It’s time to put all of the speculation to rest with the scoop on the Drunken Goat. Never heard of it? It’s Stephanie Izard’s forthcoming restaurant, and we have all the details straight from the, er, goat’s mouth: “I’m opening a restaurant with Kevin and Rob [that’s Boehm and Katz of BOKA, Landmark and Perennial] and basically it’s going to be Spanish and Italian–influenced small plates,” Izard says. “It’ll be more casual than Scylla but still in my style and we’ll still have seafood but we’re going to have a little bit more fun with it.”

Izard came up with the name with the help of fellow Top Chef contestant and friend Antonia Lofaso. Izard’s last name is French for a type of Pyrenees mountain goat. The duo were brainstorming on an adjective to add to the name and drunken "just fit," according to Izard, who says she loves the cheese and, well, also likes to drink. Izard’s friend Quang Hong, the local artist responsible for Scylla’s cool sculpted metal awning, is behind the Drunken Goat logo and will add a few other signature touches here and there.

As for the space, the trio have been hunting around various neighborhoods for the last couple months, and have finally settled on Wicker Park, where a lease is currently close to being signed. "Kevin and I are very, very excited to be doing a deal with Stephanie," Katz says. "She’s a spectacular talent and spectacular person and even though we’ve been through this opening stage many times, we understand that there are powers-that-be that decide when opening day will really be. We’re very much in the infancy stages right now and realistically, we’re looking at late summer 2009 at best. As for the restaurant, two words: comfortable and accessible."