Son of Nozumi

Rising Sun
Nozumi Asian Cuisine (100 W. Higgins Rd., South Barrington; 847-783-0001), which closed in late winter, reopened under new owners on Friday (with a slightly different name—our records show that it used to be called Nozumi Japanese Cuisine).

Weekend Photos: The Piggery

What to pair with pork? An apple martini ($8), according to Ken Pospiech, a co-owner of northwest Lake View’s new porcine palace, The Piggery (1625 W. Irving Park Rd.; 773-281-7447), which opened April 22nd: “We do an apple-cider glaze and we do our own applesauce, so the martini goes great with that.” Our photographer stopped by the 170-seat spot on…

French Revolution

Two Sides of the Same Franc

Here’s the news on Rendezvous Bistro (2656 W. Lawrence Ave.; 773-561-4400), a new traditional French spot in Ravenswood, followed by Pollack’s first impressions from her visit:

News: Rendezvous’ owner, Simon Yacobi, worked at Kiki’s Bistro for 24 years, first as a waiter to earn pocket money while at the University of Illinois–Chicago, and eventually as a manager.