Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: Five Hot Drinks Worth Sipping
HOT SHOTS: From Owen & Engine’s hot cider to Rustic House’s spiced rum nog, our favorite concoctions of the season
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Highball Lounge: A Blast from the Past in River North
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Highball Lounge, which opened the week I was out of town for Thanksgiving. Judging by the photos taken by our Scene on the Scene photographer last Saturday, it has become an overnight hit…
Menu Items for Brendan Sodikoff’s Diner, Au Cheval, Revealed
I’m So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse
It started with the name Ox Diner, then it was Sweeney’s Diner, and now, as Au Cheval, it’s about a month and a half from opening…
Weekend Photos: Highball Lounge
Frou-frou cocktails, begone! On Saturday night, natty folks in search of simpler drinks—scotch and sodas, anyone?—headed en masse to the recently opened Highball Lounge in River North…
Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: 10 Restaurants That Will Warm Your Spirits
THE COZY LIST: Roaring fireplaces, rustic vibes, and hearty menus make these restaurants our top picks
Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: 10 Slurpy Dishes We Love
BOWLED OVER: Belly Shack’s hot-and-sour, GT Fish & Oyster’s Clam Chowder, Soon Doo Boo Chigae at Tofu House, and more
The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in December—in order of heat
Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month
What’s Next for Four Seasons
Changing of the Seasons
As meteorological fall gives way to winter this week, so goes Seasons after New Year’s Eve…
Sweet Stand Open on Saturday Mornings at Table Fifty-Two
SINGLED OUT: Flavors change weekly at the doughnut and cupcake stand
Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff: Victorious in Vegas
After opening Nine and Ghostbar in Chicago, Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff took their restaurant/club sensations to Las Vegas—and kicked off a huge party scene in Sin City. The two former Highland Park classmates, along with a slew of pioneering Chicago restaurateurs, keep upping the ante in a land where hot still trumps haute