Alinea Alum Will Take Reins at The Promontory By Penny Pollack and Carly Boers Andrew Graves, recently of Terra & Vine, has plans for a new tasting menu. Read more
East Meets Midwest at Kitsune By Carrie Schedler This new spot from Iliana Regan takes heartland techniques to a faraway place. Read more
Say Goodbye to Perennial Virant (But Not to Paul) By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Paul Virant and the Boka Restaurant Group have gone their separate ways—but the chef's other projects continue on. Read more
Chicago's Seeing a Health Food Boom. But Is It Any Good? By Carly Boers We tried the grub at four new cheffed-up entrants to see if they're worth your time. Read more
The Best Dishes We Ate in 2016 Chicago's dining critics ate far and wide this past year. These are the dishes they're still dreaming about. Read more
Quiche Lorraine Could Be Your New Fave By Penny Pollack This Maison Parisienne dish is more than a passing fancy. Read more
Arun's Isn't Closing After All—It's Just Getting Some Upgrades By Penny Pollack and Carly Boers The main man will be back in the kitchen after the five-week closure, too. Read more
Chicago Firehouse Makes Its Return in January By Penny Pollack and Carly Boers John Caputo (Bin 36, Labriola Ristorante & Café) will take over the kitchen, along with 80 percent of the former staff. Read more
How Mesh & Bone Brought the Rare Sri Lankan Spirit Arakku to Chicago By Nicole Schnitzler You have to climb a coconut tree to get it. Read more
What You Need to Know About the Chicago Dining Scene This Week By Carly Boers and Carrie Schedler Lots of openings to tide you over for the holiday weekend, plus a few (sad!) closures. Read more