Weekend Photos: Dîner en Blanc
One thousand picnickers donned their chicest summer whites and descended on the Art Institute of Chicago’s South Lawn Friday night for Dîner en Blanc, a flash mob-style BYO picnic…
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Emerging Details on Alpana Singh’s New Venture, The Boarding House
Singh a New Song
The sommelier and Check, Please! host Alpana Singh says things are coming into greater focus at the Boarding House (720 N. Wells St., no phone yet), her wine-driven restaurant in a townhouse, where each level will offer customers a different experience, such as more formal dining on the second floor and a late-night lounge in the wine cellar…
Hopleaf Gets Bigger
The 20-year-old Belgian tavern is better than ever, with 20 new draft beer lines and a kitchen five times the size of the former one.
Weekend Photos: City Winery
City Winery, the West Loop spinoff of the NYC restaurant/bar/operational winery/music venue, made its debut last week, and we couldn’t wait to pop in on Friday night…
Burrata: Chicago’s Latest Food Trend
Virtually every kitchen in town is turning out the rich, cream-filled mozzarella
BellyQ: The Latest from UrbanBelly’s Bill Kim
A man with a vision in his head and a fire and his belly prepares his modern interpretations of Asian barbecue
What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
Grilled ribeye tacos from Antique Taco Budget: Antique Taco This corner storefront’s happy vibe feels so natural it’s no wonder that Wicker Parkers like to linger over milk-bottle pitchers of rosemary-infused margaritas and baskets of chips. Order at the counter and you’ll get an old wooden spool with a number on it so a server … Read more
City Winery Chicago Opens
What wowed—and what didn’t—at the opening party of the city’s newest winery and performance venue
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