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Eve of Construction
All About Eve
Matt Fisher, the owner of eight-month-old Tallulah (4539 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-942-7585), hasn’t slept since summer. He signed a deal in late August on the old Flapjaws space (840 N. Wabash Ave.) in the Gold Coast, which he is rehabbing and renaming Eve—and he has his chef at Tallulah, Troy Graves, crafting a menu to be ready by the time…
Pony Tales
Lake View gets a horse of a slightly different color
First Course
Five top restaurants whose chefs offer intriguing single-subject cooking classes
Dining Tidbits
Duchamp, Soul, Mana Food Bar, Tamalli
Surf City
If you think “el-two-oh” is a new overhead train line, guess again; and West Town’s Mexique makes the case for Mex-French
Blame It On Baseball
No Dish Today
Pollack & Ruby came down with a severe case of playoff fever, but they will be back next week with a full lineup of hot news and cool scoops.
Logan’s Run
A second location in up-and-coming Logan Square is a natural move for Northside Bar & Grill
Ground Keeper
River North Ranch
Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, which closed on September 20th, will reopen under the same ownership on October 1st as Farmerie 58 (58 E. Ontario St.; 312-440-1818), a 150-seat “farm-centric” contemporary American restaurant. “It wasn’t doing poorly,” says Brian Newman, the general manager. “We just felt there were better concepts to really utilize this space.” Such as one that employs a former farmer who is dedicated to sustainable, organic products, and dishes such as…
Sugar Power
Truth Be Toad
Pollack ate her first sugar toad. That’s the amuse Jimmy Sneed sends out to every diner at his just-opened SugarToad (2139 CityGate Ln., Naperville; 630-778-8623). She also tried the sweetbread with a poached egg on arugula (hearty and enjoyable) and turnip soup with smoked bacon (more, please). So what’s up with sugar toads? They’re a nice gesture but…