On those nights when intention, ingredients, and execution align, the team here is capable of crafting one of Chicago’s finest culinary experiences…
Dessert
Smyth—driven by larger circumstances—has taken a new direction before, and it seems poised to do so again.
By and large, I enjoyed what I tasted at Oriole back in September. Two months later, where do things stand?
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?
It might be best to think of this experience as the “B-side” of Maxwells Trading…
With Maxwells Trading’s popularity at a peak, my present format seems well-suited to writing some kind of evaluation…
Mariscos San Pedro’s “Taco Omakase” is not just a relocation of what Chingón did before, but an expansion and evolution of the same idea: a crown jewel offering within a bustling restaurant that, indeed, may be looking to win Bibendum’s favor once more.
Without any novelty factor from the food hall setting to help round its rough edges, Valhalla “2.0” must deliver across every dimension: reflecting the lessons learned and dreams dreamt during the prior iteration…
Valhalla confirms Gillanders’s status as one of Chicago’s most talented chefs, yet the restaurant still only represents a half step in his journey…
There can be little question of the buoyant spirit Erick Williams has imbued his restaurant (and the wider community) with, but the nature of Virtue’s execution—and its ability to successfully extend that hospitality more broadly—stand ripe for analysis.