Author Archives: Laura Levy Shatkin

Trio Goes “Casual”

Four Latin Favorites

Shallots Keeps It Kosher in Skokie When Shallots’ five-year lease expired in January, the rent on its Clark Street space in Lincoln Park doubled. So owners and chefs Laura Frankel and Dennis Wasko packed up their kosher kitchen and moved it to Skokie, where the new SHALLOTS BISTRO opened in June. Skokie seems a natural […]

Wine Without Airs

Chocolate (and Vanilla and Black Walnut and Saffron Honey) City: A guide to local ice cream, gelato, and more

Lincoln Square and River North Newcomers

This week: Lebanese

Chicago’s First Taste of Venezuela

New Spots for Herbivores, Carnivores, and Jocks

A New Wine Country

Shawirma, Sangria, and Tripe

A New Merlo, a Revived Cerise, and an Expanded Narcisse

This week: Indian and Pakistani

Elegant French, Inventive Latin, and Authentic Vietnamese