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…
Our picks for favorite fries, bread, cupcakes, coffee, and more
My level of nerdiness when it comes to the Chicago Air & Water Show is sky-high. Ha! When I heard the first roar of a practice fighter plane fly-by this morning, I got so excited I could barely type. I wanted to shout it in all caps on Facebook, I wanted to IM it from the rafters: Guess what, people…
Thai One On
Arun Sampanthavivat, the chef at the renowned upscale-Thai restaurant Arun’s, is teaming up with two business partners, the city of Chicago, and Thai investors to build Thai Town Center (4461 N. Pulaski Rd.), a kind of Thai community center that will feature a restaurant with Arun’s cuisine…
SECRETS OF THEIR SUCCESS: These two area restaurants pack in the crowds and remain amazingly lucrative, despite serving dishes that rarely rise above mediocre. What’s the lesson?
