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Table Stakes: July

The 7 best restaurants that opened their doors this month

The Book of Sandwich: Steak

7 Chicago steak sandwiches that kick ass, take napkins

Table Stakes: October

7 can’t-miss spots that opened in the past month

Here’s What Chicago’s Best Breakfast Looks Like

Your best morning of the year awaits at Cellar Door Provisions

Table Stakes: September

Seven of Chicago’s best new eateries. Get acquainted.

Table Stakes: January

Seven tasty new eateries for kicking 2017 off right

The 10 Best Chicago Restaurant Openings of 2016

A full calendar year, in things that taste good

Table Stakes: November

Five new spots for all you dilettantes and bon vivants

Here’s Where James Beard Nominees Eat on Their Days Off

Seven under-the-radar eateries from Chicago’s top toques

Table Stakes: April 2016

The six best food and drink openings of the month

Table Stakes: March 2016

The 7 Chicago restaurant openings you should know

How to Win Lunch at 3 Greens Market

What to buy at 3 Greens Market’s salad bar, and what to skip

Table Stakes: January 2016

The 5 Chicago restaurants openings you should know

Free Valentine’s Day Plans. If You Must.

Three ready-made romance blueprints for the Chicago lothario

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News, advice and insights for the most interesting person in the room.

The 7 Best Bars and Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This Fall

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

Chicago Chef Rick Bayless Is Here to Next-Level Your Dinner Theater

"A Recipe for Disaster" comes to Windy City Playhouse

A Beard-Nominated Chicago Chef on How Not to Hate Beets

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

The 5 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This Summer

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

What Are the Chicago Hotspots Where You’re Most Likely to Run Into a Celeb?

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

How to Have an Extremely Sophisticated Weekend in Milwaukee

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

What Four First-Generation Chicago Chefs Are Grilling This 4th of July

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

The Four Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This June

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

The 5 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This Spring

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

This Summer, Learn How to Grill the Whole Damn Animal

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

How a Michelin-Caliber Chef Makes Chicken Wings

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

These Are Chicago’s Superior Late-Pandemic Non-Virtual Date Ideas

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

Can a New Chicago Speakeasy Defy the Odds and Survive the Pandemic?

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

Can the Chicago Suburbs Become a Fine Dining Destination Once Again?

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