La Dolce Vita
Just when you thought hotel dining was on the downswing, a new restaurant is poised to open November 1 in the upscale Radisson Blu Aqua... Read more
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
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
Hi, Honey Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp, who run the underground dining club Sunday Dinner, discovered how glorious fried chicken tastes with honey butter when their staff tried it while eating their meals in the kitchen at a dinner a couple of years ago... Read more
Enoteca EnergyRiccardo Michi, the owner of Riccardo Trattoria, takes it beyond flatware for his upcoming wine bar across the street, Riccardo Enoteca...Read more
I Cook, Therefore I Am
Now several overhauls away from the original Jacky, Jacky’s on Prairie has new owners—Jonadab Silva and Erin Silva Winston, also known as the current chef and the pastry chef... Read more
