Recent Articles - Dining

This summer, the very first Olive Garden will open in the city of Chicago. Here's how sophisticated urban diners should plan a trip to the newest restaurant in town.
 

by Jessica Nikolich

Chef Nathan Sears’s twin German concepts are now under construction in Logan Square.
 

by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

The co-owners of Hot Woks Cool Sushi plan to serve rustic Asian food in a new restaurant open this summer.
 

by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

Chef Sunny Yim serves well-executed memorable Pan-Asian-by-way-of-Europe dishes in this Wicker Park restaurant.
 

by Joanne Trestrail

The slated-for-summer butcher shop, restaurant, and performance space brings some disparate fields together.
 

by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

Vodka cocktails at Epic, sauce at Standard Market, scotch at Quay, and 312 Chicago debuts a democratic approach to dinner.
 

by Kristina Vragovic

We're filling in a few local names left off of Food & Wine's list of the Best Fried Chicken in the U.S.
 

by Penny Pollack and Jessica Nikolich

You'll only need to run out for some premium amaro—the rest is already in your liquor cabinet.
 

by Jennifer Tanaka

Matthias Merges’s Logan Square spot does fine work on a dozen different cocktails.
 

by Carly Boers

After a devastating fire, it only took Charlie McKenna a week to get his BBQ back in business.
 

by Jessica Nikolich

The chic lounge from Brendan Sodikoff had us at "26-ounce rib eye."
 

The ten beers in this collaborative series have aged for over a year in barrels that once held top-notch spirits.
 

by Kristina Vragovic

This is the kind of place you're more likely to see in your mind's eye—not around the corner from home.
 

Three of these open-faced treats is enough for a totally adorable lunch.
 

by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

New places open as of today include Kendal Duque's latest venture, a Wicker Park taqueria, and a log cabin full of pizza. Plus, a list of Check, Please! finalists and a new chef for HotChocolate.
 

by Kristina Vragovic

The replacement for People Tapas Lounge, under the same ownership, will have a Rick Bayless alumnus whipping up Tex-Mex in the kitchen.
 

by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

Get your hands on a free burger, half-price wine, and a $35 demo on how to stuff and roast a leg of lamb.
 

by Kristina Vragovic

Jason Vincent's menu is always fresh, but the food sometimes falls flat. Here's what helps: A brilliant wine list.
 

Find stellar entrées, blissful desserts, and a romantic stone-walled front room at Dale Levitski's contemporary Lincoln Park spot.
 

That is, if you can snag one of the 11 seats at this Japanese-style underground hideaway.
 

by Carly Boers