Best Milk Shakes in Chicago: Favorites from Allium, Choppers, Edzo’s, and More
STRAW POLL: Beware the brain freeze: We lead you to the area’s best shakes
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What’s New, What’s Coming, and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
Moderno in Highland Park, Piccolo Sogno Due, City Tavern, and Tandoor Char House
Reviews: Nellcôte and Balena
ROCK AND ROLL: Nellcôte makes Randolph the official epicenter of glam; Balena breezes onto Halsted as the essence of casual cool
Weekend Photos: Mercer One Thirteen
We submersed ourselves in the Friday night festivities at newcomer Mercer One Thirteen, where the opened streetside windows afforded a glimpse into the sleek space, a mélange of exposed brick, polished hardwood, and woodsy wall coverings…
X-Marx Underground Supper Club to Open Flour and Bones, a Storefront in Logan Square
Brand X-Tension
Eliminating an inherent irony, the underground and pop-up operation X-Marx is getting a spot. X-Marx’s owners, Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo, hope for a July opening of Flour and Bones (2957 W. Diversey Ave.; no phone yet), a 30-seat restaurant named for staples of everyday cuisine in different parts of the world—“flour” for noodles, breads, and dumplings, and “bones” for proteins and stocks…
Carrie Nahabedian’s New Project Is French-Inspired American in River North
Stay Classic, Chicago
Naha’s Carrie Nahabedian tells us she’s not jumping onto the latest bandwagons…
The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in May in order of heat
Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month
Weekend Photos: The Point
After a string of delays, the Matilda and Clutch crew debuted their latest project, a three-room gastropub housed by an historic River West building, earlier this month…
A Q&A with Brian Runge, the Chef at Premise, a New Restaurant in Andersonville
Six Questions for Brian Runge
Runge is the chef at Premise, the new restaurant that replaced the wine-bar half of In Fine Spirits…
Planning a Taste of Chicago Wedding Dinner
A groom describes how to get the food of the city to his wedding reception