This meal represents my sixth visit to Creepies: the characterful new bistro from the Elske team whose 60 or so seats remain in high demand…
Wine
By tangling with Smyth in this new format, I hope to speak to a starker reality: one that better acknowledges imperfections (and their capacity for disappointment) on the path toward iterative excellence.
Creepies, nearly two months in, doesn’t need to be perfect so long as the team preserves its capacity to dream…
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…
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”…
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…
Does Elske live up to the lofty status I have assigned it in my imagination?
At the risk of repeating what has recently (and rather convincingly) been said, I must write this piece…