Former Intro chef Stephen Gillanders’s vision alights on a gentrifying 18th Street.
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The 151 best things I ate and drank in 2016
Purge the bitter taste of this year with these dishes and drinks.
Worlds collide with Intro’s Japanese-Italian trattoria menu
Chef Hisanobu Osaka’s residency explores the affinities of two great world cuisines.
Getting high (on butter) at Beacon Tavern
Billy Lawless’s new seafood-focused restaurant is intoxicating.
Chef Noah Sandoval spreads his wings at Oriole
One of the most expensive restaurants in Chicago gets Mike Sula’s nod.
The 181 best things I ate and drank in 2015
A year of dining out and cooking yielded something uniquely delicious nearly every other day.
The 21 best new Chicago restaurants of 2015
Mike Sula’s favorite restaurants of the year from steak houses to Spanish and French food to a pair of izakaya.
Intro hosts Jean-Georges Vongerichten protege Stephen Gillanders
Back in March, when the weather was still cold and dreary, we praised chef C.J. Jacobson for bringing some west-coast sunshine to Intro, the Lettuce Entertain You concept that hosts a new chef—who presents a new menu—every three months or so. Another LA chef is on his way to the restaurant’s kitchen, by way of […]
Intro’s Erik Anderson on pop-ups, Noma groupies, and his tasting menu
On his way from Noma and Nashville to opening Brut in Minneapolis, acclaimed chef Erik Anderson talks about his three-month stint at Intro.
Chicago magazine takes a solid look at a respectable restaurant year
The annual list of best new restaurants is out—but what’s missing?
The Big Jones Cookbook finally has a release date, and more food news
Big Jones Cookbook has a release party, the Reader sponsors a Lake FX panel on local food, and other events happening soon.
It was a crazy day in Chicago food! No fooling!
The craziest things to happen around April 1 weren’t pranks.
Intro’s first guest chef, C.J. Jacobson, brings west-coast sunshine to the midwest
The former Top Cheftestant gets Lettuce Entertain You’s new concept off to a running start.
Next’s Paris Bistro teaser is ever so twee
Plus an introduction to Intro, Big Jones goes soul, and more food goings on