Lincoln Park Scores Big with Barrelhouse Flat
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE: The neighborhood gets a winner with the bar’s craft cocktails and speakeasy vibe
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The Fish Guy, Bill Dugan, Announces His Chef for Wellfleet
A Pretty Kettle of Fish
The always-effusive Bill Dugan, a.k.a. the Fish Guy, announced his chef for Wellfleet, the restaurant that will share space with his fish market beginning in January…
Chris Nugent's Goosefoot Opens
What’s in a name? This one must be code for “Eat Here”
'Chicago's Classic Restaurants' Unearths City's Dining History
With an assist from Chicago magazine’s dining editor, Penny Pollack, who wrote the foreword, the authors have amassed an irresistible document.
Arun’s in Albany Park: The Accidental Masterpiece
Charting one restaurant’s winding path from birth to legend to forgotten treasure
Weekend Photos: Derby
And they’re off! Last week, our nightlife reporter previewed Derby, a new racing-themed watering hole that opened Friday near DePaul…
What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
Toni Patisserie & Café, Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana, and Storefront Company
Saddle Up at Derby, Lincoln Park’s Racing-Themed Bar Opens Tomorrow
On Friday, the old Charlie’s on Webster will make its debut as Derby, a new bar that endorses three of my favorite things in life: horse racing, bourbon, and Kentucky. Derby is another project from the folks at Big Onion Tavern Group (404 Wine Bar Co., Jack’s Bar and Grill, the Irish Oak), and word has it that a couple of the silent investors have a special affinity for the South…
Q&A with Phineas Jones, the Man Behind Half Acre's Big Hugs Beer Label
Half Acre Beer Company’s annual Christmas stout, Big Hugs, is back. With the beer’s upcoming release this Friday, we caught up with the Chicago screen printer who designed the label’s infamous mascot.
Curtis Duffy Answers Our Questions About His Upcoming New Restaurant, Grace
Six Questions for Curtis Duffy
Duffy announced this past Monday that the haute-cuisine restaurant he plans to open this summer in the West Loop will be called Grace. He has yet to announce the address…