Five Days on the Line
Under wunderkind chef Grant Achatz, Alinea has become perhaps the most talked about restaurant in the country. We sent a reporter to work in the kitchen for a week to find out how his culinary high-wire act all comes together.
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5 questions – Douglas Rodriguez
Douglas Rodriguez, Miami-based executive chef who owns restaurants in three time zones. His latest, De La Costa,opens in July in the River East Art Center.
Nightspotting – Rock On
Rock the Warehouse; Minnies; Celebrity Beat
Pastrami Smackdown!
The Chicago area is full of both pastrami purists and newfangled innovators. With some new delis entering the scene, we sized up a few of the latest offerings alongside some old favorites.
Chefs on the Grill with Michael Nagrant
This month, Nagrant sat down with Gabino Sotelino, whose 27-year-old Lincoln Park masterpiece, Ambria (2300 N. Lincoln Park West; 773-472-5959), will serve its last meal on June 30th.
Nightspotting – Take a Dive
Fine service at West Town’s Five Star While on a recent visit to Five Star (1424 W. Chicago Ave.), my latest favorite watering hole, a friend compared its strip of Chicago Avenue (near Ashland Avenue) to Ukrainian Village’s Division Street. It’s true that neighboring hot spots such as Cleo’s, The Darkroom, Tuman’s, and Sonotheque have … Read more
Best New Bars and Clubs
Ten places that have set the scene on fire since the start of 2005
Recipe File – October 2006
Tomatillo a versatile berry lends its characteristic tang to a richly satisfying chicken soup developed by Jason Handelman
Monopoly’s New Game
Besides being Kanye West’s manager, John Monopoly can add “club owner” to his resume with the opening of the members-only Boutique.
This Way Out
If nooses and chains don’t give you the warm fuzzies, maybe you haven’t been to Exit, where the pierced and tattooed bar staff are surprisingly friendly.