Chris Lamorte

"Bottled, sparkling or tap?" Don't you hate it when you go to a fancy restaurant and the waiter asks you your "water preference"? It's not that there's anything wrong with...

The voting was as hot and hurried as a martini shaker on a Saturday night, and your comments on the metromix.com graffiti board were as opinionated as a drunk's rant...

Think Randolph Street's Restaurant Row is for suburban fiftysomethings with bucks to burn? Check out de cero, a new tony taqueria drawing raves for big flavor and fair prices--OK, it's...

We'll admit it: Attempting to find the best bartender in Chicago is a pretty ambitious task. That's why we enlisted your help to nominate your fave martini masters, suds specialists...

Muffin to it You'll hardly notice as Fireside's waitress plops the basket in front of you. "Muffins," you'll say. "Cute." You'll return to your brunch chatter, absent-mindedly beginning to nibble....

Turquoise Restaurant, open since spring, has allowed people to take fresh look at Turkish cuisine. Not content to let theme-park decor overwhelm your taste buds, they offer simple decor and...

Quick looks at some of the newest and soon-to-open restaurants. Improv Kitchen Struggling comedy actors now can practice their craft while waiting tables. The Improv Kitchen in Wrigleyville offers interactive...

Can't handle another street fair? We don't blame you. At this point in the summer, we'd rather gnaw off our own leg then than watch another greasy-faced festival reveler go...

Hey, what can I say? I like my Italian sausage. Probably because I have great memories of my dad frying lots of it with green peppers and onions, with grease...

Want ambience? Go somewhere else. But what the just-opened Caracas Grill lacks in interior design it makes up for in homey South American charm and dishes that reflect Venezuela's Latin,...