Pensiero Ristorante Drama in Evanston
As the Stomach Turns After a lot of big words and fewer than three weeks of work, Christian Fantoni is already out at Pensiero Ristorante (1566 Oak Ave., Evanston; 847-475-7779), and the owner, Michael Pure, sounds steamed...
Posted Sept. 22, 2010, at 5:07 p.m.
CooKoo Room Out, Gennaro’s In
Just Like Mama Used to Make After Aldino’s fizzled within four months, the owner, Scott Harris, flirted with the idea of a college bar, The CooKoo Room. Now, he’s determined to bring tradition back to Little Italy, teaming up with Mary Jo Gennaro...
Posted Sept. 15, 2010, at 5:14 p.m.
Simple Sandwich Truck to Hit Streets Sept. 7
The mobile food trend is about to gain even more traction with the addition of organic, hyper-local Simple Sandwich aiming to launch September 7. As the name suggests, the concept is straightforward sandwiches (such as roast beef, turkey, grilled chicken) paired with sophisticated accoutrements to add complexity (balsamic onion...
Posted Sept. 2, 2010, at 8:43 a.m.
Duchamp Scores Chef Allen Sternweiler
The SwitchMichael Taus, the main man behind Duchamp (2118 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-6435), is parting ways with his partners there, Nick Podesta and Jason Freiman ...
Posted Sept. 1, 2010, at 3:07 p.m.
Dish Flash: Boka Partners Tell Us Their Plans for the Old Tizi Melloul Space
Since Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz took over the Tizi space, everyone’s been wondering what the boys would do there. We had heard it would be a steak house, but now comes word that 531 North Wells Street will be a “chef-driven oyster bar...”
Posted Aug. 30, 2010, at 2:58 p.m.
Henri is an Instant Classic
Pollack’s First Impression of Henri in 121 Words Billy Lawless set out to create an intimate French parlor next door to his adrenalized Gage (24 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-372-4243), and indeed he did...
Posted Aug. 25, 2010, at 4:12 p.m.
Dish Flash: Rick Tramonto Gives Us the Scoop on His New Orleans Venture, Restaurant R’evolution
Before splitting town for New Orleans, Rick Tramonto (formerly of Tru and Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood) gave us the scoop on Restaurant R’evolution, a 200-seat spot he’s unveiling with John Folse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in the summer of 2011...
Posted Aug. 25, 2010, at 12:04 a.m.
Dish Flash: Del Seoul Coming Soon to Lincoln Park
The trend-wave of Korean tacos welcomes a new player: the forthcoming Del Seoul (2568 N. Clark St.; 773-248-4227), which we first heard about from a New York Times story about the trend...
Posted Aug. 20, 2010, at 3:27 p.m.
Cibo Matto’s Todd Stein Will Be the Chef at The Florentine
Stein and Dine The mystery about who would helm the kitchen of The Florentine (JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams St.; no phone yet), the upcoming Chicago debut of BLT Restaurant Group, didn’t stay mysterious for long...
Posted Aug. 18, 2010, at 4:05 p.m.
Arun Sampanthavivat at Work on Thai Town Center
Thai One On
Arun Sampanthavivat, the chef at the renowned upscale-Thai restaurant Arun’s, is teaming up with two business partners, the city of Chicago, and Thai investors to build Thai Town Center (4461 N. Pulaski Rd.), a kind of Thai community center that will feature a restaurant with Arun’s cuisine...
Posted Aug. 11, 2010, at 5:30 p.m.
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