Five Fresh Chicago Restaurant Reviews By Penny Pollack Here are the critics' takes on Embeya, Dillman's, Waterleaf, and more. Read more
At IO Urban Roofscape, Science Meets the Skyline By Penny Pollack The retractable-roof space, open this month on the Godfrey Hotel's fourth floor terrace, is a culinary gadget lab for chef Riley Huddleston. Read more
Tête Charcuterie Brings the Meat to Randolph Street By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Two chef friends are stepping out on their own with French-inspired saucissons. Read more
Aya Fukai Takes Over Pastry Duties at Trump Tower By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer She dreamed of being a pastry chef as a kid, and now she'll oversee the sweets at the four-star restaurant Sixteen. Read more
There Are a Half Dozen New Restaurants in Chicago This Week By Carrie Schedler A new Brendan Sodikoff place is smoking, an El stop is drowning in coffee and doughnuts, two high-profile chefs have found new homes, and Three Floyds could get in the whiskey game. So much is happening! Read more
Commonwealth Tavern Is Roscoe Village's New Farm-to-Table Sports Bar By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Starting Thursday, the new spot plans to source many of its ingredients from big-name local farms and artisans. Read more
A Bunch of Bill Swerskis Watched the Super Bowl at The Smoke Daddy By Emmet Sullivan and James Trevenen All-you-can-eat meat, free shades, and fake mustaches made superfans of everyone at the Wicker Park BBQ joint. Read more
Five Things to Eat and Drink in Chicago This Week By Carrie Schedler Fortify yourself in the cold with sake, scotch, and a soup sopped in ale. Read more
Watch Thomas Lents, the Chef at Sixteen, Bake a Scallop in Its Shell The tableside reveal is dinner theatre at its finest. Read more
Embeya (New Review): Asian Classics With a Touch of Novelty In Thai Dang's stunning dining room, the food is a bit less daring than you'd expect. Read more
