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Virant opens third restaurant; Velvet Tacos to open here; Sriracha turns mainstream

December 23, 2018 at 6:03 p.m.

No. 3 from Virant: Paul Virant, who was nominated for a James Beard Award for best chef in the Great Lakes region, is opening his third restaurant. Vistro is scheduled...

Parachute restaurant owners/chefs Beverly Kim, her husband John Clark (sitting on counter) and their staff raise a toast to their first night of business.

Opening a restaurant, taking a leap: A look at Parachute’s beginning

November 3, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

Neophyte restaurateurs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark ran through calculations on their Excel spreadsheet, something they've done plenty in the last year. They knew early on that the margin of...

Opening a restaurant, taking a leap: A look at Parachute’s beginning

December 23, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.

Neophyte restaurateurs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark ran through calculations on their Excel spreadsheet, something they've done plenty in the last year. They knew early on that the margin of...

Blackbird's David Posey was nominated for rising star chef, while Dana Cree was nominated for outstanding pastry chef.

Chicago grabs James Beard ‘food Oscars’ ceremony from New York

June 17, 2018 at 2:57 p.m.

The James Beard Foundation Awards, considered the Oscars of the American restaurant scene, is moving its 25th anniversary ceremony to Chicago in 2015. It will be held at the Civic...

Poutine in May, however you like it

June 17, 2018 at 2:43 p.m.

Springtime in Chicago, when we stash away our April thermal parkas for May peacoats, seems like the ideal time for poutine. For the uninitiated of Quebec's most famous culinary export,...

An order of hot dogs and fries comes out of the kitchen.

Hot Doug’s closing doors for good in October

March 29, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

In this, our city built on encased meats, where a condiment like ketchup is holy sacrilege, where relish can only look like it's been exposed to plutonium-239, there is but...

Archive: Hot Doug’s, the quintessential Chicago restaurant

June 17, 2018 at 2:50 p.m.

This article was originally published on May 26, 2011 Two months ago, I returned from unquestionably the greatest vacation of my life: 96 hours spent in New Orleans eating, drinking,...

2014 James Beard Foundation Awards announced

June 17, 2018 at 2:49 p.m.

Chicago chefs and restaurants continued their streak of a respectable showing at the 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards. The annual awards gala, dubbed the "Oscars" of the American culinary scene,...

2014 James Beard Foundation Awards announced

December 23, 2018 at 5:41 p.m.

Chicago chefs and restaurants continued their streak of a respectable showing at the 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards. The annual awards gala, dubbed the "Oscars" of the American culinary scene,...

Rib tips with ranch dressing and bbq dipping sauces.

Berwyn barbecue bar vies for the belt

June 18, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

A man known as "Mark the Knife" is famous for balancing a lawn mower on his chin. A few weekends ago, he performed his act in Berwyn, in which he...

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