Mikkey’s Retro Grill brings burgers and more to Black Restaurant Week
There’s a sweet deal available this week at the Hyde Park diner Mikkey’s Retro Grill — provided you know to ask for it. There’s no signage to indicate that Mikkey’s...
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Sushi boom: Reviewing Chicago’s 3 new omakase restaurants — from revelation to the expected
A year ago, Chicago had no omakase restaurants. You could find omakase — a multi-course, chef's-choice progression of dishes — as an option at some places, but there were no...
Politan Row food hall heading to West Loop
A food hall from the company behind St. Roch Market (Miami, New Orleans) is headed to the West Loop. Politan Row (111 N. Aberdeen St.) will open in May in...
Joe Lambert named executive chef at Nico Osteria
Nico Osteria has a new executive chef. Joe Lambert, who was the restaurant’s chef de cuisine, has been promoted to the top toque position. Lambert also will serve as executive...
Chicago Restaurant Week gets 5-day extension
After Mother Nature took a frozen crowbar to the attendance figures for Chicago Restaurant Week, Choose Chicago decided to extend the annual program. The 12th annual CRW, scheduled to end...
Critic’s Choice Dining Awards: The Chicago chefs who defined excellence in 2018
The baiduhai's Critic's Choice Dining Awards honor outstanding work in 2018 and parts of 2017. (Achievement doesn't always adhere to the calendar.) Our honorees embody excellence and innovation, beginning...
Paul Virant returns to Chicago, opening Gaijin this summer
Chef Paul Virant, who owns the acclaimed Vie in Western Springs and the family-friendly Vistro in Hinsdale, both in the western suburbs, is opening his first Chicago restaurant since Perennial...
San Francisco’s Rooh owner opening ‘progressive Indian’ restaurant on Randolph Street
Sujan Sarkar is a chef with successful restaurants in New York (Baar Baar) and San Francisco (Rooh). Now he and his progressive Indian cuisine are headed to Chicago. Sarkar will...
Chris Pandel, Boka Group opening Mediterranean restaurant in upcoming Fulton Market hotel
The Hoxton (200 N. Green St.), the Fulton Market hotel scheduled to open this spring, is starting to look like Boka Restaurant Group headquarters. We reported earlier that BRG and...
GT Fish & Oyster’s weekend brunch a Chicago Restaurant Week highlight
One of the smartest ideas the Choose Chicago people had was to add brunch service, thus adding daytime weekend options, to the mix. One terrific brunch option is the Saturday-Sunday...