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Best Breakfasts in Chicago and the Suburbs
By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby, with Carly Boers, Jennifer Moore, Jan Parr, Jennifer Tanaka, Shane Tritsch, and Jennifer Wehunt
SUNNY-SIDE UP: Whether you're in the market for a healthy meal or a carbo-bomb of yesteryear, morning in Chicago is better than ever—and we've got 75 ways to prove it. Read more
Bang Bang Pie Truck to Open a Logan Square Storefront
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The husband-and-wife team Dave and Megan Miller launched the food truck Bang Bang Pie & Coffee Show on July 1 with the dream of opening a storefront someday. Someday came quickly... Read more
Charlie Trotter’s Veteran Matthias Merges to Open Yusho
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Yusho Crazy
After leavingCharlie Trotter’s last October to strike out on his own, Matthias Merges lays the first brick in his own business this November with a yakitori-inspired restaurant in Logan Square called Yusho... Read more
Dish Flash: Michael Shrader Leaving Epic to Open Urban Union on Taylor Street
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
The stretch of Taylor Street in Little Italy continues to add new restaurants at a pace as blisteringly hot as a Neapolitan crust. The chef Michael Shrader has given notice at Epic and is teaming up with Jason Chan (Butter) to open Urban Union (1421 W. Taylor St.; no phone yet) this fall, if all goes well... Read more