Happy 75th Maurie & Flaurie, handmade Soba noodles and lots of fried chicken, and a not-exactly-new sushi star

Out of alignment at the Beards, time to think road trips, barbecue fights City Hall, and a trip to Sicily

Reviews of Le Select, Bloom Plant Based Kitchen, 3 Little Pigs, Sushi by Scratch and Itoko, plus 90 years of Moon's Sandwich Shop, and the connection between Polish and Turkish

It's writing about barbecue season, how're Bauer's Flour Power dishes, Tiki by railcar, and Titus in Paris

The new Kimski is mo' ko than po, Valhalla, Kim's Uncle Pizza and Asador Bastian, and Mimi Sheraton's contribution to Chicago

Patchy Beards, I don't think that's what Tavern Cut means, and lots of reviews: Omakase Room at Sushi-San, Valhalla, The Graceful Ordinary, Boonie's, Pompette, Daisy's and more

Chicago magazine names its best new restaurants, and we talk with reviewer John Kessler about how the critical boudin noir gets made

All this meat is not moot, eating in Athens and Bar Roma, Silicon Chicken Bank, and what is Chicago "pizza"?

How to taste 100 burgers, in memory of Mister Beef himself, middle eastern chain restaurants in Chicago, and reviews of Le Tour and Omarcito's

Yet another ramen style, sitting with Frank, Between Bites is back, and my reviews of Second Generation and Itoko