Urban Forager Dave Odd Combs Chicago's Alleys for Dinner
EXTREME LOCAVORE: Restaurants like Blackbird, Browntrout, and Longman & Eagle employ the talents of this in-demand scavenger
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Chicago's Best Craft Beer: What Other People Think
A look at popular beer-ranking sites shows Chicago to be a great town for stouts and other complex beers. Plus: who wins the Anheuser-Busch InBev/Miller showdown of gargantuan, generic beers?
Weekend Photos: Lady Gregory’s
After a March fire slowed construction on their nearly completed pub, the folks behind Beckett’s Public House and Wilde Bar & Restaurant opened their third writer-themed spot, Lady Gregory’s, last month…
Reviews: GT Fish & Oyster, Perennial Virant
THE GOLDEN BOYS: It’s not even fair how many good restaurants Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz own. Here, two more
New, Fresher, Later: Telegraph Opens Tonight, The Empty Bottle Spiffs Up, and Rooftops Get an Extra Hour
Need a little direction this non-holiday weekend? Go west, my friends. Telegraph, the Logan Square wine bar from the team behind The Bluebird and Webster’s Wine Bar, opens to the public at 5 p.m. today…
5 Secrets of The Office, Grant Achatz’s Uber-Exclusive Speakeasy
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more difficult to snag at table at a Grant Achatz/Nick Kokonas joint (Alinea, Next), now there’s The Office: a clubby VIP bar filled with art, antiques and only 14 seats, tucked behind a locked door beneath the Fulton Market cocktail lounge The Aviary…
Weekend Photos: Ethyl’s Beer & Wine Dive
For those lucky enough not to be scrambling out of town for the holiday weekend, Ethyl’s Beer & Wine Dive was the perfect spot to spend a Friday evening—with a game of bags and some patio drinking…
Frank Brunacci Leaves Sixteen for the Love of Truffles
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Yesterday a press release announced that Frank Brunacci had left Sixteen, the high-end restaurant in the Trump Tower, but the release coyly left his destination unstated…
Kegged Cocktails? Don’t Knock ’Em Until You’ve Sipped ’Em, Says Tavernita’s Drink Guy
The sprawling restaurant Tavernita, set to open in the old Martini Park space (151 W. Erie St.) in September with three separate bars inside, has been raising eyebrows for weeks. First came the news that the chef Ryan Poli would be leaving Perennial to head up this Latin concept from the group behind the nearby New York import Mercadito and its basement cocktail lounge, Double A…
Weekend Photos: Second Chance Prom at District Bar
When District Bar, in River North, hosted its Second Chance Prom on Friday night, there was no theme (Under the Sea or otherwise) and there was no crying in the bathroom (at least that we know of), but there was some awesome prom attire…