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Rick Tramonto and John Folse talk New Orleans and new restaurant plans in Chicago

June 18, 2018 at 1:32 a.m.

Rick Tramonto now splits his time between Chicago and New Orleans, where his Restaurant R'evolution collaboration with legendary Louisiana chef John Folse is slated for an October opening. But Chicago...

How RJ Grunts (and other Chicago restaurants) got its name

December 23, 2018 at 6:36 p.m.

What's in a name? For recent James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Rich Melman, it began 40 years ago with an involuntary emission of sound, which led to his restaurant empire. Here's...

Andersonville’s Pasticceria Natalina closing May 22

June 18, 2018 at 10:39 a.m.

Acclaimed Andersonville pastry shop Pasticceria Natalina will be shutting its doors May 22, after serving up four years worth of Sicilian desserts and abrasive moxie. The store was scheduled to...

The April 28 Sandwich: Mr. Allison’s

June 18, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

Day 28 of 30 sandwiches in 30 days The Ham Sandwich Mr. Allison's idea of a sandwich was to make it a 6 0/40 ham-to-bread ratio, closer in proportion to...

Foie gras, apricots, onion, poppy at Ria at the Elysian Hotel

Two Michelin-star chef Jason McLeod, formerly of Ria, surfaces in San Diego

June 17, 2018 at 8:11 p.m.

The timing was strange. After chef Jason McLeod won two Michelin stars at Ria last November, shocking the Chicago dining scene but mostly himself, McLeod unexpectedly left the restaurant three...

The April 16 sandwich: Cemitas Puebla

June 17, 2018 at 8:25 p.m.

Day 16 of 30 sandwiches in 30 days. The Cemitas Atomica This Pueblan paean to the pig is glorious excess defined, three interpretations of pork in a sandwich requiring a...

The April 14 sandwich: The Brown Sack

June 17, 2018 at 7:31 p.m.

Day 14 of 30 sandwiches in 30 days The Blast A government study has identified bacon, lettuce and tomatoes as three ingredients with better synergy than any other combination of...

The April 13 sandwich: Xoco

June 18, 2018 at 1:53 a.m.

Day 13 of 30 sandwiches in 30 days.The choriqueso The secret to Rick Bayless' extraordinary choriqueso isn't the house-made chorizo -- tangy, spiced crumbled pork, its chili-powder-dyed oil seeped into...

Park Hyatt’s NoMI becomes NoMI Kitchen when it reopens June 3

June 18, 2018 at 1:47 a.m.

NoMI, the French restaurant at the Park Hyatt overlooking Michigan Avenue, has been closed since January. When it emerges from its gut renovations on June 3, it'll have a name...

Park Hyatt’s NoMI becomes NoMI Kitchen when it reopens June 3

August 23, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

NoMI, the French restaurant at the Park Hyatt overlooking Michigan Avenue, has been closed since January. When it emerges from its gut renovations on June 3, it'll have a name...

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