Creepies, nearly two months in, doesn’t need to be perfect so long as the team preserves its capacity to dream…
Chicago
Here, in September, I can finally say that Kyōten has undergone a major change…
Since writing about Oriole “2.0” in February of 2022, I’ve visited the restaurant another 13 times…
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…