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On Monday night, Hillary Clinton and the former host of The Celebrity Apprentice will take the stage to present their visions for America’s future. And you... You’ll be sitting on a patio eating fried ice cream. Who’s to say which activity will be more productive. All we know for certain is that you’ll be doing your thing at Tuco and Blondie, a boisterous
Plenty of fine Italian establishments produce pastas and wood-fired pizzas. Very few also produce cheese curds and fries smothered in braised pork and Dijon gravy. And by very few, we mean just this one place in the whole wide world. It’s called Terra & Vine, it’s master sommelier Alpana Singh’s multifaceted new Italian restaurant and bar, and it
Frankly, it’s been far too long since we brought you photos of unbelievably delicious-looking hamburgers. And for that, we sincerely apologize. Allow us to make it up to you with this lovely slideshow from Chicago’s first Bareburger—the oft-spoken-of burger operation from New York that’s finally decided to lay roots in our humble Midwestern hamlet. It’s
Land of strange sodas. Chocolaty chicken? Sure. You should bring a date. This uncontrollable urge to pen a haiku brought to you by Entente, a decidedly Zen destination for strange sodas, mezcal on tap and pumpkin tres leches. It’s taking reservations now, it opens next Friday in Lakeview, and this slideshow is nice. Given the stuff above, you may not be
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came. Other times you want to go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad to ply you with oxtail donut holes and cocktails seven hours in the making. This slideshow is in the “other times” camp. It’s an annotated, virtual glimpse into the goings-on at
The odds of two fine gentlemen with rhyming names both opening BBQ joints in Chicago this week are about as slim as the Cubs not winning the World Series since— Wait. Shit. Let’s not jinx anything. Instead, let’s shift our focus toward Rylon’s Smokehouse and Myron Mixon’s Smoke Show Barbecue. The former’s opening Wednesday in the South Loop, the
Japan. The Midwest. Not a ton in common there. Maybe snow. Snow happens in both places. And hot soupy creations. Those, too. Otherwise... not much. Rectifying such matters is Kitsune, Michelin-starred chef Iliana Regan’s technically sound Japanese pub that has this weird/delicious thing about using fresh Midwestern ingredients. It opens tonight in North
Bad Hunter, the inventive new veggie-focused neighborhood joint from the Pub Royale people, opened Wednesday night on Randolph Row. It was eventful. There was mirth. There were gin popsicles. This is what that looked like. And this, more or less, is what happened... Guests arrived to find a warm, garden-like atmosphere. A tan leather banquette lined one
You don’t really need a reason to peruse the State of Chicago Nachos, a slideshow documenting the most indulgent, most delicious, most photogenic relationships between tortilla chips and their significant toppings this city has to offer. But just in case, here are three: 1) The Cubs are playing in the World Series. 2) The Blackhawks. 3) The Bulls. If it
Nothing we can bring you today can even come close to eclipsing what happened on Wednesday. Except... Nope. Still nothing. That said, we never knew you to turn down caviar sandwiches, mezcal drinks and 16-ounce ribeyes served tableside with butterball potatoes. Especially when it comes from places as charming as the Barn—Amy Morton’s new
