Eat and Drink Like a Real American in Chicago This Week
For starters, there’s a hot dog with mac and cheese—plus pies, doughnuts, Spam, and beer. Devour with pride.
For starters, there’s a hot dog with mac and cheese—plus pies, doughnuts, Spam, and beer. Devour with pride.
Beatrix is putting butter and oil in a cup of coffee—and it’s actually a lot better than it sounds (of course, it sounds disgusting).
The icy, slushy, and creamy concoctions are perfect to sip on a summer evening.
There will be a new Italian place by Billy Lawless, Basque cuisine from Franco Gianni, and Rick Bayless will stick with the type of food that made him famous.
Where an oil spill is a good thing
Masada is here—for real this time. Plus, there’s news from the Alinea crew, a whole month of lobster, and chicken-fried bacon.
The grouper feeds two people nicely—especially with a side of garlic-sautéed spinach (which we polished off before firing up the camera!) Eddie V’s, 521 N. Rush St., River North, 312-595-1114
The namesake of Glenn’s Diner will open a restaurant and fish market hybrid in Lake View this fall.
The new steakhouse is coming to the North Shore next month.
The new Sichuan restaurant on Halsted has dumplings, pork belly, mapo tofu, and enough pepper to leave your mouth numb.