Get a slice of The Bear's cake, hot Moroccan sandwiches, what is native American food really, and farewell to obituarist Maureen O'Donnell

Our second Indian tasting menu, Philly cheese steaks for an Italian beef town, plant-based writing, and review of Libertad, now with Mark Mendez

Bad reviews are good, vegetables are buona, that weird Ghareeb Nawaz Twitter account, and the Billy Goat gets better

Lots of reviews: Obélix, PQ Bakery, Second Generation, Armitage Alehouse, eyeball tacos, and Pompette (that's me).

Hot Hebrae and hotter Khmai, Ramova plans, Kessler spills on Italian beef—to Atlantans, and a sorta kinda Tiki bar

Benefit for Tigray last week produces... benefit for Puerto Rico this week, what the NYT likes now in Chicago, and lots of new books coming soon

Are we in a wave of post-COVID closings?, our first three Food and Wine best new chefs since 2018, and a beef about Italian beef breaks out

Touching base at Alinea, busy busy Boka Group, and an unexpected pick for Best New Restaurant by BA

Celebrity chefs Art and José draw the attention, it's tough to find good help, and reviews of Virtue, Obélix, and Sueños

The state of sushi in Chicago, where to take your dog to eat, the mom behind Khmai, and Melrose or Polonia?