Dean Carson’s Smoking Lecture
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It Pollack called Dean Carson, the kingpin of Carson’s barbecue restaurants...
Posted Nov. 17, 2010, at 1:27 p.m.
Dish Flash: By George, Guggeis is Back
“I sort of faded away, but I’m back,” says George Guggeis, the former owner of the much-fêted Mango, which shuttered in 2000 after four years in River North. Between then and now, Guggeis busied himself working behind the scenes...
Posted Nov. 11, 2010, at 3:42 p.m.
Mado Gets a New, Young Crew
Mado: The Beat Goes On He may be only 25 years old, but New York transplant Brandon Baltzley has been in the kitchen for nearly half his life...
Posted Nov. 10, 2010, at 6:12 p.m.
Next and Aviary: Two Chefs, Eight Questions
As reported in Feast, Grant Achatz has named Dave Beran chef at Next, his revolutionary restaurant coming to the West Loop, and Craig Schoettler to head up Aviary, a kitchen next door that could change the way the world thinks about cocktails. We caught up with both of these lucky 20-somethings to get the skinny on what could be the biggest steps of their careers...
Posted Nov. 5, 2010, at 6:01 p.m.
Mastro’s Gives Penny the Razzle Dazzle
Pollack Extols Mastro's in 170 Words Mastro's Steakhouse (520 N. Dearborn St.; 312-521-5100) is a glamour puss—all sparkle and glitz (thank goodness I wore black, although I was sans any bangles or beads). The piano bar feels like a Cole Porter party...
Posted Nov. 3, 2010, at 4:39 p.m.
Dish Flash: The Fifty/50, Bleeding Heart Bakery Team Up in West Town
Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner, the co-owners of Fifty/50 (2047 W. Division St.; 773-489-5050) in Wicker Park announced plans to open two new concepts in West Town, as reported in Metromix. Roots (1924 W. Chicago Ave.; no phone yet), a neighborhood bar with Quad Cities-style pizza...
Posted Oct. 27, 2010, at 3:18 p.m.
Dish Flash: More Tacos as Take-out on the Way
First food trucks, now take-out windows? Apparently, Chicagoans are perfecting dinner on the go. Edgar Castaneda, the restaurateur who helped popularize Latin small plates in Chicago at Zocalo, has plans for a twist on the fast-food walk-up window in Lincoln Park at the aptly-named Taco Joint Urban Taqueria and Cantina (1969 N. Halsted St.; 312-951-2457). The Mexican street fare, such as...
Posted Oct. 25, 2010, at 4:21 p.m.
Dish Flash: More Mobile Rolls on Monday
In case you haven’t had enough cupcakes, More (1 E. Delaware Pl.; 312-951-0001) is launching The More Mobile, a food truck that holds 1,500 of them. Starting Monday, this eco-friendly vehicle (which sports a battery-powered generator to eliminate emissions while the truck is parked) will troll the city on an ever-changing route...
Posted Oct. 22, 2010, at 10:37 a.m.
Life After Trotter’s: Matthias Merges’s New Project
Goodbye, Charlie
After giving a ridiculously courteous three-and-a-half-months notice, Matthias Merges left his post as director of everything Trotter-related on October 5th (officially speaking, he was director of operations and executive chef at Charlie Trotter’s)...
Posted Oct. 21, 2010, at 9:33 a.m.
Terzo Piano Team More Modern Than Ever
Modern Times Balcony Café, on the second floor of the Art Institute's Modern Wing, will be reborn this Friday as Caffe Moderne (159 E. Monroe St.; no phone yet), with the team upstairs at Terzo Piano taking charge...
Posted Oct. 13, 2010, at 4:17 p.m.
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