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Rising Suns

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Two new Japanese restaurants go way beyond maki with their chef’s-prerogative menus—one’s a huge hit; the other, a quiet delight

On Wine

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The holiday season-or any wintry evening-is ideal for lingering meals, and to cap them off, pour a delicate dessert wine. Muscats are wonderful, grapey wines perfect for such occasions, and they come from all over the world in a variety of styles. Look around for the intense, amber-to-mahogany-hued fortified wines from Victoria, Australia, and from … Read more

Movable Feasts

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Call them “underground,” “unofficial,” or “occasional.” Whatever the name, restaurants that don’t have a permanent address and that eschew traditional licensing are popping up all over town. Eating at one is the dining equivalent of choose-your-own adventure: diners, who exchange hushed e-mails to get on the list, show up where they’re told and eat whatever the chef feels like preparing. It’s fun, sure. But at $25 to $100 a pop, are they any good? Chicago checked out a few to find out.

Let Them Eat Cupcakes

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Superior cupcakes have been popping at bakeries all over town, including the most recent entry, Cupcakes, a shop in Lake View that devotes itself exclusively to the cute confection. We round up some favorites.

On Wine

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The best California zinfandels are single-vineyard bottlings now blowing past $25. But major zin producers continue to make higher-volume wines, usually blends of grapes from several wine-growing regions, for convivial sipping at $10 or less. And for just a few bucks more, these same winemakers offer labels that are a step up in complexity without … Read more

French Dressings

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A new North Shore restaurant from a familiar hand scores with simplicity, while another from two veterans is overdoing it—from sauces to bosses.