Chef Homaro Cantu Changed Dining in Chicago
The Moto chef tragically died yesterday. Chicago’s dining editor reflects on her Cantu experiences.
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Garlic peapod leaves at Lao Sze Chuan
A classic case of love at first bite: the garlic peapod leaves. Lao Sze Chuan, 520 N. Michigan Ave., 312-818-8099
Embeya Reopens Today with Michael Sheerin in the Kitchen
The veteran chef will do his own takes on Asian cuisine.
Prime & Provisions Raises the Steaks in the Loop
The DineAmic Group’s latest spot starts taking reservations tomorrow.
Luella's Southern Kitchen Has One of the Best Po' Boys in Chicago
The secret is the bread.
Craving Beer in Greektown? Consider Tapworks
The place does the trick in a neighborhood without a lot of boozing options.
What to Eat and Drink in Chicago This Week
Cupcakes! Bacon! Wine!
On a Scale of 0 to 10, What Kind of Diner Are You?
How many of this year’s best new restaurants have you been to?
2015 Best New Restaurants
Ladies and gentlemen, Chicago has officially reached Peak Artisan. Everyone who opened a restaurant around here in the past year seemed to be emphasizing snout-to-tail or farm-to-table, handmade this or craft that. The result: a landscape full of perfectly pleasant but largely interchangeable new joints. Mostly. As Chicago’s dining critics fanned out across the city and … Read more
Parachute
Not much of it makes sense on paper. Pineapple and a hen egg on a mung bean pancake? Coffee-cured cobia with grapefruit purée and heirloom radishes? Dolsot bibimbap with barbecued tripe and Brussels sprouts, for the love of all that’s holy? This is what we used to call “fusion,” and if that word has deteriorated … Read more