The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings In Chicago, Winter 2020
Eater Chicago | Ashok Selvam and Daniel Gerzina | December 13, 2019 Cards Against Humanity deals itself into the restaurant world and more to look forward to Chicago’s new restaurant outlook for this winter offers variety and some unlikely surprises. The city’s iconic...
Aurora Woman Looks To Open ‘Pay-What-You-Can’ Restaurant
Chicago Tribune | Aurora Beacon News | David Sharos | December 5, 2019 Aurora resident Sheli Massie, 43, had a life-changing moment about eight months ago and if things go well, she and other volunteers may open a “pay-what-you-can” restaurant in the city focusing on...
Eater Awards 2019: Here Are The Chicago Finalists
Eater Chicago | Daniel Gerzina, Ashok Selvam, Naomi Waxman | November 18, 2019 We narrow down the playing field for best restaurant, design, and chef of the year Today, the process of choosing this year’s stars in the Chicago restaurant world — the Eater Awards...
Fabio Viviani Is Building A Restaurant Empire From Chicago
Crain's Chicago Business | H. Lee Murphy | November 15, 2019 The Italian-born fan favorite on the reality TV show 'Top Chef' is sitting on 35 restaurants around the country, with plans to open at least a dozen more in the coming year. In the world of brand-name chefs,...
‘Virtual Restaurants’ On The Rise – How Safe Are They?
CBS Chicago | Vince Gerasole | November 8, 2019 OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) — From the outside looking in, Cucina Paradiso is still a well-known Italian restaurant in Oak Park. But for the past two months, it’s cooked up the not-so Mediterranean Nashville fried chicken. Out...
The 7 Best Restaurants That Opened In Chicago This October
InsideHook | Amanda Topper | October 31, 2019 Including the first themed restaurant that doesn’t suck since … forever? To keep tabs on every Chicago restaurant and bar opening is folly. But to keep tabs on the most worthy? Yeoman’s work, and we’re proud to do it. Thus...
‘Cards Against Humanity’ Party Game Owners To Open Chicago Restaurant
Eater Chicago | Naomi Waxman | October 23, 2019 Chicago Board Game Cafe will offer games, a bar and restaurant, and two escape rooms in Logan Square/Bucktown The team behind Cards Against Humanity, the popular and gleefully offensive card game, is opening a...
The Biggest Names In Food Delivery Are Getting Into The Restaurant Business
Food & Wine | Mike Pomranz | October 14, 2019 DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats all made ‘virtual restaurant’ announcements this month. Online restaurant delivery services are flourishing, in large part, because they fill a void: an easy, one-stop way to order food...
The 12 Best Pies In Chicago
Time Out Chicago | Amy Cavanaugh | October 3, 2019 The best pies in Chicago range from fruity creations to seriously rich chocolate versions. Here's where to get a slice. Whether you like it lean and packed with apples and cinnamon or towering with swoops of toasted...
Celebrate Filipino American History Month with Chicago’s First Filipino Restaurant Week, Plus More Events
Crain's Tribune | Grace Wong | October 4, 2019 Whether it’s rolling up your sleeves and digging into crispy soft shell crab at Sunda’s Kamayan Feast or dining at one of the many Filipino restaurants in the Chicago area for the very first Filipino Restaurant Week, you...
Michelin Awards Stars To 5 New Chicago Restaurants
Crain's Chicago Business | Dalton Barker | September 26, 2019 25 spots earned stars this year, up from 22 last year. Alinea retains its three-star rating, remaining the only spot in Chicago to earn that top honor. Twenty-five Chicago restaurants earned a prestigious...
Michelin Removes 18 Restaurants From Chicago’s 2020 Bib Gourmand List
Eater Chicago | Ashok Selvam | September 19, 2019 54 restaurants made the list, including 14 newcomers There’s huge turnover on the 2020 Michelin Bib Gourmand list in Chicago as the tire company removed 18 restaurants. The new list consists of 54 members with 14...