Review: Siam Marina’s globe-trotting menu is a delight, wherever it’s located
Tammy Pham has been a force in south-suburban dining for nearly 25 years. She came to this country from Vietnam when she was 15, worked at Star of Siam in...
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Time Out Market announces first wave of food vendors, and it’s an all-star, all-Chicago lineup
Time Out Market Chicago, from the group behind the Time Out magazines and guides, has released the names of about half the chefs who’ll be part of its 50,000-square-foot, three-level...
Long-awaited Mako opens in Chicago, joining the omakase boom
In early February, I reported on Chicago’s boom of omakase-style restaurants (set-price, chef-created menu), visiting three, naming one (Kyoten) as clearly superior and mentioning, in passing, the long-awaited Mako, by...
Butcher & Larder’s Rob Levitt joins Publican Quality Meats; Sieger Bayer moves to The Publican
One Off Hospitality Group made two key additions to its stable of talented chefs, bringing aboard Rob Levitt as head butcher at Publican Quality Meats, and Sieger Bayer as chef...
Hoxton hotel opening April 4 with Stephanie Izard and Chris Pandel restaurants
The Hoxton (200 N. Green St.), a boutique hotel in the Fulton Market District, will make its debut on April 4, and the Boka Restaurant Group will be represented from...
Piko Street Kitchen, Indian street food and more heading to Politan Row food hall
Three additional vendors have joined the lineup at Politan Row Chicago (111 N. Aberdeen St.), the food hall opening in the McDonald’s headquarters building in May. Piko Street Kitchen, an...
Claudia chef Trevor Teich turns to Kickstarter to finance return of Chicago restaurant
Chef Trevor Teich is coming back to Chicago, and plans to turn Claudia, the pop-up restaurant he ran for three years, into a full-time, bricks-and-mortar restaurant. With a little help...
Fairgrounds Coffee Bar opening new cafe in Fulton Market — with cocktails
Fairgrounds, the cafe concept that offers a rotating selection of coffees and specialty teas from around the country, will add full cocktail service to its latest location, opening March 27...
Chicago high-end restaurant Yugen dazzles, eclipsing any bad will from the closing of Grace
I can't think of any restaurant that opened with the pre-installed bad will that accompanied the debut of Yugen, which opened just ahead of Thanksgiving last year. For those who...
Lillie’s Q changing to counter service, expanding barbecue menu
Nine years after opening Lillie’s Q (1856 W. North Ave.), chef/owner Charlie McKenna is making some changes. Beginning Friday, Lillie’s Q will switch to counter service; customers will walk up,...