Spike Gjerde has returned to the kitchen. Well, sort of.

One of my favorite restaurants in Baltimore is Sotto Sopra, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month, and I am proud to say I have been a regular customer from the beginning. This past Monday, April 24, a very favorable review of Sotto Sopra appeared in the Baltimore Examiner.

You’re probably wondering what this has to do with Spike. Well, it seems there were two errors in the Examiner article. First off, the owner’s name was misspelled: it’s Riccardo Bosio. Second, and more relevant, the article failed to mention that Spike Gjerde has been hired as a consultant chef for Sotto Sopra.

Riccardo Bosio’s excitement over his collaboration with Spike is obvious. “I love his cooking and creativity," Riccardo said. "I would like Sotto Sopra to become a hub for great cooking, not necessarily strictly Italian.”

Spike’s first menu is for Sotto Sopra’s opera night on May 21. Click here for a copy of the menu. Please join us as we wish Spike and Riccardo well on their new partnership. We are planning to have Spike prepare a special summer menu for us at Sotto Sopra in July.

Spike is also assisting the chef at another restaurant opening in the area and is scouting locations for a venue of his own.

Sotto Sopra
405 N. Charles St.
(bet. Franklin & Mulberry Sts.)
Baltimore, MD
410-625-0534
www.sottosoprainc.com