Lava’s New Flow
Dormant no longer, Lava returns to the scene with a bang. PLUS: Good things come in threes for the Goodbar team.
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Best New Restaurants 2007
Meet this year’s crop of promising rookies. They run the gamut from high-voltage openings to hidden treasures. Whether glitzy or unassuming, all 21 spots have one thing in common—night in and night out, they’re the stars of the future.
Liquid Gold
This spring, a seventh Argo Tea location opens in the South Loop
Pie in the Face
Competitive eating is today’s answer to yesteryear’s amateur contests of strength. Would a city magazine dining critic be a match for the tenth-ranked eater in the world?
Best New Restaurants
From a French-Asian stunner to a veggie revelation—new restaurants shaking up the scene. How many have you tried?
Techno-Chefs
They’re young. They’re smart. They’ve got impeccable restaurant pedigrees and imagination to match. And now three talented Chicago chefs are leading a science-based culinary revolution from their lab-like kitchens.
Charlie Trotter in His Prime: A Feature From September 1997
After 10 years at Charlie Trotter’s, the chef was acclaimed as one of the world’s greats—but even that wasn’t enough.
Adventures of a Club Scout
An intrepid reporter takes to the streets on a daring midnight mission. His task: to bring back fresh reports on the secret life of the wild, wild evening.