Frank Brunacci Leaves Sixteen for the Love of Truffles

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Pay Dirt
Yesterday a press release announced that Frank Brunacci had left Sixteen, the high-end restaurant in the Trump Tower, but the release coyly left his destination unstated... Read more

The Buzz: What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining

By Carly Boers, Penny Pollack, and Jill Rohde

Two Brothers Steakhouse, El, and Kanela Breakfast Club Read more

Southern Fare Crops up on the North Shore

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Southern Exposure
From the town of Whitesburg in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and with an accent to match, Missy Crovetti brings a Southern influence to her new American restaurant, M... Read more

The Chef at Michael Jordan’s Steak House Will Be James O’Donnell

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Bull Market
A few months ago, the news broke that Michael Jordan was unretiring his name on the Chicago restaurant scene—the new Michael Jordan’s Steak House (InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, 505 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-321-8823) is scheduled to open in mid-August in the Zest space... Read more

Big News in Pastry: Interviews with Patrick Fahy and Meg Galus

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Taking the Cake
Two big hitters in Chicago’s pastry world announced moves recently... Read more

DISH FLASH: Bistro 110 to Close, Emerge as Italian Bar

By Penny Pollack, Carly Boers, and Jeff Ruby

Tony Mantuano tells Dish all about plans to close the 25-year-old Bistro 110 on August 4, and, by early fall, turn it into a bar and pizzeria. Read more

Ian Schrager Gushes About the New Pump Room

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Seven Questions for Ian Schrager
Schrager bought the Ambassador East Hotel and its legendary restaurant, the Pump Room, in April 2010. Yesterday, he announced his plans to reinvent the hotel as Public Chicago... Read more

Custom House Tavern’s Owners to Open Two New Restaurants

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Double Boiler
Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky and Peter Drohomyrecky, who own Custom House Tavern in the South Loop, announced their plans to open two restaurants in the Lakeshore East area... Read more

Dish Flash: On Cibo Matto's New Steak Menu

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Chef Evan Percoco talks about the new dish at the acclaimed Italian restaurant, and their new desserts from a new pastry chef. Read more

Terragusto on Armitage to Become Pastaterra

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Terra Incognita
After service Saturday night, the Lincoln Park location of Terragusto will enter the dressing room and reemerge May 18 as Pastaterra... Read more

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