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Posted inBlogs

The 2018 James Beard Awards nominees are . . .

by Mike Sula March 14, 2018August 18, 2021

There are 13 nods to Chicago.

Posted inFood & Drink

The Boka group strikes again with Bellemore

by Mike Sula January 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Jimmy Papadopoulos is the latest weapon in Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm’s arsenal.

Posted inBlogs

Alinea, Grace chef Curtis Duffy, and Land and Sea Dept. all wore Beards last night

by Mike Sula May 3, 2016August 18, 2021

James Beard Awards went to three Chicago chefs and restaurateurs during the 2016 ceremony at the Civic Opera House.

A spool of spaghetti enriched with the egg of the free-range Jidori chicken, tossed with tiny, spicy pollock roe
Posted inFood & Drink

There’s a lot to like on Momotaro’s overwhelming menu

by Mike Sula November 17, 2014August 18, 2021

The Boka group brings most of Japan to the West Loop.

Posted inBlogs

First look at Momotaro—sushi, robata, and izakaya

by Michael Gebert October 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Boka Group’s Momotaro is going to bring a lot of Japanese dining to Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Karen Herold looks at her own restaurant designs

by Michael Gebert May 14, 2014August 18, 2021

The restaurant designer explains her work at some of Chicago’s top restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

Happy tenth to Boka Group, Alinea back in top ten, and other food news

by Michael Gebert April 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Boka’s ten, Alinea’s number nine, and Action Bronson is back and hungry.

Posted inBlogs

Boka chef Lee Wolen: ‘I’m a simple eater’

by Michael Gebert April 3, 2014August 18, 2021

The new Boka chef talks about how his development led him to a restaurant he used to eat at.

Tagliolini nero with crab, sea urchin, and chiles
Posted inFood & Drink

The peasant’s party at Balena

by Mike Sula May 16, 2012August 19, 2021

With Balena, the Boka Group comes late to pan-Italia, but it’s worth the wait

Posted inBlogs

In Print: Chicago’s Classic Restaurants: Past, Present and Future

by Mike Sula December 16, 2011August 19, 2021

A new coffee-table book on Chicago restaurant history

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