Community Tavern’s Chocolate Baked Alaskas
What could be a more dramatic tableside presentation than torching individual baked Alaskas?
Custom Placements: Dining Lead
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: December 2023
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month
British Invasion
A new crop of pubs are elevating the genre with fancy pot pies, tea cocktails, and an epic sticky toffee pudding.
Irish Brew
The long-awaited Guinness Open Gate Brewery has landed in the West Loop. Here’s what you need to know.
Edward Kim’s Pan-seared Mushrooms With Miso Butter
A side dish of seared mushrooms bathed in miso butter may not be a Thanksgiving standard, but rest assured it’ll be right at home on your holiday table. “The umami and savoriness it brings are familiar and taste like Thanksgiving, while at the same time tasting both unique and new,” says Mott St. chef Edward … Read more
A Jewish Deli Exhibit to Get You Thinking
Plus, some deli observations, a yibin obsession, and more.
Dinner and a Show
Ummo, the splashy new opening from the group behind Tzuco, is as much about the scene as the food.
Chicago Gets Its Second Three-Star Michelin Restaurant
The biggest prize of the evening went to Smyth, the West Loop tasting menu spot. It joins only 12 other U.S. restaurants with this highest distinction.
How to Upgrade Your Thanksgiving Feast
From heritage turkeys to brown butter Dutch apple pies, Chicago chefs are making it easier to have a tastier holiday.
A Blazing Bloody
Every location of the international luxe hotel chain St. Regis has a Bloody Mary on the menu, and Chicago beverage director Diane Corcoran created a locally inspired version for the new Loop site at 401 East Wacker Drive. She walks us through the 1871, a smoky, savory tipple named, naturally, for the year of the … Read more