In a new documentary, filmmaker Jack C. Newell captures the life cycle of chef Jake Bickelhaupt’s dearly departed Uptown restaurant.
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Schwa, now with fewer drugs and more adult responsibility
Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed itself into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?
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A former Schwa chef delivers audacious fine dining at Entente
Brian Fisher upends expectations in an unlikely spot: Lakeview.
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Smyth is right at home among Chicago’s temples to high gastronomy
The fine-dining sibling to the Loyalist is worth a splurge.
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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 underground goes Uptown at 42 Grams
Former underground chef Jake Bickelhaupt steps into the spotlight with the Uptown fine-dining restaurant 42 Grams.
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Underground dining experience gets a real kitchen with 42 Grams
Underground dinner Sous Rising will go street level with 42 Grams next month.
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The art of French pastry and conversation at Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf Coffee’s Jonathan Ory makes beautiful pastries, but his shop’s about more than that.
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Ryan McCaskey isn’t just a Michelin-starred burger guy, damn it
How the Acadia chef-owner is aiming for acclaim with his high-end tasting menu.
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Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Who does chef-memoirist-addict Brandon Baltzley think he is?
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On the restaurant scene: how maybe not to open one
Wanted: $117,325 in Kickstarter pledges, because “why not?”
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Nothing’s missing at wheat-free Senza
Gluttony’s for the gluten-free at this swank new spot on North Broadway
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Into the woods, darkly, at Elizabeth
Iliana Regan’s Elizabeth Restaurant is the setting for a delicious, sometimes eerie fairy tale
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Call of the wild
An underground chef is going legit with her ambitious new restaurantâ€â€the first of its kind in Chicago.