Phil Vettel – Page 17

Bigoli is paired with creamy and sweet squash and a hint of truffle at Flat & Point.

Restaurant reviews speed-round: Quick looks at seven Chicago spots we couldn’t get to in 2019

December 20, 2019 at 1:57 p.m.

In a year notable for dozens of restaurant openings — from the much-hyped and splashy (Cabra and Cira in the Hoxton and Time Out Market Chicago) to the quieter yet...

Mixing Japanese and Italian food is a thing and it’s coming to Chicago as Momotaro Italia

December 10, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

Gene Kato, executive chef of Momotaro, will open Momotaro Italia, mixing Japanese and Italian cuisines, sometime next year. The restaurant, which, like Momotaro, will be part of the Boka Restaurant...

Under the akami plate, are pristine slices of smoked bonito and a wisp of trapped smoke.

Review: Find Chicago’s best sushi experience at Mako, B.K. Park’s omakase restaurant

December 5, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

Back in February, I did a roundup of Chicago's omakase restaurants, and I declared Kyoten, Otto Phan's superb Logan Square restaurant, as "the best sushi experience in Chicago." At the...

Tony Mantuano is hanging around Italy, thinking about what's next. "It's not over," he said. "I'm very, very proud of Spiaggia and I feel I've left it in very good hands. But now we have the luxury of taking however much time we need to figure out what's next."

Chef Tony Mantuano leaves Spiaggia, Chicago’s best Italian restaurant, after nearly 35 years

November 27, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

And now, some news for which I'm not particularly thankful: Tony Mantuano, founding chef of the award-winning Spiaggia, who ran the restaurant for nearly all of its 35 years, has...

Craving: Side dishes — from mashed potatoes to collard greens to refried beans, we’re celebrating the best

January 3, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

At the Thanksgiving table, the turkey is fine and all, but everyone's really there for the sides. Mashed potatoes, collard greens, dressing, whatever your favorite, it shines brighter than that...

Chef moves: Debbie Gold leaves Tied House, Johnny Anderes takes over Cherry Circle Room, Ryan Brosseau joins Wood

November 22, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.

A handful of chef changes worth noting: We now know why Johnny Anderes left Bar Biscay at the beginning of the month; the chef has taken the executive-chef reins at...

Carrie Nahabedian, seen in the dining room of Brindille, is about to open Kostali restaurant in The Gwen hotel.

Riviera-inspired restaurant Kostali from Carrie Nahabedian opening downtown in late November

November 20, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Kostali, the Riviera-inspired restaurant by Carrie and Michael Nahabedian, is inching closer to its grand opening. "It'll be just around Thanksgiving, or just after," said chef Carrie Nahabedian. "Definitely within...

The Secret Sound is a speakeasy bar from Lost Lake's Paul McGee and Shelby Allison. Find it tucked away on the second floor.

First look: What to know about Time Out Market, opening Thursday in Chicago’s Fulton Market

November 20, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Time Out Market will make its long-awaited debut on Thursday. Here's what you need to know: It's huge The new Time Out Market Chicago space Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in...

New Streeterville pizzeria L’Aventino hopes to succeed where four others have failed

November 19, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

The tiny, two-story restaurant space at 355 E. Ohio St. has been home to four pizzerias in the past four years, but Adam Weisell thinks his restaurant, which opens Tuesday...

Bucatini is tossed in a bolognese sauce with cuttlefish, squid and clam garnished with smoked roe, bottarga and bonito flakes.

Review: Good Fortune restaurant combines clubby good looks with a neighborhood vibe

November 15, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

When I told my wife that we were headed to Good Fortune, her reaction was, "Oh, good. Chinese?" Um, no. But Charles Welch, executive chef and partner of the three-month-old...

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