Follow Suit? Rebecca Charles, the owner of Pearl Oyster Bar, a popular seafood joint in New York’s West Village, has sued her former sous-chef Ed McFarland over intellectual property rights, and the this cool new blogspot for suggestions on French wines sold in Chicago for under $12. 3. Chow down
Chicago is full of restaurants that offer good food for not much money; you just have to know where to look. We’ve gathered a definitive package of 90-plus great spots—ethnic, classic, nocturnal, and otherwise—where your dollar goes the distance.
The new Lucky Strike Lanes; a lobby bar without the hotel; celebrity beat
Photos: Chris Guillen All-in-one concept: an equal-parts noshing and lounging scene. Landmark Case With its myriad sports bars and baseball-capped boys, the Lincoln Park scene often gets a bad rap from me. But the opening in September of Landmark (1633 N. Halsted St.) signifies an evolution in the nabe’s nighttime action. Anchoring the stretch of … Read more
The area’s 350 best MDs—as chosen by their fellow physicians.
Salsa Verde and Salsa Roja at Fonda del Mar
Photos: Selena Salfen Top: Puppy love at the Fur Ball.Below: PAWS Chicago founder Paula Fasseas Animal Passion I’ve certainly dated more than my share of dogs, but I’ve never partied with pooches like I did at this year’s Fur Ball, thrown by the animal anticruelty group PAWS Chicago at the W Chicago City Center. More … Read more
Harry Caray’s Restaurant Chicken Vesuvio
’Tis the season for weddings. On Friday night, I attended yet another bachelorette party, this time for S. R., a founding member of Team Lush, who’s getting married at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego this coming weekend. About 10 girls got together to shower the bride-to-be with lingerie and advice before sending her off into matrimonial bliss. Of the 10, two are single; one is in a serious relationship; another has been married for a year; two are pregnant with their second children; and three have at least one kid each already. Conversation throughout the night hovered around husbands, pregnancy, children, grocery shopping, and sex. Only one of those topics I could personally relate to—OK, two, if you count grocery shopping for one.
Budget Beat, Pub Grub, Opening, Asian
