The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month
Custom Placements: Dining Lead
John Manion’s Grilled Oysters With Onion Aïoli
By his own admission, John Manion has a problem with French onion dip. “Left to my own devices, a party bag of Ruffles and a large tub of Dean’s wouldn’t last an hour,” says the El Che Steakhouse & Bar chef. So while brainstorming a grilled oyster dish, he tapped his favorite party snack, reenvisioned … Read more
This Month’s Obsession: Lexington Betty Wagyu Steak Dogs
If you had asked me a few months back which Chicago chef should start a line of hot dogs, I would have said Dominique Leach. As the co-owner of Lexington Betty Smokehouse, she has the meat-cooking chops and brings a refined sensibility from her time at places like Spiaggia. So when Leach launched wagyu steak … Read more
Weak Flames
Kindling, Jonathon Sawyer’s new restaurant with the Fifty/50 Restaurant Group, fails to spark.
Erick Williams
The Virtue chef, 48, on the rule he lives by and why he refuses to be pigeonholed into soul food
Drinks in Bloom
This season’s beverages are coming up roses — and violets and lavenders and chamomiles.
Three Chicagoans Compete on The Great American Baking Show
The Windy City contestants entered the baking tent as strangers and returned home as friends.
A Farewell Food Tour Itinerary and a Graduation Party Venue
What itinerary would you recommend for a farewell food tour of Chicago? I’d seek out dishes that are distinctly local. Block off a weekend, and start with a hot dog at Wolfy’s (2734 W. Peterson Ave., West Ridge), then a jibarito at Jibarito y Mas (3400 W. Fullerton Ave., Logan Square). The next day, it’s … Read more
Pilot Project Helps Diversify the Beer Industry
The brewery incubator now has two locations in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Greg Wade’s Bostock
Looking for a Mother’s Day brunch dish as special as the moms in your life? Bostock’s your move. Like a hybrid of French toast and an almond croissant, these baked slices of frangipane-topped brioche are essentially the Ina Garten of breakfast pastries — at once laid-back and classy. Best put your siblings on notice: According to Greg … Read more