The former Fat Rice is trying more new things than anyone knows, Asian on the north shore, and reviews of Esme, Sochi, The Bristol and Adorn

Steve Dolinsky explains it all for you, Maggie Hennessy feels nostalgia, Brian Duncan explains wine, and the must-buy food gift of 2021

Escaping a flawed getaway, comfort food classics at Alla Vita, totally Khao Rad at Talard and fine Vietnamese at Sochi

Reading between the menu, pIzza without a mask, the turkey sandwich you need, and reviews of A Recipe for Disaster and Love, Charlie

Iliana Regan returns to the woods, listicles miss Chicago, and reviews of Esme, Alla Vita, Hinoki, and A Recipe for Disaster

Cevap are chichi, Time Out reviews are back, eating art at Esmé, and reviews of Robert et Fils, Bloom, Bocadillo Market and Lardon.

Most mentions this week: Oooh Wee It Is. Runner-up: Birrieria Zaragoza. Plus reviews of pizza in farflung places, Dom's Market, and NoodleBird

Donnie Madia on the plague year, Polish sausages in the news, and reviews of Milk Money, Ever, and Oriole

French charcuterie and Korean corn dogs, Sinaloan seafood towers and Chilean empanadas and Mexican salt—but no more Tiki.

Check, Please leaves the table, a guide to African food in Chicago, and remembering someone who helped make us a food city