Dean Carson’s Smoking Lecture
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It
Pollack called Dean Carson, the kingpin of Carson’s barbecue restaurants…
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Because our chefs can make magic with anything, even rutabagas
White, purple, and pungent, the rutabaga isn’t about to overtake bacon as a menu darling. Yet this root vegetable can be rendered delicious in capable hands. Proof: We challenged three local chefs to create dishes that do exactly that. The resulting recipes are good enough to turn rutabaga skeptics into believers. (In two cases, bacon … Read more
23 Chicago Restaurants Get Their Michelin Stars
First things first. Michelin handed out its stars this morning – 24 hours early – following a supposed leak of the list on Yelp. As it turns out, the leak was on the mark.
3 stars: Alinea, L2O
2 stars: Avenues, Charlie Trotter’s, Ria
1 star: Blackbird, Boka, Bonsoirée, Crofton on Wells, Everest…
Weekend Photos: Blokes & Birds
On Saturday our photographer pointed his camera toward Lake View’s Blokes & Birds, which, along with Avondale’s Owen & Engine and Wicker Park’s Bangers & Lace, completes the city’s triumvirate of new UK-themed pubs.
Which Chicago Restaurants Will Land on the Michelin Guide?
Anybody who loves restaurants has an opinion on which ones will land on Michelin’s list. To make it interesting, I challenged my dining-critic colleagues to a bet—and they all stepped up to the plate with predictions…
Size Matters: Rethinking proportions at the Trump’s Rebar
If buildings were sized like clothing, Chicago’s Trump Tower would fly an XXL flag over its front door. It’s not just tall; it’s all-around roomy. The lockers in the spa are so big I can barely reach the hooks…
Dish Flash: By George, Guggeis is Back
“I sort of faded away, but I’m back,” says George Guggeis, the former owner of the much-fêted Mango, which shuttered in 2000 after four years in River North. Between then and now, Guggeis busied himself working behind the scenes…
Cub Appeal: With Lion’s Pride, Chicago Gets Its “First (Legal) Whiskey Since Prohibition”
Feel like it’s been getting awfully dark, awfully early? Try going for a cocktail at Delilah’s smack on the dot of 5 p.m. Now that’s dark. A friend and I walked into the Lincoln Park bourbon/biker bar at exactly that hour yesterday afternoon and found ourselves doubling the patron tally to four—or maybe five…
Mado Gets a New, Young Crew
Mado: The Beat Goes On
He may be only 25 years old, but New York transplant Brandon Baltzley has been in the kitchen for nearly half his life…
Chizakaya Mini-Review
A lackluster stretch of Lincoln Avenue in Lake View just picked up a little steam with Chizakaya, a hip Japanese small-plate-and-pub combo. A beautiful staff, a drink list of shochu-laced cocktails, and original, shareable plates as delicious as they are attractive make this casual spot an exciting newcomer. We sat at a communal table overlooking … Read more