Deuce’s and The Diamond Club, a twin-concept bar and lounge built from the ground up on the site of a former parking lot in Wrigleyville, may have opened quietly on August 1, but in a neighborhood with constant foot traffic and an insatiable taste for beer, word gets out…
As with the produce department at the Jewel nearest my house and the gym around the corner where the old treadmills inexplicably change speeds on their own, I find myself at The Plaza at Park Grill—you know, the outdoor bar in the same Millennium Park spot where ice skaters will twirl in a few short months—several times each summer, just because it’s there…
LET THEM EAT CARPACCIO: On the back of Mia Francesca, the modest Italian restaurant in Lake View, Harris has built a dining empire now on the brink of expanding to both coasts.
A Monumental Opening“Do you know why we named Maggiano’s Maggiano’s?” asks Rich Melman…
The Scout was already packed when our nightlife reporter visited a couple of weeks back, so you can imagine the hubbub at Friday’s grand opening bash…
Want a table at the Melman brothers’ hot spot above Paris Club? Bottle service is the only way to ensure it
When I first saw an announcement heralding the debut of the Bravo Zulu Lounge at this year’s Chicago Air and Water Show—officially my favorite weekend of summer; is anyone else already shivering over these practice flybys?—I didn’t get it…
BREAD WINNERS: The humble bánh mì makes tracks all over town
Enoteca Energy
Riccardo Michi, the owner of Riccardo Trattoria, takes it beyond flatware for his upcoming wine bar across the street, Riccardo Enoteca…
MOMENTS OF TRUTH: Explaining the strange and unbreakable bond that forms between diner and restaurant—and what happens when it doesn’t
