January in Chicago brings competing impulses. Our holiday indulgences are over, our pants a little tight, our bodies starved for wholesome things. And yet the long, bitter nights call for comfort. At Pizza Matta, Jason Vincent offers a compromise of a salad: a bracing tangle of greens and crunchy raw veg and seeds, finished with … Read more
Where’s a good place to dine solo? When I eat at a restaurant by myself, my preferred spot is at the bar, and I love the one at Elske in the West Loop. There you can order the tasting menu or go à la carte with the cheese plate, anchovies, and martinis. Another recommendation: Sepia … Read more
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month
Iran’s family-style cuisine gets reimagined as a clever tasting menu at Maman Zari.
At her new bakery, Maya-Camille Broussard ensures that the space is accessible to everyone.
A new restaurant in North Center is the best place to enjoy them right now.
The cuisine at the new restaurant will pull in personal and global influences.
Most mornings I’m satisfied grabbing a bagel or croissant, but on treat-yourself days, I opt for what I’ve dubbed the Fancy Hotel Breakfast. The Lobby at the Peninsula is a particularly good choice, with its many daytime delights, like the Chinese breakfast with dumplings and hot soy milk. But it’s the new aloo chole, hearty … Read more
