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Dish Flash: Mia Figlia Now Open in Edgebrook
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
We at Dish are always on the lookout for dining trends, and an odd one just materialized: restaurateurs with Tizi Melloul on their resumés. After Pork Shoppe and The Portage, the newest restaurant from a Tizi vet is Mia Figlia (5304 W. Devon Ave.; 773-792-8300), which opened July 2nd near the Edgebrook Metra stop... Read more
Q & A with Jean-Luc Naret of Michelin
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
Seven Questions for Jean-Luc Naret On Tuesday, Michelin announced the November publication of a Chicago guide. We talked with Jean-Luc Naret, the worldwide director of the Michelin guides... Read more
Dish Flash: Lillie’s Q Is Coming to North Avenue
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
Barbecue is the new black. Pork Shoppe, The Piggery, Smokey Bears BBQ House, Chicago Q, Q BBQ, Brand BBQ Market, and Rub BBQ Company have all either opened in the last year or plan to open soon. Here’s another one to add to the list: Lillie’s Q (1856 W. North Ave.; 773-772-5500)... Read more
Dish Flash: Bangers & Lace Is Coming to Wicker Park
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
The sausage-and-beer restaurant in the works at 1670 West Division Street (where there was a minor disagreement about the level of involvement of Doug Sohn of Hot Doug’s) has acquired a name: Bangers & Lace... Read more
Dish Flash: Ron Howard Movie To Be Filmed at Sepia
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
Sepia (123 N. Jefferson St.; 312-441-1920) announced on Tuesday on its Facebook page that it would be closed from July 1st to July 9th but coyly implied that it wasn’t just for a long Fourth of July break. In fact, the restaurant is closing to accommodate the shooting of an as-yet-untitled Ron Howard movie starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James. Read more
Chad Starling Is the New Chef at Aria
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
iPad Thai For two months, Chad Starling, previously of Saltaus and Le Lan, has helmed the kitchen at Aria (Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus Dr.; 312-444-9494), and now the menu belongs entirely to him... Read more
On the New Rick Bayless Cookbook, Fiesta at Rick's
By Penny Pollack
Singled Out Rick Bayless’s seventh cookbook, Fiesta at Rick’s (Norton; $35), is all about celebratory food. “Some dishes are really simple to make and some dishes take days,” says the man behind Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, and Xoco. Read more