Author Archive
SEVEN THINGS B.K. PARK WANTS TO MAKE YOU AT MAKO
In which we find out how the chef of Juno comes up with what he serves at his new omakase restaurant
CAN CHICAGO SUPPORT ALL THESE HIGH END TASTING MENUS?
Chicago tasting menus are becoming more expensive—and more common. Will people eat all of them?
ABRA BERENS WANTS YOU TO EAT BEAUTIFUL VEGETABLES
The new cookbook from the farmer and sometimes Chicago chef is your perfect farmers market companion
CHICAGO IN A BOX: THE TIME OUT MARKET FOOD HALL
The “editorially curated” market will be an exciting addition to Chicago’s tourist scene—but what does it mean as a direction for food media?
SPIAGGIA, STILL ITALIAN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
A glass of sparkling wine and a conversation with the chef who changed Italian food in Chicago
FOODITOR’S 19 BEST NEW PLACES TO EAT IN CHINATOWN
Chicago’s Chinatown is exploding with new restaurants and new tastes from Asia. Here’s our guide to what to try
GREG BIGGERS WANTS YOU TO EAT FRENCH FOOD IN THE GOLD COAST AGAIN
Can the new chef of Margeaux Brasserie make the posh French restaurant iconic to Chicagoans?
SECOND ACTS IN SALUMI LIVES: THE RETURN OF GREG LAKETEK
The former West Loop charcuterie star is starting again in a less hip part of town, with Salumi Chicago
PAUL VIRANT IS COMING BACK TO THE BIG CITY
Japanese street food will be what Paul Virant dishes up when he opens Gaijin on Lake street in the West Loop
COFFEE WITH ZACH ENGEL AND ANDRÉS CLAVERO OF GALIT
The duo behind Chicago’s first “modern Israeli” restaurant talk about their influences, and adapting to Chicago
