Belly Shack’s togarashi fries and Belly Dog with kimchi salsa and egg noodles Related: PHOTO GALLERY » BEST NEW BITES » THE LIST Abigail’s American Bistro » « Belly Shack Big Star » Bistro Bordeaux » Branch 27 » Browntrout » Ceres’ Table » Chilam Balam » Cibo Matto » DeColores » Gemini Bistro … Read more
Related: PHOTO GALLERY » BEST NEW BITES » THE LIST « Abigail’s American Bistro Belly Shack » Big Star » Bistro Bordeaux » Branch 27 » Browntrout » Ceres’ Table » Chilam Balam » Cibo Matto » DeColores » Gemini Bistro » Inovasi » Macku Sushi » Nella Pizzeria Napoletana » Prairie Fire » The … Read more
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Related: PHOTO GALLERY » THE LIST Abigail’s American Bistro » Belly Shack » Big Star » Bistro Bordeaux » Browntrout » Branch 27 » Ceres’ Table » Chilam Balam » Cibo Matto » DeColores » Gemini Bistro » Inovasi » Macku Sushi » Nella Pizzeria Napoletana » Prairie Fire » The Purple Pig » Ria … Read more
Surely thinking it would be safely spring by now, some of my favorite al fresco drinking spots around the city officially opened for the season this week. On Wednesday, my sister Claire (visiting from Louisville) and I sipped sangria among a glam crowd dotted with boldface names…
Roland Liccioni, whose resumé reads like a history of French fine dining in Chicago (Le Français, Les Nomades, Carlos’, Le Lan, Old Town Brasserie), is leaving his current gig at Miramar (301 Waukegan Ave., Highwood; 847-433-1078) after tonight…
Oloroso, an alumna of Scylla, owns Black Dog Gelato (859 N. Damen Ave.; no phone yet), a storefront she plans to open in mid-June to sell the gelati she’s supplied to restaurants for the past three years…
Hendrickx Belgian Bread Crafter (100 E. Walton St.; 312-649-6717), a Belgian bakery that two native Belgians opened this past Wednesday, came to Chicago from the tropics…
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).
GILT BAR The trend squad vetted this newbie two seconds after it opened, and now they’re sorry they gave up their seats. 230 W. Kinzie St.; 312-464-9544 LONGMAN & EAGLE Eleven years ago Lula Cafe put Logan Square on the map; this year L & E put the Blue Line in the black. 2657 N. … Read more
