touting the brand’s newest character. “They never know where I might be.”

But make no mistake – the Lewis family is aware of the significance of the accomplishments of RJ and Rio, especially when they think about the fact that Rio is now the face of a black American Girl doll.

“Claudie Wells is the first black character with a positive backstory,” explains Didi of the American Girl character who grows up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the early 1920s.

“So, I think that’s really cool for Rio to be associated with that. For little black girls to see faces that look like them in the dolls and in the media and in a positive light? For a character to come out of an artistic period in black history?”

Didi stops for a moment to draw in a deep breath.

“It’s just pretty awesome for Rio to be a part of that.”

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“I want to go to The Julliard School and get a degree in dancing,” a somewhat breathless Rio explains when asked what she wants to be when she grows up. “I want to act and sing and then I’m going to do some animal rights activism while I like write songs and stuff. I might also want to perform in a Broadway show while I’m in New York, and then I’m going to get a record deal and have a number one single on the charts.”

But for now, Rio’s dreams are solely focused on Christmas morning.

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f you’re interested in waxing nostalgic about the golden age of Italian-American dining—the good old braciole and bocce ball days, when all the sauces were red and every table came topped with a carb-bomb of crusty pane, Rich Ciota can go yarn for yarn with pretty much anyone in town.

The man has restaurants and raviolis in his veins. Both sides of his family. His maternal grandfather started a meat company.

His paternal grandfather ran grocery stores. His uncle owned a banquet hall where Ciota got his start, working as a busboy, before he earned his culinary school degree from Kendall College and managed a slew of Italian spots.

Visit Ciota’s new place, Il Mio in Clarendon Hills, and you’ll see some photos from those good old days.

They’re not particularly easy to find, though. You’re going to have to snake your way to the back end of what’s an undeniable snazzy-looking dining room to get there.

Very California chic in here. Just head past the woodsheathed, brass-plated bar, complete with all globe lights, built-in flat-screens, and retro-cool Three’s Company ferns.

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Keep on going, toward the back. When you pass beneath a bright orange Vespa, the one suspended from the ceiling, you’ll see the photos.

Snapshots of old butcher shops. An old Nonna leaning against the hood of a car. There’s an image of old men spraying down what looks like a giant bull with a garden hose. And handwritten recipes—all scrawled in Italian—for a few dishes that can make Ciota and his partner, Sam Palumbo, feel like they’re nine years old again.

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decision to lead with the modern glitz in the front and house the endearing memories way in the back is deliberate.

“Look,” Ciota tells me, “People just don’t eat the way they used to anymore. People still expect old-school service, but when it comes to food, you have to adapt to the times.”

And there you have it: Ciota’s secret formula. Treat everyone—“yes, sir” and “yes, ma’am”—like they’re Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Only his kitchen is dishing up the kind of nouveau-style Italian food that diners crave these days.

Oh sure, there are plenty of old standards—bruschetta and fried calamari, and chicken parm and pork Milanese—but there’s an equal number of offerings that marry with the modern décor.

If I were to tell you, for instance, that Il Mio’s meatballs are gluten-free, what would you say? Pure apostasy? Or Thank the Lord?

Suffice to say they’d be welcome in our house any day of the week. They’re not those little marble-shaped polpette that are suddenly in vogue. They’re actual meatballs.

Softball-sized and dense. They taste like a rich Italian meatloaf molded into spherical form. Plus, they come wreathed in a slightly sweet tomato sauce, which goes down particularly easy—more like a silky pomodoro than a thick Sunday gravy.

Pizzas, you say? Ciota doesn’t really serve pizzas. He says there are plenty of pizza parlors around—thick, thin, Chicago-style

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and Neapolitan—so he’s serving “flatbreads.”

Truth be told, they’re actually Romanstyle pinsas.

The name pinsa derives from the Italian verb “pinsare,” which means to push. The dough itself is pushed and pushed and pushed until the end product looks like focaccia cross-pollinated with a tavernstyle cracker crust pizza. They’re crunchy as breadsticks at the ridge line with middle section firm enough to hold all sorts of goodies. You can order a sausage pinsa or a mushroom pinsa, but your best bet is probably the homemade pesto flatbread blanked with burrata.

By leaning into light bodied yet richly flavored dishes, Ciota hopes everyone will view Il Mio as more than just a special-occasion spot. He wants it to be a place equally suited for a night out with family as a romantic date night.

His plan seems to be working. We noticed just as many sit-down diners order the filet mignon sliders—charred on the grill, then topped with a tantalizing one-two blast of balsamic and aioli—as at the bar. You’ll certainly recognize Il Mio’s pastas— orecchietti with sausage, gnocchi alla vodka, ricotta-spinach ravioli—but you might be surprised at how light they are on your palate.

Our pappardelle with short rib ragu was pure late-2000s Cal-Italian. Sort of like a pot roast with pasta ribboned in between. The accent marks are on the sweetness of the carrots rather than the richness of the short ribs.

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miss, it’s the branzino, which is by some miracle, made without flour. It’s sautéed in a breezy lemon sauce with tomatoes and artichokes, conjuring up that wonderfully subtle citrus flavor that one associates with Meyer lemons.

Ditto for the Italian lemon cake, which is so good that some of Ciota’s customers still can’t believe he orders it from the outside. Tastes like a first-class glass of limoncello wrapped in a crust and dusted with powdered sugar. Old World meets New World. Rustic yet sophisticated. Rich and light. Just the way Rich Ciota like it.

Il Mio is located at 30 S. Prospect Ave. in Clarendon Hills. Call 630.526.4646 or visit eatilmio.com.

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“I am proud to say that two of my mentees who each worked with me as chairside assistants prior to applying for dental school, Dr. Stephanie Bollow and Dr. Maggie Rizzo, have since completed the 10 years of rigorous training required to become a pediatric dentist and are now working alongside me to help carry out the mission of Brush Pediatric Dentistry,” Albert says.

“Two more, Milan Stokes and Greta Kumskies, are well on their way and in dental school now.”

Brush’s five doctors work collaboratively with each other and a trusted team of other specialists in dentistry and pediatric healthcare to make sure patient’s needs are comprehensively met. The Brush emphasis is on prevention and education in a compassionate and fun way, beginning at age one.

Albert believes that not only is it Brush’s mission to provide the highest quality of care for its patients, it’s also important to give back to the community. The practice provides sponsorships and financial support for numerous local events and organizations, even offering a form on its Website for organizations to apply for funds.

“Brush has always been a leader in community support,” Albert says. “We are proud to donate to and sponsor local sports teams, organizations, events, and schools that align with our mission to help children.”

Brush Pediatric Dentistry is located at 911 North Elm Street, Suite 228 in Hinsdale, 630.504.2223, brushforkids.com.

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