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James Beard Awards: Paul Kahan & Blackbird group leads Chicago pack with four nominations

June 18, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

A newsworthy 2012 from One Off Hospitality — the restaurant group behind Blackbird, Avec and Publican — was capped Monday with four James Beard Foundation Award nominations, an honor regarded...

James Beard Awards: Paul Kahan & Blackbird group leads Chicago pack with four nominations

December 24, 2018 at 12:38 a.m.

A newsworthy 2012 from One Off Hospitality — the restaurant group behind Blackbird, Avec and Publican — was capped Monday with four James Beard Foundation Award nominations, an honor regarded...

Fire overnight scorches Lillie’s Q restaurant in Bucktown

May 16, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

A fire that broke out in the basement of Lillie's Q barbecue restaurant in the Bucktown neighborhood late Thursday night destroyed the restaurant and left a firefighter with minor injuries,...

Fire overnight scorches Lillie’s Q restaurant in Bucktown

December 24, 2018 at 12:37 a.m.

A fire that broke out in the basement of Lillie's Q barbecue restaurant in the Bucktown neighborhood late Thursday night destroyed the restaurant and left a firefighter with minor injuries,...

Local chef dives into his dream of ramen

December 24, 2018 at 12:24 a.m.

Like Jiro with sushi, Sunny Yim dreams of ramen. Obsession might be too mild a term: Yim pores over the weather report, thinking how the next day's temperature and humidity...

James Beard 2013 semifinalists: Balena, Grace, Naha among Chicago restaurants in running

June 18, 2018 at 7:41 p.m.

The James Beard Foundation Awards, the lavish, annual tip-of-the-cap to chefs and restaurants, announced its semifinalist list for 2013. It's arguably the highest honor in the American culinary field, and...

Behind the Tribune’s profile of Curtis Duffy

May 9, 2019 at 9:25 a.m.

The story began in June 2011, when I heard rumblings Curtis Duffy was leaving Avenues restaurant for his own venture. I moonlight as a filmmaker on the side, and thought...

Behind the Tribune’s profile of Curtis Duffy

December 24, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.

The story began in June 2011, when I heard rumblings Curtis Duffy was leaving Avenues restaurant for his own venture. I moonlight as a filmmaker on the side, and thought...

An in-depth look at Grace’s chef Curtis Duffy

May 13, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

Curtis Duffy's life was an aimless existence — fighting and stealing for the thrill — until a middle-school home economics teacher told him he was talented at cooking. Today, Duffy...

Fire-breathing and safety: Type of fuel makes a difference

December 24, 2018 at 12:01 a.m.

There's no hidden artifice in the art of fire-breathing: Professional performers (and, let us be explicit, don't try this at home or for fun) take a shot's worth of fuel...

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