Author Archive
TOM VAN LENTE TAKES THE STAGE AT WHITE OAK TAVERN & INN
Tom Van Lente left Big Star to help turn Lincoln Park’s White Oak Tavern & Inn around—but it’s preparation for a bigger production number down the road
THE FOODITOR GUIDE TO CHICAGO’S NEW MEXICAN FOOD BOOM
Upscale Mexican is hot—but which hotspots are worth the effort to check out? We ate to find out
EVOLVING AN OLD FAMILY BUSINESS FOR A NEWLY HOT STRIP
J.P. Graziano reopens today with changes designed to make you think nothing ever changes on Randolph Street
MAKING PASTA TO ORDER WITH SARAH GRUENEBERG AT MONTEVERDE
At Monteverde. some of the pasta is made to order in front of you. We talk about that—with both of the Spiaggia alums behind the restaurant
TOUGH ROAD FOR A SAUSAGE GUY ON ROOSEVELT
Brendan O’Connor’s sausage stand won acclaim. Then life threw him a curveball bigger than a Big Guys sausage
THE BEST PLACE IN CHICAGO TO EAT RUSSIAN FOOD—NAKED
There’s authentic, delicious Russian food in a nondescript brick building on the northwest side of Chicago. The only thing is, you have to be male, nearly naked and pass through fire to eat it
FOODITOR RADIO:
THE FORCE STEAKENS, OR 2015 IN REVIEW
Join us for our well-lubricated roundup of the best, least and strangest of 2015’s Chicago restaurant scene
TALKING WITH THE LATE SOUTH SIDE PITMASTER JAMES LEMONS OF LEM’S
Owner of Lem’s Bar-B-Q on 75th street, the city’s oldest barbecue stand, died this week at 87
NICK SPENCER’S DEAD BRILLIANT AMERICAN RESTAURANT, VIVIAL
Vivial aims to bring an Aviary veteran’s sophisticated food and cocktails to the Southport corridor
TOURING CHICAGO BBQ WITH TEXAS MONTHLY’S BARBECUE EDITOR
Daniel Vaughn, America’s only “barbecue editor,” checked out Chicago’s ‘cue—and Fooditor went along for the ride
