Auguste Escoffier on Grant Achatz’s Next
DEAD RECKONING: Seventy-six years after his death, Auguste Escoffier—the father of modern French cuisine—passes judgment on the menu he inspired at Next.
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Mutt Versus Jeff: One Animal-Ignorer’s Experience with the Wild New Family Dog
I didn’t want to disappoint my wife and kids, but their peeing, barking irritant of a dog needed to go
Review: Ing
FUTURE IMPERFECT: Ing’s heart is in the right place, but its science is not
Osama bin Laden's Death Satisfies Our Human Need for Vengeance
The mastermind of 9/11 is dead, and it feels damn good. Does that represent something ugly lurking deep down in our cores? Or is it just a desire for fairness...
Best New Restaurants 2011: The Awards
Our picks for favorite new dish, dessert, chef, and more
The Hot List: Special NEXT Edition
1 place everyone's talking about and dining at—if they can only get a ticket.
Best New Restaurants in Chicago 2011
22 great places to eat right now
Dining Reviews: Crofton on Wells and Takashi
STAYING POWER: Long after their moments in the sun, two terrific restaurants survive in very different ways
No Shining Moment: One Tournament, 64 Teams, 7 Deadly Sins
For all its promise, the NCAA basketball tournament, like Tootsie Rolls and every Wes Anderson film after Rushmore, can only disappoint. It’s not just the brackets—the goddamn brackets—whose untold drama...
The Secrets of Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis's Success on 'Sound Opinions'
ROCK AND ROLES: The hosts of the popular rock talk show give us an inside look.