Filini to Open in the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel with the Chef Christian Fantoni
La Dolce Vita
Just when you thought hotel dining was on the downswing, a new restaurant is poised to open November 1 in the upscale Radisson Blu Aqua…
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5 Ways to Drink This Week, Starting Tonight
It’s officially fall—well, as of Friday. We’re too old for back to school (thank heavens), but this week still feels like a good time to apply ourselves to being the most overachieving scenesters we can be. Below, five things to do for every type of learner…
Farmhouse in River North: Sort of Like the Chaser’s Own Homestead but with More Booze
I knew I’d feel right at home in a bar called Farmhouse since I grew up in a house on a farm myself. Yes, my family’s farmhouse was in the middle of a field with a frog pond off to the side, while Farmhouse, the “Midwestern craft tavern,” is on Chicago Avenue with an L stop off to the side, but there had to be similarities, right?…
Reviews: Roka Akor and Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar
FIRE POWER: Two Japanese spots in River North test the lure of robata grilling
Charlie Trotter’s Veteran Matthias Merges to Open Yusho
Yusho Crazy
After leavingCharlie Trotter’s last October to strike out on his own, Matthias Merges lays the first brick in his own business this November with a yakitori-inspired restaurant in Logan Square called Yusho…
Telegraph Wine Bar in Logan Square—A Few Tips for Patrons
MESSAGE ALERT: How to decipher the buzzing new spot
Slurping Turtle: Comfort Food, Japanese-Style
Spicy octopus salad, whole-wheat noodles It didn’t take much to get us excited about Slurping Turtle. Basically, just a few choice words: “Takashi,” “noodles,” “dumplings,” “sake,” and “patio.” When Takashi Yagihashi, he of the marvelous three-star Takashi in Bucktown, decides to downshift into what he calls “my soul food,” we’re there. The 80-seat space will … Read more
Fraîche in Evanston Makes Perfection in Scone—and Cookie—Form
Ginger, blueberry, chocolate-toffee, and cinnamon scones; passion-fruit tart; lemon kiss cookie We found the best ginger scone ever, and we weren’t even looking—just out for a quiet breakfast in some innocuous corner of the world, and 22-seat Fraîche seemed a likely spot. It’s an order-at-the-counter, pick-up-your-silverware storefront with a chalkboard menu, where cheerful young servers … Read more
On Bonding with the Bartender at Morso, Lincoln Park’s New Cocktail Lounge
There are only two barstools in the upstairs lounge at the two-week-old Lincoln Park restaurant Morso, where the mixologist Matthew Lipsky—known to all as Choo—holds court nightly in a bow tie, rolled-up shirtsleeves, a dapper vest, and quarter-size gauge earrings…