Fish Bar Coming to Lake View
Whole fried clams, lobster rolls, and gumbo, are on the menu at this new spot.
Whole fried clams, lobster rolls, and gumbo, are on the menu at this new spot.
Pit master Doug Pierce emulates smoking techniques from the Lone Star State
HOUR TOWN: The chef describes his new lab of gastronomic imaginings
PARIS MATCH: How I became a date crasher at the West Loop’s French spot
STAYING POWER: Long after their moments in the sun, two terrific restaurants survive in very different ways
Welcome to the Rustic Belt
The chef Jason Paskewitz and his business partner, Ryan O’Donnell, already the owners of Gemini Bistroare opening another venture in Lincoln Park in the late spring or early summer…
Last night I resolved not to let a drop of alcohol pass my lips. The previous night’s cocktail tasting at Bridge Bar was more imbibing than I’d usually do before midweek, so I sautéed up a piece of mango salmon and settled in with the remote, happy to catch up on my Glee stockpile…
I ate beef jerky for the first time in my life last night. I drank beef jerky for the first time, too. The Creative Director and I were at Bridge Bar (315 N. Lasalle St.), the so-called “cocktail kitchen” above Fulton’s on the River, which celebrated its opening night Monday with a tasting of nine craft cocktails and a few plates from its quirky food menu…
By St. Patrick’s Day proper—when the dying of the river and its attendant 8:30 a.m. shots seem like ages ago—the green is already off the clover. But if you’re looking for a way to celebrate tonight and you’ve long since graduated from green beer, go for an afterwork nip at River North’s Sable Kitchen & Bar, where the head bartender, Mike Ryan, is pouring flights of Irish whiskeys with a craft cocktail chaser for $20…
NuNoMI
For NoMI, the end of 2010 was a roller coaster. In August, executive chef Christophe David resigned to move to Switzerland. Then in November, the restaurant garnered a Michelin star and announced shortly after that it was closing in January for renovations…