An Amateur Bartender Learns to Really Mix
SIR MIX-A-LOT: With the help of an expert mixologist, a casual tippler learns to become a jiggernaut
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Weekend Photos: Headquarters Beercade
We could think of no better way to spend a dreary Friday night than by scoping out the lively scene at Headquarters…
The Chef Ryan Poli and His Tavernita Partners to Bring Little Market Brasserie to the Talbott Hotel
Poli Position
“It’s about time we start spreading our horizons beyond Latin and Spanish cuisine. It’s the right step for the future, for us,” says the chef Ryan Poli about Little Market Brasserie…
In the Raw, the North Shore’s New ‘Living Foods Café’
VEGAN: There’s nary an animal product in sight, but it’s a parade of fit folks
Weekend Photos: Homestead’s Season Closing Party
What does a restaurant as hyper-local as Homestead—a West Town rooftop bistro that grows much of the produce on its fresh, comfort-food menu—do when cold weather shuts down the gardening season?…
What’s New, What’s Coming, and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
Mezcalina, Sumi Robata Bar, and Kai Zan
Stephanie Izard's Little Goat Is a Big-Time Diner
Her small breakfast and lunch spot supersizes with a coffee shop, bread store, bar, and more
Reno, the Soon-to-Open Italian-American Place from the Team Behind Telegraph, Comes into Focus
Reno 411
The wood-burning oven promises to get Northwoods-cabin-in-winter use at Reno, scheduled to open in November in Logan Square…
37. Troquet Croque Monsieur
Not fair that Parisians are so famously skinny, with grilled cheese like this at their disposal—hefty with ham, oozy with Swiss and béchamel, a feast on crusty sourdough bread. With frites, bien sûr. $8. 1834 W. Montrose Ave., 773-334-5664, troquetchicago.com Previous 36. Duck Confit and Mozzarella First Slice Pie Café Next 38. Green Garbanzo Grahamwich
7. Acadia Lobster Roll
In a town that recently discovered the joys of lobster rolls, nobody does them better than Ryan McCaskey. He flies in fresh crustaceans from Maine daily, poaches them, sprinkles them with paprika and chives, and cradles them in buttery grilled rolls. From the Atlantic to your belly in 24 hours. $16. 1639 S. Wabash Ave., … Read more