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Leigh Omilinsky departing Nico Osteria, joining Bellemore team

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Acclaimed pastry chef Leigh Omilinsky will leave her post at Nico Osteria to join the team at Bellemore (564 W. Randolph St.) She will start at Bellemore on Feb. 2...

The star is the Dover sole, which Nahabedian imports from Europe and treats with the care that this royal fish deserves: roasted in brown butter along with whole almonds, Parisian potatoes, diced lemon and capers, and topped with dehydrated spiced lemon slices. It's a $57 indulgence, but it's a one-of-a-kind experience.

Review: As French cuisine enjoys resurgence, Nahabedian’s Brindille leads the way

September 4, 2019 at 6:44 p.m.

French food is enjoying a coast-to-coast resurgence. Places such as Le Coucou in New York, Trois Mec in Los Angeles and Tiny Lou's in Atlanta are tough tickets in their...

Avec offers eight cheeses, divided among French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and domestic varieties. Mix and match at $5 per, but don't skimp on the $6 "cheese accompaniment" (wild-flower honeycomb, quince paste, sliced pear, almonds, fruit component), which fills out the experience. Cheeses and accompaniments arrive on a wooden board with a crusty hunk of country bread.

Review: Avec at 15 — still great food, going well beyond those bacon-wrapped dates

September 4, 2019 at 6:46 p.m.

You know you've been at this gig for a while when news of a 15-year anniversary makes you feel old, but that's how I reacted when Avec, which I always...

Brown-sugar glazed salmon, and the roasted chicken over collard greens with pot liquor, is a keeper.

Review: Virtue serves up Southern charm in winning combo of technique, nostalgia, personality

September 4, 2019 at 6:47 p.m.

It appears that 2019 will be a pretty good year for chef Erick Williams. County BBQ, the Taylor Street restaurant in which he's a partner (with the DMK Restaurant Group),...

Band of Bohemia executive chef Ian Davis has left the restaurant. On his Instagram account, which has since been made private, a post read in part: "Thank you to all that supported my run @bandofbohemia. It was real. Excited for what this year has in stored."

Chef Ian Davis departs Band of Bohemia

July 1, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

Ian Davis, the executive chef at Band of Bohemia (4710 N. Ravenswood Ave.), has left the restaurant. His final service at Band of Bohemia was on New Year's Eve, but...

Boltwood, the restaurant Brian Huston opened in his hometown of Evanston, quietly closed after New Year's Eve service.

Evanston’s Boltwood restaurant now closed

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Sad news from the North Shore: Boltwood, the restaurant Brian Huston opened in his hometown of Evanston, quietly closed after New Year’s Eve service. “With heavy hearts, we share the...

West Town's Bar Biscay joins nearly 400 restaurants during this year's Chicago Restaurant Week, running Jan. 25 through Feb. 7.

Reservations now live for 12th annual Chicago Restaurant Week

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Chicago Restaurant Week returns, running Jan. 25 through Feb. 7 (yes, that’s two weeks; it’s been that way for years now), but you can make reservations now. An all-time high...

At Portsmith in the Dana Hotel, order from the regular menu while sipping free bubbly.

Save the Tables: Your New Year’s Eve reservation is ready — all you have to do is call

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Welcome back to our annual Save-the-Tables story, a tradition that I’ve been doing, with only two interruptions, since 1994. Here’s how it works. I’ve arranged for restaurants in the city...

Chefs John Hogan, left, and Tony Mantuano of River Roast at the Hamburger Hop at Chicago Gourmet on Sept. 26, 2014, at Millennium Park in Chicago. Hogan has left River Roast where he had been executive chef since August 2014.

John Hogan leaves River Roast; Cedric Harden takes over as exec chef

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

John Hogan, who has been executive chef at River Roast (315 N. LaSalle St.) since its opening in August 2014, has resigned his post. “The decision was truly mutual,” said...

Sometimes you just want to focus your attention on a single, noteworthy cheese. At Bellemore, curls of tete de moine form pretty florets, which sit atop nori-flavored pastry, sliced grapes and cashew butter. A very nice single-cheese experience.

5 great cheese plates worth seeking out

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Many years ago, my wife and I dined in an ultra-elegant restaurant in Versailles, France. When it came time for the cheese course, we watched in amazement as not one,...

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