“Manor has been gutted. People who have been inside of there won’t even recognize it,” says Chris Curren, the chef of Stout Barrel House & Galley (642 N. Clark St.; no phone yet), a restaurant scheduled to open in April in the former nightclub space, from LGN Group, known for boîtes such as Manor, Stay, and RiNo…
A new study suggests that the CTA’s implementation of bus tracking—on its web site, on smart phones, and at bus stops—has led to a small but noticeable increase in weekday ridership, even if you adjust for what you’d expect.
Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month
Gone are the remnants of Slow Down: Life’s Too Short, the hamburger- and hot-dog-topped bar on Elston Avenue that closed in 2004. In their place: Estate, the sleek new riverside spot that opened its doors to the public on Leap Day…
Maybe it’s just the sniff of spring we got a few days ago, but there seem to be a lot of things coming full circle lately. Case in point: Stephan and Nicole Outrequin Quaisser, the owners of Lincoln Square’s LM Restaurant (4539 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-942-7585), are partnering with Bradford Phillips, who was the chef at LM from its opening in October 2009 to last July, to oversee their restaurants…
Gin Up
Scofflaw is a gin-leaning cocktail bar owned by four partners—Andy Gould, Mandy Tandy, Kris Nagy, and Danny Shapiro —and scheduled to open March 12, with food from Mickey Neely. Like any good bar employees, Shapiro and Neely proved to be good conversationalists…
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
