Custom Placements: Dining Lead
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: January 2025
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Food-Lovers
From dining passes to local books, we have ideas for Chicago foodies.
Culture Crossing
At Mirra, Zubair Mohajir and Rishi Kumar find the culinary intersection of Mexico and India.
Top Prospect
At Oliver’s, chef Alex Carnovale shows great potential, but spotty dishes and service hold the place back.
How to Make Billy Zureikat’s Malört Cookies
The chocolate-grapefruit cookie is topped with a liqueur glaze — and it won’t make you wince.
Five Dining Trends That Were Everywhere This Year
From croissants to half-chickens, these are the things our critic kept seeing.
The 25 Best Things to Eat Right Now
From pistachio gelato to spicy Sichuan noodles, the most memorable bites of the moment offer a delicious tour of the city.
This Month’s Obsession: Tonkatsu at Torizen
If you sit at the counter at Torizen, a Japanese restaurant in Schaumburg that serves quick lunches during the day and izakaya dishes at night, you get quite the show. Amid the burners, ovens, and prep tables lies a tonkatsu station, where cooks bread and fry both chicken and Berkshire pork cutlets to order. They … Read more
Joe Flamm’s il Carciofo Opens Next Week in the West Loop
The chef talks about his approach to Roman cuisine at the new restaurant.