Best Breakfasts in Chicago and the Suburbs
SUNNY-SIDE UP: Whether you’re in the market for a healthy meal or a carbo-bomb of yesteryear, morning in Chicago is better than ever—and we’ve got 75 ways to prove it.
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The Bean Scene: Great Coffee Spots
Related: Photo gallery » The Full List: Best Breakfasts in Chicago and Suburbs » Our Favorite Breakfast Dishes and Drinks » Where to Go for Great Bagels, Crepes, Coffeecake, and More » Poll: What's Your Favorite Chicagoland Breakfast Spot? » Meet the Doughnut-Craziest Family in Chicago » Horror at the Doughnut Vault » What’s breakfast … Read more
Best of the Best: Our Favorite Breakfast Dishes and Drinks
Nosh’s brûléed steel-cut Irish oatmeal Related: Photo gallery » The Full List: Best Breakfasts in Chicago and Suburbs » Where to Go for Great Bagels, Crepes, Coffeecake, and More » The Bean Scene: Great Coffee Spots » Poll: What's Your Favorite Chicagoland Breakfast Spot? » Meet the Doughnut-Craziest Family in Chicago » Horror at … Read more
Weekend Photos: Football Fans Go Whole Hog for the Bears-Vikings Game at Barn & Company
The perfect recipe for Sunday football? Bears, beer, and barbecue. Last night Chicago fans gathered at Lincoln Park’s Barn & Company to partake in the weekend tailgating specials and watch the Bears…
Dish Flash: Nella Returns with Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana in Lincoln Park
Nella Grassano first drew the drooling hordes at Spacca Napoli, where she made the Neapolitan-style pizzas that packed the place as soon as it opened in 2006. Then Grassano teamed up with Scott Harris of the Francesca’s chain in late 2009 to open Nella Pizzeria Napoletana on Clark Street in Lincoln Park, with plans for a second location in Little Italy…
Singled Out: Balsan's Sunday Supper
A scene from Balsan’s Sunday Supper Six nights a week, Balsan is a standard (noisy, pricey) hotel bar with above-average food; you can get a $15 hamburger or $60 worth of suckling pig. But on the seventh, chef Danny Grant, who also helms four-star sibling Ria, offers Sunday Supper—a lovely, bountiful meal for $29. The … Read more
Pizza, Beignets Join Forces at Jimmy’s Pizza Café
Pizza and beignets? Thousands of local restaurants focus on the former, and a handful have begun serving the latter (Chicago Cut, Big Jones, and The Portage, to name three), but only this unassuming spot offers both. Jimmy Kang, the owner, may be onto something. His beignets, under a cloud of powdered sugar, are light and … Read more
On Stephanie Izard's Cookbook, 'Girl in the Kitchen'
Penny Pollack says Izard’s cookbook should make anyone comfortable in the kitchen.
Vera Wine Bar: Sherry-Obsessed Mom and Pop to Open in the West Loop Next Week
There’s a flurry of action under the El tracks on Lake Street as husband-and-wife team Mark and Elizabeth Mendez—both formerly of Carnivale, where he was the executive chef and she was the wine director—prepare to open their new Spanish-inspired wine bar, Vera, at the address that last housed the short-lived Addiction Sports Bar…
A Night Out: Deuce's & The Diamond Club in Wrigleyville
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH?: A new nightlife compound aims to clean up Wrigleyville’s act (good luck with that)