Roister, new restaurant from Alinea team, opens April 1
Roister, the Alinea Group's new restaurant at 951 W. Fulton Market, will open Friday, April 1. "This restaurant is unlike anything we have done before. We can't wait to see...
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5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Pick a beer festival, any beer festival The weekend brings us two excellent celebrations of beer. In the south suburbs, craft brew drinkers will convene at The Open Bottle...
Why Moneygun should be the next bar you visit
Stop me if you've heard this one: Two guys walk into a bar, have really good cocktails without anyone being pretentious about it, pay a reasonable tab and leave. That's...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Chow down at Burger Fest Beer, burgers and milkshakes? They're all on the menu at Burger Fest in west suburban Glen Ellyn. Sample burgers inspired by locations around the...
The Northman, Chicago’s first cider bar, is finally open
The Northman, the long-delayed North Center cider bar from the group behind Fountainhead, had a happy surprise for customers Saturday night: a sneaky soft opening of the bar. Bartenders are...
Local Root closes after 3 1/2 years in Streeterville
Local Root, a Streeterville restaurant focused on organic, locally sourced food, has closed after 3 1/2 years in business, citing high rent and two years of construction blocking traffic to...
Search for Nashville-style hot chicken, Part 2: Regan’s pop-up at WunderPOP
As the self-appointed hot chicken correspondent here at Tribune Tower, I felt compelled Wednesday night to hustle to Lakeview the second I heard that chef Iliana Regan was doing hot...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Dig into Italian pastries Whether you celebrate St. Joseph's Day or not, you can enjoy the fruits of the holiday — meaning fruit on top of fried, cream-filled dough,...
St. Patrick’s Day dessert: How to make pot-of-gold brownies
Top o' the brownie to you! No, literally — check out the top of this batch of brownies. Green sanding sugar and gold Sixlets become edible pots of gold with...
Il Porcellino now serving Italian food in former Paris Club space
Relaxing with a glass of Italian wine sounds pretty darn good right about now. On March 17, River North got another spot where you can do just that: Il Porcellino,...