Matty Moore and David Flom, two steak-house vets with 40 years of combined local experience, are about to enter the meat fray. Our question, as always: How will you stand out from all the other steak houses in Chicago? “The push will be for the powerhouse women players,” says Moore, who read in Crain’s that … Read more
I think my executive cocktail did me in. Have you ever ordered one of those glorious beasts at any of the bars in The Drake hotel? If you ask for an executive Maker’s Mark with a splash of Diet Coke, like I did last night, this is what you’ll get…
Ever wondered what $10,000 in Halloween decorations looks like? Neither had I, until I got an alert last week from the Lincoln Park bar and cover band venue Uncle Fatty’s Rum Resort claiming that’s how much the spot had spent to lure this year’s faux Snookis and Antoine Dodsons away from their Halloween house parties…
HAIL MARIA: A rechristened dive promotes fellowship in Bridgeport
On Saturday our photographer pointed his camera toward Bridgeport and captured what just might be the most inviting new (or new again) watering hole we’ve seen this year: Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar (or just “Maria’s,” for short). Browse the photos…
Our short list includes the Living Room Lounge, Turtle Bar & Grill, 260 Sports Bar, Vintage Lounge, and The Bar 10 Doors
The Chicago Marathon—which begins this Sunday, October 10th, at 7:30 a.m. in Grant Park—has taken over my life, and I’m not even running it. The Creative Director is, though, and over the course of his seven months of training I’ve found myself engaged in the following activities…
While you could order a glass of wine or a seasonal cocktail at Owen & Engine, the new Brit-style pub that opened last Thursday down the block from its (somewhat incongruous) sibling, Fat Willy’s Rib Shack, we’d like to direct your attention toward the beer…
From its fumbling start just off the Mag Mile, the first and only American restaurant in the Ralph Lauren empire has evolved into the dining room of choice for Chicago’s local celebrities and society elite. Its secret? To paraphrase Marshall Field: Give the diner what she wants
Today marks the opening of the eighth bar in the Four Corners Tavern Group empire. From the guys behind Schoolyard, Brownstone, Sidebar, and a slew of other two-syllabled watering holes comes Crossing, a soon-to-be Lincoln Park staple (they’re sure of it)…
