An East Coast hospitality group will kick off its ambitious three-restaurant plan for the Windy City this week with the debut of its first restaurant in Downtown Chicago. Olio e Più, an expansive trattoria and enoteca featuring Italy’s many regional cuisines, debuts Wednesday at 445 N. Dearborn Street in River North, aiming to win over local diners outside the boundaries of New York City.

The brand, simply dubbed the Group, unveiled the original Olio e Più as its first endeavor in 2010 in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. More than a dozen years later, founder Emil Stefkov is eager to introduce Chicago to a more elegant, upscale version of the New York City original with a menu from Italian-born executive chef Danilo Galati.