Phil Vettel – Page 16

Anyone who's had Lee Wolen's roasted chicken at Boka or his fried-chicken sandwich at Somerset knows he loves chicken.

Boka chef Lee Wolen opening rotisserie-chicken shop in Revival Food Hall

January 24, 2020 at 10:05 a.m.

"I love chicken, as everybody knows," said chef Lee Wolen. And anyone who's had Wolen's roasted chicken at Boka restaurant or Wolen's fried-chicken sandwich at Somerset, knows this to be...

Review: It may have just five tables, but the Kickstarter-funded reboot of Claudia has big aspirations

January 23, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.

Some day, Trevor Teich will have a restaurant space worthy of his immense talent. For now, his current West Loop location, where Claudia opened in October, will do just fine....

Anna and David Posey of Elske, pictured in their restaurant Jan. 18, 2017, shared Chef of the Year honors at the Jean Banchet Awards on Sunday.

Jean Banchet Awards give top honors to Anna and David Posey, Smyth restaurant, Oriole group

January 20, 2020 at 2:38 p.m.

The annual Jean Banchet Awards, held Sunday night at Venue Six10, heaped praise on more than a dozen chefs, restaurants and beverage professionals. It was a good night for husband-wife...

At Tzuco, the dry-aged rib-eye, chef Carlos Gaytan's favorite, is part of the Chicago Restaurant Week dinner menu, for an additional charge.

30 don’t-miss spots to try during Chicago Restaurant Week

January 21, 2020 at 9:38 a.m.

The first Chicago Restaurant Week took place in 2008, and 35 eager restaurants participated. Ten years later, there were 370. This year, the 13th annual Chicago Restaurant Week will have...

Upscale cocktails and Chinese American food memories: Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar debuts Jan. 22

January 14, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

Chase Bracamontes' Chinese American food memories involve traveling with her father for takeout. "He'd take me along in a red wagon," she said. "On the way back, I'd hold the...

The beverage program includes classic cocktails, and those with a twist, like this prickly pear margarita, along with an impressive roster of Italian wines.

Review: West suburban Avanzare boasts 1st-rate Italian cooking and deep Chicago roots

January 10, 2020 at 12:39 p.m.

Three first-time restaurateurs with deep Chicago dining roots are making a stir in the western suburbs at Avanzare, which opened Oct. 7 in Lombard. The partners' resumes are encouraging. Riccardo...

A splayed maitake mushroom is dressed with burnt-sesame caramel and furikake (a Japanese seasoning) and topped with delicate bonito flakes.

Review: WoodWind aims for creative, fun food but is it enough to overcome the 18th floor location?

January 2, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

A new restaurant has taken up the challenge that is the Lavin Family Pavilion dining space; WoodWind, which opened in mid-October, looks to succeed where GreenRiver did not. As I...

Craving: Candy — a dreamy holiday crawl through Chicago’s sweets and confections purveyors

January 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Whether you're dreaming of sugar plums or chocolate gelt, a gingerbread house heavy with peppermint and gum drop decorations or ribbon candy stuck together in your grandma's cut-glass bowl, the...

The 24 best things we ate and drank in Chicago restaurants in 2019

December 30, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

It was a year of carnitas and rib tips. Of perfectly flaky croissants and hard-fried sticky rice chicken wings. Of playfulness (pulpo enamorado, or octopus in love) and whimsical trickery...

Entente will offer a table for two for a special tasting menu.

From Alinea to Galit to Mako, we have New Year’s Eve reservations for you at some of Chicago’s most impossible-to-get-into restaurants

December 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

Christmas is just two days away, which means it's also time for my annual Save the Tables story, which I've been doing every year (two interruptions aside) since 1994. What...

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