Review: Olio e Più and the Romance of a Perfect Meal
This Valentine’s Week, my partner and I headed to Olio e Più in River North. We were met with the perfect atmospheric evening, starting with the restaurant’s Martini Monday special […]
Love Bites at Farm Bar, The Goddess and Grocer, for Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day
Celebrate Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day with delicious, creative, and affordable options at two of Chicago’s best curated eateries: Farm Bar and The Goddess and Grocer. I reluctantly release my gate-keeping […]
Review: Urban Belly Invites You to Join the Family This Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a time for reunion, renewal, and celebration, and Urban Belly rises to the occasion with a thoughtfully crafted special menu. The five-course experience begins with three […]
Interview: Stevan Miller Gives Us the Inside Scoop on His World as a Beverage Director for Three Chicago Restaurants
It’s no secret that Chicago has some of the best food in the world, but it is also home to some of the best bars, cocktail lounges, speakeasies, and more. […]
Review: Petite Edith’s French Comfort Food Is a Balm for Chicago Winter
Petite Edith offers a fusion of French cuisine and Midwestern sensibilities to Chicago’s River North neighborhood, and you don’t want to miss its winter menu. Chef Jenner Tomaska and Katrina […]
Review: Avec Offers Warm and Yummy Prix Fixe Dinner for Chicago Restaurant Week
In October 2003, Donnie Madia and Paul Kahan of 12-time James Beard Award-winning One Off Hospitality opened Avec in the West Loop, first conceived as a wine bar to assuage […]
Chicago Restaurant Week Roundup: The Best Dinner Deals Under $50
It’s that magical time of year. The winter holidays? Valentine’s Day? Even better—Chicago Restaurant Week. From January 23 to February 8, CRW gives Chicagoans and visitors alike the opportunity to […]
Review: Lincoln Park’s Ox Bar & Hearth and Butcher & the Bear Offer Cozy Fine Dining
When Chicago gets cold outside, head inside to these two northside eateries offering warm interiors for both body and belly, featuring Midwestern regional fare and curated cocktails. Ox Bar & […]
Review: Meso-American (and More) Foodie Feast at the Reborn Michelin Star Atelier Restaurant
Across the street from the massive Lincoln Square construction site on the Western Brown Line stop (check out the piece of the Berlin Wall inside), and behind an unassuming storefront […]
Review: British Bites and Subzero Martinis at Hawksmoor Chicago’s Beef & Liberty Bar
Atop Hawksmoor steakhouse, in the former Michael Jordan restaurant location on LaSalle in River North, is a newish second-story venue, the Beef & Liberty Bar. The décor evokes upscale English […]
Review: A Unique, Grassroots Biography of Chicago, The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories by Barry Pearce
One of the many fascinating things about a city like Chicago is how the lives of millions of strangers are unknowingly intertwined. Barry Pearce gets at this in a savvy […]
Bites: What Honeymoon Stage Author Margaux Eliot Eats in a Day
The name Margaux Eliot is new on the literary block in Chicago. Like her main character in her twisty, reality-TV-stoked whirlwind of a debut novel, Honeymoon Stage (Little A, Nov. […]