Terzo Piano Team More Modern Than Ever
Modern Times Balcony Café, on the second floor of the Art Institute's Modern Wing, will be reborn this Friday as Caffe Moderne (159 E. Monroe St.; no phone yet), with...
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Where to Get Great Gelato in Chicago
COLD COMFORT: Nothing brings out the kid in us quite like cold, creamy stuff dripping down our chins
Duchamp Scores Chef Allen Sternweiler
The SwitchMichael Taus, the main man behind Duchamp (2118 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-6435), is parting ways with his partners there, Nick Podesta and Jason Freiman ...
Review: Girl and the Goat
FROM GOAT TO HERO: Stephanie Izard, everywhere at once and nowhere at all for two years, finally makes good on her promise in the West Loop
Dish Flash: Boka Partners Tell Us Their Plans for the Old Tizi Melloul Space
Since Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz took over the Tizi space, everyone’s been wondering what the boys would do there. We had heard it would be a steak house, but...
The Chicago White Sox Bag Manny Ramirez—But Why?
Kenny Williams, the White Sox’s ever-gambling GM, paid in the neighborhood of $4 million to a 38-year-old with a wonky leg and an even wonkier head. This is a player...
Dish Flash: Rick Tramonto Gives Us the Scoop on His New Orleans Venture, Restaurant R’evolution
Before splitting town for New Orleans, Rick Tramonto (formerly of Tru and Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood) gave us the scoop on Restaurant R’evolution, a 200-seat spot he’s unveiling with John...
Chicago Bar Project's Sean Parnell Knows His Drinking Trivia
BAR EXAM: Getting schooled in trivia about Chicago pubs, inns, and lounges by the city’s greatest barfly
Whole Foods Versus Shoplifters: The Conundrum
THE ACCIDENTAL THIEF: A local mom is banned from Whole Foods for life for accidentally walking out with an item she didn't buy.
Rolled vs. Hand-Stretched Pizza Dough
ROLLING IN DOUGH: Do you want someone touching your pizza? Yes, you do