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.
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Worlds collide with Intro’s Japanese-Italian trattoria menu
Chef Hisanobu Osaka’s residency explores the affinities of two great world cuisines.
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Getting high (on butter) at Beacon Tavern
Billy Lawless’s new seafood-focused restaurant is intoxicating.
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Chef Noah Sandoval spreads his wings at Oriole
One of the most expensive restaurants in Chicago gets Mike Sula’s nod.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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Chicago magazine takes a solid look at a respectable restaurant year
The annual list of best new restaurants is out—but what’s missing?
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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.
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It was a crazy day in Chicago food! No fooling!
The craziest things to happen around April 1 weren’t pranks.
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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.
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Next’s Paris Bistro teaser is ever so twee
Plus an introduction to Intro, Big Jones goes soul, and more food goings on