Since writing about Oriole “2.0” in February of 2022, I’ve visited the restaurant another 13 times…
Chicago
More than a year after my last visit to Valhalla, I now ask: was I right to have faith, or did I jump the gun?
Three visits hardly seem like enough to come to any definitive conclusion, yet they represent a starting point in evaluating a place that is already at the pinnacle (however shakily) of our dining scene…
Pitting months and months of Kyōten omakases against each other is starting to become a complicated task…
Indienne is one of few Michelin-starred restaurants in Chicago I have yet to write about…
It might be best to think of this experience as the “B-side” of Maxwells Trading…
One of the recurring themes I engage with in these shorter pieces is that of the “neighborhood restaurant”…
With Nic + Junior’s listing among the hottest restaurants in Chicago, it would appear the concept is finally ready for primetime…
With the arrival of the year’s hottest month, omakase starts to sound particularly enticing…
With Maxwells Trading’s popularity at a peak, my present format seems well-suited to writing some kind of evaluation…