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…
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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…
A Conversation with Beverly Kim, the Top Chef Alumna and New Partner at Bonsoirée
Five Questions for Beverly Kim
Kim, known for her successful run on Top Chef, announced earlier this month that she and her husband, chef John Clark,would take over Bonsoirée from Shin Thompson in late August…
What Penny Eats: Quebec City and Montreal Diary
Poutine is the current trendoid food in Chicago—and in its home country, it’s surprisingly good. It wouldn’t bring Penny Pollack back to Canada, but Montreal-style bagels and the Jean-Talon food market would.
Quebec City and Montreal Diary
Poutine is the current trendoid food in Chicago—and in its home country, it’s surprisingly good. It wouldn’t bring Penny Pollack back to Canada, but Montreal-style bagels and the Jean-Talon food market would.