The Portage’s roasted adobo salmon on summer succotash with frisée and asparagus GIRL & THE GOAT In case you’ve been in a coma, the girl is Stephanie Izard, the goat is her culinary plaything, and this is the slam-dunk success of the summer. 809 W. Randolph St.; 312-492-6262 GILT BAR Darker than a Lynch … Read more
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: We love the cocktails and the clutter chic at River North’s pleasing, if perplexing, new speakeasy
BREWIN’ IT IN THE BURBS: A short guide to some of Chicagoland’s unsung artisans of beer
Pollack’s First Impression of Henri in 121 Words Billy Lawless set out to create an intimate French parlor next door to his adrenalized Gage (24 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-372-4243), and indeed he did…
Before splitting town for New Orleans, Rick Tramonto (formerly of Tru and Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood) gave us the scoop on Restaurant R’evolution, a 200-seat spot he’s unveiling with John Folse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in the summer of 2011…
We haven’t seen so much red since the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. Spotted Saturday: another outfit well acquainted with the cold and the ice, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, at Will’s Northwoods Inn in Lake View…
The trend-wave of Korean tacos welcomes a new player: the forthcoming Del Seoul (2568 N. Clark St.; 773-248-4227), which we first heard about from a New York Times story about the trend…
A confession or a plain old fact, depending on how you look at it: I’ve never stepped stiletto inside Excalibur, River North’s mega haunted-house-like nightclub and perennial favorite of Schaumburg bachelorettes.
Why not, you ask? Well, I guess the best answer is …
Stein and Dine
The mystery about who would helm the kitchen of The Florentine (JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams St.; no phone yet), the upcoming Chicago debut of BLT Restaurant Group, didn’t stay mysterious for long…
Seen: lots of late brunchers enjoying the brilliant blue sky and cold beer. Not seen: any spiraling flyovers from the Chicago Air and Water Show. No matter. The crowd at this brand new Old Town bar from the Four Corners Tavern Group (Kirkwood, West End, et cetera) seemed more into Sunday-afternoon socializing than aeronautical derring-do…
