Would Hemingway Lift a Pint at the Hubbard Inn?
THE GLASS ALSO RISES: A new River North concept bar—from the people behind English, LaSalle Power Co., and Angels & Mariachis—is inspired by Papa’s European exploits
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Geno Bahena Returns with Danzón Restaurante
A Stroke of Geno
Geno Bahena, the well-traveled veteran of Los Moles, Real Tenochtitlán, Tepatulco, Deliciosoy Sabroso Grill, Chilpancingo, Ixcapuzalco, and Frontera Grill, is on the verge of another opening: Danzón Restaurante…
Pleasant House Bakery Brings Savory Pies to Chicago
SINGLED OUT: The Bridgeport BYO features a homey menu of pies and pastries
Art at The Aviary: Five Questions for the Man Behind the Signature Painting in the Nation’s Hottest Bar
Just hours before my first unofficial visit to The Aviary (955 W. Fulton Market)—you know, the little cocktail lounge from Grant Achatz that opened next door to Next this past Saturday—a painting by the Chicago artist and gallerist Thomas Masters and his collaborator, Adrian Leverkuhn, had been installed in the main room…
Weekend Photos: The Ace Bar
“It’s called The Ace Bar, like the bandage, because the place was broken, and I came in and fixed it,” says Brad Cousens, the owner of a new bar-slash-live-music-venue in the Lincoln Park address formerly home to Hoghead McDunna’s (1505 W. Fullerton Ave.; 312-970-1505)…
Best New Restaurant: Bistronomic—A Chat with Chef Partner Martial Noguier
BEST NEW CHEF » The charming new restaurant in the former Eve space is Paris native Noguier’s dream come true. The chef-partner tells us Bistronomic’s backstory, his favorite dishes, what surprised him most about his customers, and more. How did Bistronomic come to be? It’s been my dream since I was in France. When I … Read more
Best New Bites: Our Favorite White Pizza, Crème Brûlée, Bathroom (Yes, Bathroom), and More
« BEST NEW BARTENDER Related: BEST NEW RESTAURANTS 2011 » 22 great places to eat right now MOST PERFECTLY BRÛLÉED CRÈME BRÛLÉE PRIX FIXE 4835 N. Western Ave.; 773-681-0651 The lovely textured vanilla crème hits the not-too-sweet spot, but the thick, crunchy scorched crust on this brûlée makes each bite truly memorable. MOST … Read more
Best New Restaurants 2011: The Awards
Our picks for favorite new dish, dessert, chef, and more
Best New Chef: Jonathan Beatty at Davanti Enoteca
« BEST NEW RESTAURANT BEST NEW DISH » The 27-year-old Atlanta native is getting rave reviews for his Italian fare at Davanti Enoteca, one of our picks for best new restaurants. Here, he shares how got his start in the business, where he sees himself in ten years, his mother's favorite dish at the restaurant, … Read more
Best New Dish: Swordfish at Bistro One West
« BEST NEW CHEF BEST NEW DESSERT » Chef Doug D’Avico gives us the scoop on his perfectly seared swordfish—including the key ingredient and his secret technique What was your inspiration for the dish? My basic idea was that I wanted to do a shore lunch, so I kind of took the simple concept and … Read more