One Off Hospitality vet Jennifer Kim’s unlikely union of Korean and Italian is seamless and inspired.
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Under chef Erling Wu-Bower, Pacific Standard Time is now
The River North restaurant presents a distinctive vision of a west-coast oasis in the midwest.
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Don’t miss these 12 Pride-themed events
Chicago Pride Fest, Steamworks: The Musical, dessert from the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, and more
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Pizzeria Bebu turns out pie-in-the-sky good pizza
A couple of One Off Hospitality vets have created a crust that can only be described on its own terms.
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Bad Hunter is mostly meatless but missing nothing
At Heisler Hospitality’s latest, Dan Snowden’s vegetable-forward menu is no joke.
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Alinea, Grace chef Curtis Duffy, and Land and Sea Dept. all wore Beards last night
James Beard Awards went to three Chicago chefs and restaurateurs during the 2016 ceremony at the Civic Opera House.
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Elizabeth gets companions, 5 Loaves gets a shock, and more food news
Elizabeth’s doughnut and pop-up space, help out a south-side gem, El Ideas smells like teen spirit, and Nico Osteria wishes it was in Tijuana eating barbecued iguana.
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Our favorite restaurants of 2014
They weren’t all Italian. And they weren’t all in River North.
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Best High-End Meatball
Risk of grandiosity aside, let me say that I can’t imagine a more perfect meaty orb.
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For Nico’s sommelier, rosé goes great with kicking butt
How Nico Osteria sommelier Bret Heiar came to rosé as a side effect of competing in high school gymnasiums
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Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot enters a crowded field
Cocello, Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot, enters a crowded field.
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Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers
Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers.
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Chicago magazine’s best, and the rest
An alternative look at the past year on Chicago’s food scene
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What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?
Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestlé, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
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Nico Osteria’s Erling Wu-Bower talks his world of seafood
How you run a seafood restaurant in the middle of the country.