At Pizzeria del Mercato, a Young Man Keeps His Crusts Crisp
For 22-year-old Ambrose Erkenswick, who has a new parlor in the West Loop: “My main thing here is the crust.” A 900-degree oven and homemade cheese help.
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Hazelnut Financier Cake @ The Lobby at the Peninsula
If you are too full for the hazelnut financier cake @ The Lobby at the Peninsula, order it anyway—just for the espresso sorbet. The Lobby at the Peninsula: 108 E. Superior St., 312-337-2888
Halibut @ The Lobby at the Peninsula
The sweet curry foam underneath the halibut, shrimp, and razor clams @ The Lobby at the Peninsula could make foam the comeback trend of the decade. The Lobby at the Peninsula: 108 E. Superior St., 312-337-2888
Salt Cod Fritter @ The Lobby at the Peninsula
I cut this salt cod fritter amuse @ The Lobby at the Peninsula into four pieces—and ate each one very slowly. The Lobby at the Peninsula: 108 E. Superior St., 312-337-2888
Under the Table Is a Pop-Up Restaurant Run By Three Young'uns
A team of 22-year-old students helm a new Evanston fine-dining restaurant open for brunch and dinner. Buy tickets online.
Township Will Serve You Brunch and a Bloody Mary Seven Days a Week
The Logan Square café and music venue is open almost any time the mood strikes, and it’s a fantastic budget pick.
There's Big News in Chicago Dining This Week
Travelle, Tanta, Dillman’s, and a Victorian tea room all open this week. And National Panini Month is just getting started.
Authentaco Is Felipe Caro's New Restaurant in the Five-Cent Hamburger Building on Ashland
Six questions for the Wicker Park restaurateur, who will serve traditional fare in the former Pasadita space.
Old Fifth Has About 140 Bottles of Whiskey For You
The brown spirit, which starts with the West Loop bar’s namesake cocktail, spills over into the whiskey-glazed food menu.
A Night at Three Dots and a Dash, Paul McGee's Extreme Tiki Bar
River North’s new oasis has good exotic drinks, a nice clientele, and an incredibly consistent dungeon luau theme.