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The West Loop fixture helped Chicago’s dining scene take flight

The “Top Chef” alum dishes on his home pantry, breadmaking and the restaurants he misses most

Want to shop local? Skip the supermarket and patronize a local eatery.

We chatted with Chef Devon Quinn ahead of the first edition of his one-night-only dinner series

From Tzuco to la luna, an already superlative scene improved in spades

Including the first themed restaurant that doesn’t suck since … forever?

Soul food, a new tailgating haven and a brewery that works more like an incubator

“My summer diet is just rosé and calamari.”

Including a basement supper club and a steakhouse straight out of the ‘50s

They just came back from Tales with the credentials to prove it

The 6 best restaurants that opened their doors this month

From a cocktail-paired omakase joint to a colorful new taproom

From gastropubs to omakase to a pair of exotic mashups

This is pasta porn at its finest

Feast, drink, blow out the candles at The Publican

The 8 best restaurants that opened their doors this month

Did someone say $2 cocktails (for a very specific 15-minute timeframe)?

"A Recipe for Disaster" comes to Windy City Playhouse

‘You don’t hate beets — you just didn’t know you liked them!’

Why do a red-eye when this guy’s right here?

From Spanish tapas (courtesy: José Andrés) to next-level charcuterie

We consulted the Instagram gossip lords at DeuxMoi to try to track down some famous Chicagoans in the wild

There’s more to Brew City than all that beer (and brats) (and cheese)

Because any notion of “American” cuisine is by definition a thing that originated elsewhere

A buzzy regional Mexican restaurant and a Gold Coast spot with a 50 oz. steak are just two of Chicago’s latest hot spots

From “Adriatic drinking food” to a place that’s entirely based on a wood-burning oven, in-house dining is back

Chicago’s Devin Keller is here with a next-level Memorial Day menu

Sorry, chicken "lollipops." With blue cheese mousse.

From closing up shop to figuring out what’s next

Consider these non-virtual dates fit for people who like cheese, drawing naked people, and more

Underground drinking dens aren't exactly de rigueuer in 2021, but Dead Plants hopes to change that

Chefs from Winnetka to St. Charles discuss the challenges and of business beyond the big city