Partner in Bistronomic and Boarding House to Develop Bar and Grill in Edgewater By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Matt Fisher has eyes for Edgewater; Jack Weiss lucks out in Streeterville; shrimp & crab join lobster roll mania. Read more
The Chef Andrew Brochu Tells About Moving Downmarket to The Monarch By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Andrew Brochu wings it in Wicker Pk; Randolph St squeezes in Sushi Dokku; Fabio Viviani’s new flame is a Woodstone oven Read more
The Tater Tot Trend By Kristina Vragovic Lately, the quickest way to the Midwestern heart in Chicago has been the Tater Tot Read more
Todd Stein to Leave Piccolo Sogno Due, Move to Atlanta By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Todd Stein, the heartbreak kid; Moderno rolls into Royce; Patricia Yeo loves the Chicago food scene. Read more
Girl & the Goat Alum Enoch Simpson to Bring His Doughnuts to Endgrain By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Enoch Simpson’s Endgrain—not just doughnuts; Pizza D.O.C. morphs into Himmel’s; meet Mr. Spanky... Read more
The Long-Awaited Second Location of Kuma’s Corner Gets a Location and a Scheduled Opening Date By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Kuma is coming to Lake View; pizza in a log cabin? Oiistar explains new American cuisine. Read more
Schwa Veteran Gaetano Nardulli’s Barrington Restaurant Near Earns Some Belated Coverage By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Near lights up our radar screen; Café Tola is no small matter; 8 openings. Read more
Submitting to ‘SPANK!’ at the Royal George By Kristina Vragovic The parody of E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey stimulates plenty of positive reciprocation from the audience Read more
Two Notorious Bakers Land in New Gigs By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Sweet talk from two returning pastry chefs; Fat Rice sets the bar for Macanese cuisine; six openings. Read more
Veteran of NoMI and Spiaggia Plans to Open Gather in Former LM Space in Lincoln Square By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Kristina Vragovic Pulling It All Together David Breo decided in March to gather his rosebuds and strike a new venture with longtime friends. The result, Gather, is scheduled to open in mid-December... Read more
