Housemade Pastas and Sausages Will Be on the Menu at Bar Lupo By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Brian O'Connor, last seen at Maple & Ash, wants to make River North's next go-to restaurant. Read more
Mango Pickle's Globetrotting Indian Fare Comes to Edgewater This Fall By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Chef Marisa Paolillo moved to India, worked in a restaurant, and fell in love. Read more
What You Need To Know About the Chicago Dining Scene This Week By John Hardberger and Carrie Schedler Free lunch today! Read more
Intro Lands Buzzy Young Chef Who Ran Illicit Restaurant out of his Dorm Room By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger The food he was cooking out of his Columbia University home got national acclaim. Read more
A Big Catering Company Is Getting Into the Restaurant Game By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Paramount Events, a West Loop catering juggernaut, will open a Mediterranean-influenced restaurant early this fall. Read more
The Makers of Secret Hitler Wish Their Game Wasn't So Relevant By John Hardberger From the brains behind Cards Against Humanity, Secret Hitler is a new party game in which political operatives try to sow distrust and rise to power. And yes, you can get stickers to make it "Secret Trump" instead. Read more
59 Things to Do in Chicago in September By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Matt Pollock, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke The best things to do in Chicago this month, selected by our critics Read more
Pinball Machines Get the Museum Treatment By John Hardberger The curator of new art and history exhibit Skillshot, the Collaborative Art of Pinball shares the secrets of his own Chicago-built game. Read more
Four Star Starts Southport Corridor Takeover with Tuco and Blondie By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger It joins the already-popular Crosby's Kitchen on the Lake View strip. Read more
Rylon's Smokehouse Meets Bronzeville in September By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Derek Rylon of Batter & Berries will lead the meaty show. Read more
