City Winery Chicago Opens
What wowed—and what didn’t—at the opening party of the city’s newest winery and performance venue
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Upscale Farm-to-Table Restaurant The Cottage on Dixie to Open in Homewood This Fall
Don’t Be Boring Longtime foodies Glenna Elvery and her husband, Dudley, knew from their own restaurant-going experience what a place should not be. For example, “We went to this fine-dining restaurant, maybe ten inches between tables,” she says. “I sit down, and the sun is boring through my cornea because I am sitting where the … Read more
Reviews: Allium and Maison
PURE & SIMPLE: A creative homage to Midwestern flavors and a modern French brasserie with a Paris-worthy dining room
Weekend Photos: RM Champagne Salon
After months of delays, RM Champagne Salon, home to what’s arguably the city’s premier selection of Champagne and sparkling wine, popped its first cork earlier this month…
With Erwin Barely Closed, Erwin Drechsler Plans to Open Nutrition-Focused Restaurant
A Picture of Health
“I know that we are planning on doing something again,” says Erwin Drechsler, who closed his namesake Lake View restaurant Erwin on July 1 after a 19-year run. He and his wife, Cathy, have decided to open a refocused restaurant, possibly in the old Erwin space…
The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in August in order of heat
Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month
Weekend Photos: The J. Parker
As soon as the skies cleared on Friday night, the city’s finest arrived in droves, eager to take in the sweeping views—and craft cocktails—at Hotel Lincoln’s swanky new addition…
Found, a Long-Promised Restaurant from Former Mirador Owner Amy Morton, Planned for October in Evanston
I Once Was Lost
After searching for a space in Andersonville for a year and a half, Amy Morton found what will be Found nearer to her home in Evanston…
Dish Flash: Six Questions for Amy Morton
Morton, who owned the erstwhile Mirador and Blue Room, plans to open Found (1631 Chicago Ave., Evanston, no phone yet) in October…
Weekend Photos: Trenchermen
We were starting to feel like the only scenesters in town who hadn’t visited Trenchermen yet, so we resolved to remedy that on Friday night…