Dining Tidbits – December 2006
Budget Beat, Adesso, New, and Comeback
Budget Beat, Adesso, New, and Comeback
A quick primer on the stars of tomorrow
This month, Nagrant chats with Maneet Chauhan, a chef trained at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) whose unlikely Latino-Indian fare continues to defy the odds at Vermilion (10 W. Hubbard St.; 312-527-4060)
Budget Beat, Bakery, Gourmet Corner, and New
Erwin Drechsler’s Caramelized Onion Tart with Blue Cheese, Walnuts, and Sage
When star sommelier Belinda Chang issues a call, the wine world spills forth.
One is beneath a train station; the other’s beside a gas station. But both restaurants—quirky and unique from top to bottom—deliver the goods, foodwise
Oktoberfest began as a wedding bash outside Munich and spread, by the turn of the century, to Chicago, where it remains an excuse to stuff our gobs with German fare. These odes to Deutschland put the heart in hearty dining.
Five sizzling new Latin restaurants take adventurous diners on a virtual tour through Central and South America. Bring your own Pisco; for now, all of these spots are BYOB.
Raise a glass—or a few—to chic holiday entertaining.