Custom Placements: Dining Lead
Jenner Tomaska and The Fifty/50 Group Team Up on a Steakhouse
The Alston will feature French influences and high-end touches.
Signature’s Lamb Meatballs With Moroccan Sugo
The dish can be prepped ahead of time to feed a crowd, perfect for your Super Bowl party.
String Theory
Chicago’s Thai restaurants have all kinds of specialties, whether that’s the curries at In-On Thai or the Isan favorites at Tuk Tuk Thai Isan Street Food. At Mahanakhon Noodle Bar, a family-owned spot that opened last May, the focus is Thai noodles. The menu lists more than a dozen types, which you could explore over … Read more
Southern Oysters Rockefeller at Briny Swine
It takes a familiarity with a certain kind of Southern coastal seafood joint to make great broiled oysters. It’s all about plumping the oysters without exactly cooking them, yet still engineering a bubbly hot, golden brown, and alchemically delicious crust made from breadcrumbs, butter, the mollusk’s own juices, and suboptimal Parmesan cheese. At Briny Swine … Read more
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: February 2025
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat
The City’s Best Dinner Party
With his intimate (and secretive) Duck Sel pop-up, Donald Young serves a meal to remember.
Five Delicious Reasons to Leave the House This Winter
From deals to special events, here are some ways to combat cabin fever.
Where to Take a Vegetarian to Dinner and Great Restaurant Bars
I want to take my vegetarian friend out for a fun, delicious dinner. Where should we go? Rose Mary is my top recommendation for vegetarian diners right now. Joe Flamm and company have a real way with vegetables, and their offerings change regularly to reflect what’s in season. I’d order anything from the “Vegetables” section … Read more
Shaw’s Signature Chopped Seafood Salad
This at-home version requires a fair bit of prep work, but readying the Louie dressing and salad components in advance cuts down on assembly significantly.