Phil Vettel

Etta is located in the 1800 block of North Avenue, in the former Southern space.

Chicago restaurants scramble amid shutdown, with layoffs, meals for staff, no-contact delivery and more

March 17, 2020 at 10:44 a.m.

As the mandated restaurant closings began Monday, chefs and owners scrambled to find ways to survive. "We're holding on," said chef Danny Grant. "This is uncharted territory for everybody." Grant...

Ccustomers visit Time Out Market in the West Loop on March 15, 2020.

How an extraordinary secret meeting of Chicago chefs grew into a commanding voice to seek help from the governor

March 17, 2020 at 7:30 a.m.

It began with one text message. On Saturday morning, Jason Vincent, the chef behind Giant and Chef's Special Cocktail Bar, reached out to his longtime friend and former boss, Jason...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Chicago bar and restaurant owners scramble amid unprecedented closing order to stem COVID-19 spread

March 16, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

Bar and restaurant owners across Illinois lurched into an unprecedented new reality Sunday with mandated closings to dine-in customers for at least two weeks, leaving thousands of small business owners...

Craving: Japanese food — from ramen to soba to yakitori to sushi, we’re eating Chicago’s best dishes in March

March 13, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

Editor's note: If you have questions about whether it is safe to dine out, see our story here. When it comes to Japanese food in Chicago, it seems like sushi...

The experience begins in a lounge area where you can order a cocktail to start.

We try 2 speed-based omakase dinners to find out if faster and cheaper is still good

March 13, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

Editor's note: We get it. It's a question on everyone's mind: Is it safe or prudent to dine out right now? To help you decide, see our story here. At its...

James Beard postpones Chicago awards gala until summer 2020 due to coronavirus concerns

March 12, 2020 at 1:15 p.m.

The latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic: Chicago's annual James Beard Awards Gala. The gala, unofficially billed as "the Oscars of the food world," was to have taken place May...

Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant prepares for the long St. Patrick's Day weekend. "(We're) hoping to turn a negative into a positive" by plowing ahead with all scheduled activities, says owner Siobhan McKinney.

Green beer will still flow in Chicago despite St. Patrick’s parade cancellations due to coronavirus concerns, but bars expect big losses

March 12, 2020 at 6:26 p.m.

Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant on the Northwest Side has already spent $8,000 on an outdoor tent for Saturday's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. More than a dozen musical acts have...

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