There were no tuxes or sparkly dresses last night at ZED451 but there were plenty of Oscars handed out for $12 apiece—Oscar cocktails, that is (bourbon, muddled oranges and cranberries, simple syrup) at an Academy Awards viewing party in the River North restaurant and lounge…
Five Questions for Joe Bastianich
Among his many business and media pursuits, Bastianich partners with Mario Batali and others on New York’s massive Italian market Eataly…
MORPHING: Big-name spots morph to allow for lower prices and a broader audience
Publican Quality Meats, Ada Street, and Kingsbury Street Cafe
The talented Sheerin brothers get back into the kitchen—and the trenches
Learn about his first chef job, what genre of books he likes to read, why there was backlash over one of his TV ads, and more
Ryan Poli, a pig leg, and a chic crowd: all things we spotted Saturday night at Barcito, the pintxos bar that opened January 23 inside River North’s newest Spanish restaurant, Tavernita…
HUNGER GAMES: Les Nomades sets the time machine for 2000. Goosefoot sets it for tomorrow
Edward Gray McNally will serve as the chef of The Tortoise Club when it opens this summer and Doug Psaltis runs the kitchen at RPM Italian opening late this month…
Their upcoming Wicker Park venture, Trenchermen (40 percent bar, 60 percent restaurant—at least according to the seat allocation), is on target for a late March opening in the old Spring space. But brothers and chefs Michael (Blackbird) and Patrick Sheerin (Signature Room at the 95th) aren’t holed up testing recipes under top-secret lockdown until then…
