Tony Hu Opens Lao You Ju in Chinatown
LAO YOU JU: The Lao dynasty (2000–) and Tony Hu, the man who would be emperor
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Your TGIF Happy Hour: The Revamped Living Room Bar
I’ve always liked the Living Room Bar in the grand lobby of the W Chicago – City Center. It’s an unexpectedly cool spot in the heart of the Loop for afterwork drinks, pretheatre drinks, postgala drinks—basically, any-occasion drinks on a block that’s otherwise dead come quitting time…
Dish Flash: More Mobile Rolls on Monday
In case you haven’t had enough cupcakes, More (1 E. Delaware Pl.; 312-951-0001) is launching The More Mobile, a food truck that holds 1,500 of them. Starting Monday, this eco-friendly vehicle (which sports a battery-powered generator to eliminate emissions while the truck is parked) will troll the city on an ever-changing route…
Life After Trotter’s: Matthias Merges’s New Project
Goodbye, Charlie
After giving a ridiculously courteous three-and-a-half-months notice, Matthias Merges left his post as director of everything Trotter-related on October 5th (officially speaking, he was director of operations and executive chef at Charlie Trotter’s)…
Where Inhibitions Go to Die: My New 4 a.m. Neighborhood Bar
Since I moved north to Lincoln Square last summer, I’ve walked past a bar every morning on my way to the Brown Line that, quite honestly, hasn’t looked like it needed to be on my must-try list. I mean, for Pete’s sake, there’s a piece of paper taped to the window that reads, “For your protection, these premises are being video recorded”…
Chicago's Scariest Eats
GHOULISH GRUB: Eating eyeballs, brains, hearts, and other Halloween-appropriate internal organs
Weekend Photos: Let Lounge at Market
Sure signs summer has given way to fall: the changing leaves, the shorter days, and Ping-Pong—at least at the West Loop bar Market, where the onetime beer garden is now a 2,500-square-foot lounge dedicated to table tennis. Our photographer stopped by Friday and snapped folks—including a few serious competitors from a local training center—rallying for bragging rights on the two tables. Want in on the action?…
Best Mexican Restaurants in Chicago
The dishes, drinks, and restaurants that make Chicago a Mexican food destination
Terzo Piano Team More Modern Than Ever
Modern Times
Balcony Café, on the second floor of the Art Institute’s Modern Wing, will be reborn this Friday as Caffe Moderne (159 E. Monroe St.; no phone yet), with the team upstairs at Terzo Piano taking charge…
Chicago Cut Steakhouse Mini-Review
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