07/28/10

Argentinean Street Food Coming to West Town

So Is It Actually “Ocho”? A former auto-body shop in far west West Town will soon house 8 (2501 W. Chicago Ave.; no phone yet), the latest project from Hubie Greenwald (Motel). “[It’s] street food inspired by what you find in and around Buenos Aires,”...

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07/21/10

Bill Kim Tests Out Country Belly at Pop-Up Restaurant

Belly Up

This Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Logan Square Kitchen (2333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-342-2333), a commercial kitchen and event space, hosts a pop-up restaurant with food from Bill Kim (Urbanbelly, Belly Shack) and Jason Hammel (Lula Cafe, Nightwood). Kim says he’s using the pop-up to field-test food for an inkling of a new restaurant called Country Belly. Kim’s menu:

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07/16/10

Dish Flash: Mia Figlia Now Open in Edgebrook

We at Dish are always on the lookout for dining trends, and an odd one just materialized: restaurateurs with Tizi Melloul on their resumés. After Pork Shoppe and The Portage, the newest restaurant from a Tizi vet is Mia Figlia (5304 W. Devon Ave.; 773-792-8300), which opened July 2nd near the Edgebrook Metra stop...

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07/14/10

Q & A with Jean-Luc Naret of Michelin

Seven Questions for Jean-Luc Naret On Tuesday, Michelin announced the November publication of a Chicago guide. We talked with Jean-Luc Naret, the worldwide director of the Michelin guides...

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07/13/10

Dish Flash: Lillie’s Q Is Coming to North Avenue

Barbecue is the new black. Pork Shoppe, The Piggery, Smokey Bears BBQ House, Chicago Q, Q BBQ, Brand BBQ Market, and Rub BBQ Company have all either opened in the last year or plan to open soon. Here’s another one to add to the list: Lillie’s Q (1856 W. North Ave.; 773-772-5500)...

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07/09/10

Dish Flash: Brasserie Jo to close in August; Melman brothers to open new French restaurant

Brasserie Jo (59 West Hubbard St.), the popular French restaurant in River North, will close its doors at the end of August, said Jerrod Melman of Lettuce Entertain You in an exclusive interview with Dish. With the lease expiring on the critically acclaimed brasserie next month, Jerrod and his brother, R. J., will renovate and reopen the...

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07/07/10

Dish Flash: The Plan for the Aldino’s Space Is CooKoo

Aldino’s (626 S. Racine Ave.) served its last meal Saturday, as Steve Dolinsky reported. The owner of Aldino’s, Scott Harris, says the place will reopen in a quick turnaround as The CooKoo Room...

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07/02/10

Dish Flash: Bangers & Lace Is Coming to Wicker Park

The sausage-and-beer restaurant in the works at 1670 West Division Street (where there was a minor disagreement about the level of involvement of Doug Sohn of Hot Doug’s) has acquired a name: Bangers & Lace...

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