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

Soul food, Chinese food, German food, Israeli food, Indian food, Nigerian bread, and some guy named Trotter. A very diverse issue!

That cake on the cover of Food & Wine, fancy food for Black Restaurant Week, and reviews of Wazwan, Valhalla, Le Select, and Le Midi

Soul food gets fancy, talking Chicago classics with David Hammond, and reviews of Le Select, Babygold, and Eastern European food

Weed and doughnuts from a CPS bigshot in Wheeling, more about Atelier's new chef, Bill's the best, and look who has a podcast now

Beard semifinalists get more casual, pizza for dogs, AI eats Alinea, and reviews of Sugar Moon Bakery, Gino & Marty's, Gioia, and Ragadan

Iliana Regan is coming back (briefly), reviews of Indienne and Valhalla, Restaurant Week tips, and making The Menu's burger