Budget Beat: Angin Mamiri
This modest, family-run Indonesian restaurant offers locals a taste unavailable anywhere else in Chicago
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Dining Out: New Sensations
The Lula duo takes Pilsen, Kleiner takes Old Town—and everyone else takes notice
Opening: (K)new
The second chapter from Think’s ambitious chef
Mini Review: Sen Sushi
Oak Park has a zen-like new sushi spot
Obsession: Falafill
Maher Chebaro’s Boys Town location boasts the results of five years of falafel research
Drinking Like a Mad Woman
Do you ever put down the remote after the latest DVR’d episode of Mad Men and think, “I could use a drink?” I do, especially after this week’s installment, in which Don Draper proved yet again that unforgivable cads can brood and charm their way out of anything. After a quick glance at AMC’s Mad Men Cocktail Guide for reference, I texted my friend Tim to…
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Epic Proportions
Stephen Wambach, the former corporate chef for Laurent Tourondel’s BLT Restaurant Group in New York, plans to open the locally minded Epic (112 W. Hubbard St.; 312-222-4940) toward the end of November in River North. (His bosses, two Chicago businessmen, wish to remain anonymous—but we know his pastry chef will be…
Weekend Photos: Scarlet
Our hats off to Scarlet. Seven months after a February fire in the apartments overhead caused this Boystown standby to go dark, the bar reopened September 30th with a fresh dedication to cocktailing and a handsome turn-of-the-century-inspired interior. We sent our photographer over on Friday for the relaunch of the spot’s…
Rebar Relapse: Ben Stiller, infant barflies, and other adventures in drinking with my brother
On Tuesday night—right after we finished stalking Ben Stiller, who was filming a scene for Little Fockers at the intersection of Wrightwood and Dayton—my brother, Lee, and I headed to Rebar at the Trump for a media tasting of the lounge’s new fall cocktail menu. I’ve been cheating on Rebar with…
The Sculptor Ruth Duckworth’s Home & Studio — Lake View
List Price: $1.4 million
The Property: In the early 1980s, the modernist sculptor Ruth Duckworth converted this former pickle factory into her home and studio, with work space on the first floor and living space above. Now 91 years old, Duckworth is retiring and moving to England, where she has family. She listed the building for sale last week.