Chefs Behaving Badly
Graham Elliot, James Toland, Chuy Valencia, et al.: They’re out of the kitchen and out of control. Who’s to blame?
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Chicago: Making Your Coffee Better
The era of cheap coffee is ending as the commodity increases in price. But for coffee snobs, that’s actually okay: a good gourmet Chicago coffee is still cheaper than McDonald’s, if you make it yourself.
Weekend Photos: The Anthem
If you serve $4 drafts, they will come. On Saturday night, a hearty, beer-drinking crowd kicked back at The Anthem, a new seventies-themed sports bar in Ukrainian Village that opened this week…
A Night Out: Pump Room’s Bar
SOLID GOLD: A revamped Gold Coast hotel debuts the Library and the Pump Room, two dazzling destinations for drinking and gawking
Reviews: Pump Room and Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse
PUMPED-UP KICKS: Steering through the precarious intersection of celebrities and restaurants
Nellcôte to Open on Randolph Street
A new spot with a rock-star decadence
Edwardo’s Natural Pizza Launches Eduardos Enoteca, a Pilot for a Reconcepting of the Chain
Stuff It
In April, Noah Himmel, a member of the third generation to own and operate the Edwardo’s Natural Pizza chain of restaurants, brought a radical idea to his father and grandfather…
The Anthem: Seventies-Themed Sports Bar Soft Opens Tonight in Ukrainian Village
If you squint your eyes, you can almost see Ashton Kutcher and the gang from That ’70s Show leaning against a high-top table at The Anthem, a new Ukrainian Village bar that soft opens tonight. (The official opening is tomorrow.) There are a few modern marvels…
SceneTap and Bar Profiling in Chicago
A new app uses facial-recognition technology to tell you the age and gender mix of bar patrons in specific Chicago watering holes, and whether or not they’re “chill,” “social,” “hoppin,” or “crazy.” TMI? Not enough.
Getting to Know Your Thanksgiving Turkey
FARM TO FREEZER: One man watches the process of preparing the bird for sale—at his own existential risk.