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Chicago chefs Ryan McCaskey (Acadia), from left, Noah Sandoval (Oriole), John B. Shields (Smyth) and Lee Wolen (Boka) will team up Sept. 27 at Acadia for the dinner.

Michelin-star chefs unite for lavish dinner to mark ratings coming next week

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Michelin will announce the 2019 Chicago recipients of its highly coveted star ratings on Sept. 26. The next night at Acadia (1639 S. Wabash Ave.), a quartet of Michelin-starred chefs...

JBF Rising Star chef headed to Chicago, bringing modern Israeli cuisine and more

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

Zach Engel, winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef award in 2017, is headed to Chicago. Engel, former executive chef at Shaya restaurant in New Orleans and currently...

Oriole, S.K.Y. collaborate on suicide-prevention fundraiser

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Chefs Stephen Gillanders of S.K.Y. and Noah Sandoval of Oriole will collaborate on a special fundraising dinner to benefit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Taking place 6-10 p.m. Sept. 24...

Monnie Burke’s: Go for the patio, stay for the food

July 2, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

Now that Rahm Emanuel has declined to seek another term, Chicago’s foodie mayor will need a new career path. Perhaps he could emulate Anan Abu-Taleb, a restaurateur who also happens...

Erick Williams, shown in a 2013 portrait when he won a baiduhai Dining Award, says he will focus on Southern hospitality in the as-yet-unnamed restaurant.

MK chef to head new Southern American restaurant in Hyde Park

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

Erick Williams, who was the executive chef at MK restaurant for its final six years and who helped launch County Barbeque on Taylor Street, has signed a lease on the...

Iliana Regan's Kitsune, in North Center, is updating its format from a la carte dishes to kaiseki-style menus. Pictured is okonomiyaki, currently on the menu.

Kitsune to launch kaiseki-format dinners

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

Format changes are coming to Japanese-inspired Kitsune (4229 N. Lincoln Ave.), as owner Iliana Regan introduces a kaiseki menu format and joins the Tock reservation system. Beginning Oct. 3, Kitsune...

Former Hanbun owners to open Jeong restaurant in Green Zebra space

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

From Westmont to West Town. For fans of Hanbun, the acclaimed Korean restaurant with the improbable location (inside a west-suburban mall food court), we have news about David Park and...

Hotel workers on strike are reflected in a lobby window of the Loews hotel across the street from Ogden Plaza Park, 300 E. North Water St., on Sept. 13, 2018, in Chicago.

Chicago hotel strike closes some fine-dining restaurants

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

The hotel-worker strike affecting more than two dozen Chicago hotels has some properties shuttering their restaurants and scrambling to feed guests. But because some hotel restaurants operate independently of the...

Located in the 126-year-old building that was the onetime home of the Chicago Historical Society (and the Limelight and Excalibur nightclubs), Tao will feature a 275-seat dining room and a 7,000-square-foot nightclub.

Celebrity magnet Tao nightclub and restaurant bringing Asian-ish dining to River North

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

Tao, a glittering restaurant and nightclub concept with locations in Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles, will debut Monday in Chicago. Located in the 126-year-old building that was the...

Etta's just-opened second floor outdoor dining space is called Rooftop.

Review: Life is a Pig Picnic at down-to-earth Etta restaurant

July 2, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

Danny Grant earned two Michelin stars for RIA restaurant (now defunct) and remains at the helm of Maple & Ash, the excellent Gold Coast steakhouse, but he seems most passionate...

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