Phil Vettel

In July 2014, co-owners Markus Chwajol and Dan Powell gambled that a fine-dining restaurant focused on Central European food could succeed in tourist-choked River North. That gamble succeeded in a...

The end of the Chicago Cubs’ regular season this weekend also will mark the end of Jared Wentworth’s tenure as executive chef of Mordecai (in Hotel Zachary, across the street...

Mark Mendez, last seen cooking at the Spanish restaurant Vera (which he ran with his wife, Elizabeth), has a new gig. Mendez has been named executive chef at City Winery...

In its 2012 Chicago Guide, Michelin awarded one star each to Courtright’s, in Willow Springs, and Vie, in Western Springs. It rescinded both stars the following year, and in the...

Temporis, the innovative, 20-seat fine-dining restaurant by co-chefs Sam Plotnick and Don Young, received its first Michelin star in the upcoming Michelin Guide Chicago 2019, which goes on sale at...

Every year, I predict which Chicago restaurants will receive Michelin stars, and how many. And every year, my optimism has exceeded reality (although I was awfully close last year). Michelin...

When I heard that the Boka Group was joining the list of Chicago restaurateurs opening in Wrigleyville’s Hotel Zachary — home to a half-dozen restaurants — I assumed that Dutch...

The Michelin Guide announced the recipients of its 2019 Bib Gourmand awards for Chicago, and a record 58 restaurants were honored, up from 54 last year and 52 the year...