Where to Get Great Gelato in Chicago

By Jeff Ruby

COLD COMFORT: Nothing brings out the kid in us quite like cold, creamy stuff dripping down our chins Read more

By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby with Denise Peñacerrada & Kaitlin Petersen

The SwitchMichael Taus, the main man behind Duchamp (2118 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-6435), is parting ways with his partners there, Nick Podesta and Jason Freiman ... Read more

Review: Girl and the Goat

By Jeff Ruby

FROM GOAT TO HERO: Stephanie Izard, everywhere at once and nowhere at all for two years, finally makes good on her promise in the West Loop Read more

Dish Flash: Boka Partners Tell Us Their Plans for the Old Tizi Melloul Space

By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby

Since Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz took over the Tizi space, everyone’s been wondering what the boys would do there. We had heard it would be a steak house, but now comes word that 531 North Wells Street will be a “chef-driven oyster bar...” Read more

The Chicago White Sox Bag Manny Ramirez—But Why?

By Jeff Ruby

Kenny Williams, the White Sox’s ever-gambling GM, paid in the neighborhood of $4 million to a 38-year-old with a wonky leg and an even wonkier head. This is a player who managed to make himself persona non grata in L.A. despite hitting .322 over the past two years and .385 in the playoffs... Read more

The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in September in order of heat

By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby

The Hot List for September 2010 Read more

Dining Critic Tries Nutraloaf, the Prison Food for Misbehaving Inmates

By Jeff Ruby

JUSTICE IS BLAND: I eat Nutraloaf, the all-in-one "disciplinary loaf" served at Cook County Jail Read more

Dish Flash: Rick Tramonto Gives Us the Scoop on His New Orleans Venture, Restaurant R’evolution

By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby

Before splitting town for New Orleans, Rick Tramonto (formerly of Tru and Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood) gave us the scoop on Restaurant R’evolution, a 200-seat spot he’s unveiling with John Folse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in the summer of 2011... Read more

Greek Islands and Bob Chinn's: Big Crowds, Mediocre Food

By Jeff Ruby

SECRETS OF THEIR SUCCESS: These two area restaurants pack in the crowds and remain amazingly lucrative, despite serving dishes that rarely rise above mediocre. What’s the lesson? Read more

Chicago Bar Project's Sean Parnell Knows His Drinking Trivia

By Jeff Ruby

BAR EXAM: Getting schooled in trivia about Chicago pubs, inns, and lounges by the city’s greatest barfly Read more

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