Secret Dining in Chicago: Sunday Dinner Club Founder Tells All
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: Secret dining clubs? Just surf the net for blogs by foodie blabbermouths. Now one chef tells what it’s like to host a dinner club in her home.
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Dish Flash: Rub BBQ Opens Tomorrow
The barbecuing of Chicago continues, and we’re not talking about the weather. Tomorrow at 11 a.m., Rub BBQ Company (2407 W. Lunt Ave.; 773-675-1410) opens its doors for business…
Dish Flash: Christophe David To Leave NoMI
In 2005, Christophe David came to Chicago. His wife had died, and he was raising their young son on his own. Hyatt relocated him here to serve as the executive chef at NoMI (Park Hyatt Chicago, 800 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-239-4030)...
Weekend Photos: Kid Rock @ Crimson Lounge
A full house of 500-plus—some concertgoers, some curious fans who simply came to ogle—showed up Friday at Crimson Lounge, where Kid Rock relaxed following his busy evening schedule: After throwing out the first pitch for Mullet Night at the Cell, Rock opened for Bon Jovi at Soldier Field…
Chicago Bar Project's Sean Parnell Knows His Drinking Trivia
BAR EXAM: Getting schooled in trivia about Chicago pubs, inns, and lounges by the city’s greatest barfly
A Look at Lillie's Q, Plus Glamorama Preview
This morning my friend Jenny IM’d me on Facebook to ask, “I wonder if there’s any vodka left at Lillie’s Q?” Yep, it was that kind of night. More on Lillie’s Q in a minute. Our spree began with cocktail hour on the patio at Eno, the InterContinental Hotel’s wine, cheese and chocolate lounge…
Weekend Photos: The Bar 10 Doors
The Bar 10 Doors—say it out loud, faster now; that’s right: “the bar-ten-ders”—opened last week in Little Italy (1259 W. Taylor St.; 312-226-1611) next door to its slightly older sibling, the eclectic global-tapas spot and eccentrically punctuated One. Six One. “We’re looking to get American craft beers and…
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The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in August in order of heat
CUMIN This hip urban Indian spot has the trendoids in a tailspin: no charcuterie, no small plates, no craft beers. 1414 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-342-1414 THE PORTAGE Quay Tao, a savvy Tizi Melloul vet, turned Portage Park into an overnight sensation. 3938 N. Central Ave.; 773-853-0779 GILT BAR Now that the restaurant curse at this … Read more