What to Eat and Drink in Chicago This Week By Carrie Schedler There are Baconfest tickets to buy, oysters to inhale, and pastries to learn to make. Read more
Japonais Is Back With an Iron Chef Upgrade By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The updated incarnation, known Japonais by Morimoto, has an all-new menu from Masaharu Morimoto. Read more
Chef Mark Steuer Has a Killer Mac and Cheese Recipe For You By Penny Pollack Comfort food is in season. Here's how the Carriage House chef puts two Wisconsin cheeses to work. Read more
Chicago Chefs Get Some Love as James Beard Award Semifinalists By Carrie Schedler Plus, a new king is crowned among Chicago's power chefs, dinner comes to the Winchester, and there are diet-friendly burgers in the 'burbs. Read more
Richard Sandoval Plans His Own Type of Eataly for Block 37 By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The “Latin-American cultural center” will have a store, space for cooking classes, and 11 different food stalls. Read more
Brown Bag Seafood Co. Is a Modern Take on a Classic Shrimp Shack By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The sustainably sourced counter-service place, where prices top out at $13, is set to open near Lakeshore East in the spring. Read more
Commonwealth Tavern: Not Flashy, and That's the Point By Carrie Schedler and Peter Ranvestel Everyone in Roscoe Village, it seemed, turned up at this new farm-to-table neighborhood bar. Read more
What to Eat and Drink in Chicago This Week By Carrie Schedler All-you-can-eat sushi, a National Margarita Day fiesta, and a golden ticket in a box of doughnuts. Read more
Longman & Eagle (Updated Review): Still Hopping, Still Heavy The often-packed Logan Square gem doesn't shy away from meaty excess. Read more
Where to Get Affogato in Chicago By Carrie Schedler And a quick explanation why you should try the creamy, dreamy Italian concoction we keep seeing on the city's menus. Read more
