On its night, no other restaurant offers more superlative value or, in fact, does more to collapse the city’s traditional hierarchy of fine dining altogether…
Pasta
With Creepies continuing to forge its own path within a French-inspired format, there’s no better occasion to check in on what Elske—charged with a fresh perspective—is up to.
On those nights when intention, ingredients, and execution align, the team here is capable of crafting one of Chicago’s finest culinary experiences…
By and large, I enjoyed what I tasted at Oriole back in September. Two months later, where do things stand?
Dimmi Dimmi is a neighborhood Italian-American restaurant that has quickly become one of Chicago’s hardest reservations…
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…
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”…
If Cellar Door surprises and delights me as it did back in April, I can only affirm that the concept is doing something really special…
In a city that is no stranger to Italian concepts, have Lettuce and Funke truly sought to redefine the genre? Should Chicagoans really wrangle for reservations and pay a premium to experience this vision? Or do you only encounter the same steak and pasta, garnished with a bit of that Beverly Hills glitz, that local diners have enjoyed for generations?