Dinner Dynasty: The surprisingly, unconventionally great Han 202
By Michael Nagrant The Bridgeport blue-hair mafia is not happy. This gathering of neighborhood ladies bedecked in sweatsuits, tattoos and cut-off jeans who came in search of “an egg roll and some good...
View ArticleEnd of the Zeroes: Chicago Restaurants, 2000-2009
By Michael Nagrant Since 2000, Chicago has gone from being a Rat Pack-worthy steak-and-potato-slinging stereotype to a destination for international culinary travelers. Chicago’s affordability, its...
View ArticleResto 100: Chicago’s essential restaurants of 2010
Resto 100 is, as always, a list of “essential” restaurants, which is most definitely not synonymous with “best.” We strive to reflect a world of dining in a constant state of innovative transition, to...
View ArticleBelieve the Hype: Heather Terhune’s Sable is an overnight sensation (ten...
By Michael Nagrant Public Enemy was right: Don’t believe the hype. I don’t usually take my cues from a dude who spent nine weeks in Rikers Island for unpaid parking tickets, but when it comes to...
View ArticleMy Favorite Things: Vegas Edition
By Michael Nagrant If he weren’t dead, I’d sure like to have a few words with Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable about the weather in Chicago this past July. I mean I’m sure in 1779, Lake Michigan’s...
View ArticleThe Big Heat #50: Charlie Trotter
50 Charlie Trotter Chef/Owner, Charlie Trotter’s, Trotter’s to Go He shuttered most of his new concepts. He only got two Michelin stars. The New York Times called him a “leader left behind.” We know....
View ArticleThe Big Heat #48: Carrie Nahabedian
48 Carrie Nahabedian Owner, Naha Though her restaurant is ten years old, her blend of Armenian, Mediterranean and California cuisine is as fresh as it was the day it opened. She’s also built an...
View ArticleThe Big Heat #43: Billy Lawless
43 Billy Lawless Owner, Henri and The Gage Aside from Next, Henri is probably the only high-end restaurant to have launched in the last two years. While everyone else was out pimping jeans-preferred...
View ArticleThe Big Heat #42: Joe Catterson
42 Joe Catterson GM/Sommelier/Wine Director, Alinea If you don’t truly understand wine and food pairings—and few really do beyond, say, a big red and a hunk of ribeye—go see Joe. Like most sommeliers...
View ArticleThe Big Heat #40: Bruce Sherman
40 Bruce Sherman Chef/Partner, North Pond; Chefs Collaborative and Green City Market Boards Sherman is actually the antithesis of hot. He’s one of, if not the most deliberative and intelligent chefs we...
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