Magazine archive: Dining Out

Gilt Bar, Longman & Eagle: Dining Out Restaurant Reviews

Gilt Bar, Longman & Eagle: Dining Out Restaurant Reviews

THE PIG BANG THEORY: Two new restaurants span the distance between rumpled urbanites and sleek fashionistas—with a bridge made of pork

Balsan and Ria at the Elysian Hotel: Dining Out restaurant reviews

Balsan and Ria at the Elysian Hotel: Dining Out restaurant reviews

The Inn Crowd: Two shiny spots in the Elysian Hotel blast onto the Gold Coast—one buzzing, the other stunning

Cibo Matto and Pelago Ristorante: Chicago magazine reviews

Cibo Matto and Pelago Ristorante: Chicago magazine reviews

A pair of upscale Italian restaurants in glamorous hotels both start in the Old Country—and go in drastically different directions

Mexican Brand-Off: Dining reviews of Mercadito and Rick Bayless’ Xoco

Mexican Brand-Off: Dining reviews of Mercadito and Rick Bayless’ Xoco

The Bayless empire’s new annex is packed night and day; two blocks away a New York taco import brings the noise

Dining Out—Spanish Steps: Best places to get pintxos in Chicago

Dining Out—Spanish Steps: Best places to get pintxos in Chicago

In Basque Country, everyone has a handle on the latest bar-food trend, pintxos—tapas-like tidbits. Here, not so much

Dining Out: Reverse Commute

Dining Out: Reverse Commute

An old legend and a young stud both land in unlikely suburban spots—and administer shots of adrenaline to their respective kitchens

Dining Out: From There to Alinea

Dining Out: From There to Alinea

Once upon a time, an unknown young chef toiled away in the most renowned kitchen in the country. Is it a classic story of the student surpassing the master?

Dining Out: True Grits

Dining Out: True Grits

Gold Coasters fight for a handful of tables and a chance at gussied-up Southern fare; the Shikami brothers take their modern Asian aesthetic to the Loop.

Chefs on the Grill-Frank Brunacci

Chefs on the Grill-Frank Brunacci

Frank Brunacci, chef at Trump International Hotel & Tower's Sixteen, tells about life after The Donald said, “You’re hired.”

Chefs on the Grill - Bob Djahanguiri

Chefs on the Grill - Bob Djahanguiri

Bob Djahanguiri The energetic Persian native who thrilled Chicagoans a generation ago with Toulouse and Yvette is back, this time with Old Town Brasserie Market and four-star chef Roland Liccioni...