Four New Year’s Eve Dining Specials (That You Can Still Reserve)
Send 2018 out the door in style
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The Darling Has a Few Tricks up Its Sleeve
This grown-up funhouse boasts moving portraits, burlesque dancers, and spinning chandeliers.
Tinned European Fish Is Having a Moment
Seafood conservas are making their mark on menus across town
Where Malika Ameen Gets Her Spices
The chef and author of Sweet Sugar, Sultry Spice: Exotic Flavors to Wake Up Your Baking shares her go-to shop.
Brass Heart Isn't Quite Ready to Compete
The Uptown spot’s ambitious tasting menus veer dizzyingly from mind-blowing to maddening.
The Heartland Café Survived for Four Decades by Making Itself a Community Hub
Remembering the Rogers Park diner, where Obama spoke in 2004, in all its ragtag glory.
Do-Rite Donuts Opens in Wrigleyville and More Dining News
Plus: Heartland Cafe is closing, and Iliana Regan has written a memoir
Get Two Hours of Undivided Attention at the Violet Hour
The Wicker Park bar gets extra-exclusive with a new, intimate cocktail program.
The Party Is Over
Chicago’s once-vaunted dining scene has lost its luster. Our food writer offers an unsparing five-point manifesto that explains why — and how we can fix it.
The Four Best Impossible Burgers in Chicago
1 Maillard Tavern Yes, it’s the same brand of plant-based patty you’ll find at every place with an Impossible Burger on the menu, but this one’s almost-singed sear and the slick of chipotle mayo make it feel singular. $16. 494 N. Milwaukee Ave., River West 2 Umami Burger This double stack, combined with this ever-expanding … Read more