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Posted inFood & Drink

The pan-Asian S.K.Y. opens on Pilsen

by Mike Sula January 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Former Intro chef Stephen Gillanders’s vision alights on a gentrifying 18th Street.

Posted inFood & Drink

The 151 best things I ate and drank in 2016

by Mike Sula December 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Purge the bitter taste of this year with these dishes and drinks.

Posted inFood & Drink

Worlds collide with Intro’s Japanese-Italian trattoria menu

by Mike Sula December 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Chef Hisanobu Osaka’s residency explores the affinities of two great world cuisines.

Posted inFood & Drink

Getting high (on butter) at Beacon Tavern

by Aimee Levitt July 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Billy Lawless’s new seafood-focused restaurant is intoxicating.

Posted inFood & Drink

Chef Noah Sandoval spreads his wings at Oriole

by Mike Sula April 26, 2016August 18, 2021

One of the most expensive restaurants in Chicago gets Mike Sula’s nod.

Posted inBlogs

The 181 best things I ate and drank in 2015

by Mike Sula December 23, 2015August 18, 2021

A year of dining out and cooking yielded something uniquely delicious nearly every other day.

Posted inFood & Drink

The 21 best new Chicago restaurants of 2015

by Mike Sula December 21, 2015August 18, 2021

Mike Sula’s favorite restaurants of the year from steak houses to Spanish and French food to a pair of izakaya.

Posted inArts & Culture

Intro hosts Jean-Georges Vongerichten protege Stephen Gillanders

by Gwynedd Stuart September 9, 2015August 18, 2021

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 […]

Posted inBlogs

Intro’s Erik Anderson on pop-ups, Noma groupies, and his tasting menu

by Michael Gebert June 12, 2015August 18, 2021

On his way from Noma and Nashville to opening Brut in Minneapolis, acclaimed chef Erik Anderson talks about his three-month stint at Intro.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago magazine takes a solid look at a respectable restaurant year

by Michael Gebert April 14, 2015August 18, 2021

The annual list of best new restaurants is out—but what’s missing?

Posted inBlogs

The Big Jones Cookbook finally has a release date, and more food news

by Michael Gebert April 10, 2015August 18, 2021

Big Jones Cookbook has a release party, the Reader sponsors a Lake FX panel on local food, and other events happening soon.

Posted inBlogs

It was a crazy day in Chicago food! No fooling!

by Michael Gebert April 2, 2015August 18, 2021

The craziest things to happen around April 1 weren’t pranks.

Posted inFood & Drink

Intro’s first guest chef, C.J. Jacobson, brings west-coast sunshine to the midwest

by Mike Sula March 13, 2015August 18, 2021

The former Top Cheftestant gets Lettuce Entertain You’s new concept off to a running start.

Posted inBlogs

Next’s Paris Bistro teaser is ever so twee

by Michael Gebert January 7, 2015August 18, 2021

Plus an introduction to Intro, Big Jones goes soul, and more food goings on

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